Yes, stevia is a sweet herb ideal for sweetening teas and beverages. You can use it fresh or dried. It makes a bushy plant and you'd pick the leaves as needed like basil. I'd start the seeds indoors for best results. Choose a well-drained site, and set out the plants 2 feet apart after your last frost. Where summers are extremely hot, stevia benefits from slight afternoon shade. Elsewhere, grow stevia in full sun.