Agronomy Books

The 21 easy recipes are worth the price of the book, such as Candied Mint Leaves, Lavender Whipped Cream, and Cilantro Dip. Herb expert Jim Long asked garden centres and seed companies across North America which herbs are the best sellers.

This report is a must for the beginning herb farmer. America's leading expert on herb farming gives clear guidelines on what to think about before beginning a starting a herb farming business.

Everything from planning and planting to harvesting and processing is in this book, with excellent photos that show how it is done every step of the way. This is a hands-on guide to growing hops by two experienced growers.

The authors, owners of a successful American herb farm, show the way toward becoming a healer and a medicine maker in a farm setting. If you are thinking of starting your own business growing and making herbal medicines, and using them to heal people,...

Transcripts from the second annual Richters commercial herb growing conference held in October, 1997. Individual herbs covered: stevia, caraway, evening primrose, gotu kola, echinacea, St. Johnswort, goldenseal.

You'll be surprised to learn that Eve did not give Adam an apple in the Garden of Eden - it was another fruit, and you'll have to read the book to find out which! Each plant is discussed in separate chapters, starting with the original scriptural references...

This book will soon become your easy-to-use "go-to" book for healing. The layout is deceptively simple: a page is devoted to each tea and its uses, formula and properties, yet every medicinal claim is backed up with footnotes to the medical and scientific...

Every herb mentioned is pictured in colour. Includes plant heights, flower colours and flowering times, hardiness zones, and landscape design tips. Beauty and function -- strange bedfellows oftentimes, but in the flowering herb garden they are natural...

But it is more than just something to stick in a vase; the scented flowers can be used in jams, jellies, wine, ice cream, salad dressings, lotion, rinses and body products. The rose is the most recognized flower in the world.

The colour coded sections help you easily navigate through the world of herbs and treat more than 125 conditions from pulled muscles and bruises to hangovers and motion sickness! Melanie includes photographs and simple explanations of how and why to use...

Coriander is the spicy seed used whole or ground for baking, pickling, sausages and in Indian curries. Cilantro is the fresh leaf chopped and added to salsas, guacamole, Asian soups and salads.

Some 24 commercially important mushroom genera are covered in detail. A superb guide to setting up and operating a successful organic mushroom business, whether it is a small urban farm, an off-the-grid farm, or a more conventional commercial operation.

It is a sugar substitute that dieters love because it is natural and has no calories. Stevia is a super-sweet powder or liquid extracted from the leaves of a Paraguayan plant known as .

In simple steps you can create personalized body creams, moisturizers, lip balms and more that will nourish and revitalize your skin. Beauty starts with the skin and this book shows you how homemade all-natural aromatherapy creams and lotions can help...

Container-grown tomatoes or lettuces? Step-by-step instructions are illustrated with photographs to make each project simple and fun. Beginning with herbs like basil and chervil, Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell takes the reader beyond traditional idea of container...

Try one of Jim Long's 112 party dip recipes featuring fresh or dried herbs and spices, or one of 43 ethnic recipes from around the world. Need a new dip for your next party? Try Butter Bean Dip (England), Manga Peanut Dip (India), Persian Cucumber Dip...

Hard to find, tested recipes are a boon to diabetics, those looking to weight loss, and mothers of hyperactive children. We are excited to find a cookbook for stevia, the no-calorie sweeter-than-sugar plant from Paraguay.

Intended for health practitioners but manufacturers of herbal products, commercial herb growers, and consumers intent on being well informed will find this handbook a valuable resource.

From field preparation and seeding to weed control, harvesting and processing there is no other book as comprehensive as this. High quality organic herbs are very much in demand in a North American market that has become crowded with inferior imported...

Lesley Tierra brings herbs to life through history, uses, taxonomy, and folklore. Kids learn to make marshmallows, create an ant barrier with cinnamon, or keep their feet warm with cayenne.

Ancient beers from 10,000 to 30,000 years ago were quite different from what we know as beer today. Thus this book runs contrary to popular beliefs about alcohol, plants, and the nature of material reality.

This and other questions are answered by researchers and doctors from . Is it safe to take American ginseng and ginkgo with the blood-thinning drug Coumadin? Very easy-to-use reference organized by drug, combinations, and herbs, with details on adverse...

Other woodland herb crops such as goldenseal, bloodroot, and black cohosh are in the millions too. In dollar value, ginseng is still North America's biggest medicinal herb crop -- worth over $100 million dollars annually.

Has a nice section on the ailments that can be treated with herbs, organized by the major systems of the body. A definitive guide to the practice of herbal medicine that is aimed at students, professionals and home herb users.

Being that the garden is meant to be lived in, she is a strong believer in gardening safely without the use of chemicals. Marjorie Harris is a well-known Toronto champion of the urban garden, a space she sees as an extension of the living room and as...

Winner of the 2000 International Cookbook Award. Easy-to-use, healthful and delicious. Juicing vegetables, fruits and herbs is one of the best ways of fighting cancer and other degenerative diseases.

There is much valuable information here that is unavailable in other sources, such as up-to-date price and market facts, latest cropping research, and much more. Richard Alan Miller, American's leading expert on herb farming, gives a clear and direct...