Most of the common spices one needs can be grown in almost any climate.
I live in NY and in my garden I have sage, thyme, lemon thyme, and oregano and they are perennials.
Parsley is a biannual and reseeds itself very effectively.
Basil and rosemary are annuals in this climate but basil can be grown from seed easy enough and it’s not too hard to grow enough to be able to harvest your own and dry it for the year.
I grow my own garlic which does very well in this climate as well and that is also very easy to propagate.
And since I use all the fertilized I can get from my farmer friends, it’s all *organic* (oooohhh.... ahhhhh...)
Daughter's Father-in-law grew some this year, I didn't. He gave me pounds of the stuff.
I used my normal amount in a recipe. I reeked of garlic for 2 days.
Garlic can be highly variable. I now test, like I do jalapenos. What he gave me should last until 2014. ;)
/johnny