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America's leading expert on herb farming gives clear guidelines on what to think about before beginning a starting a herb farming business. Also has a primer on herb crop contracts: what to watch for when entering into a contract to grow herbs for a buyer.

If you buy one hops book, this is the one to get. 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.

The authors, owners of a successful American herb farm, show the way toward becoming a healer and a medicine maker in a farm setting. Throughout are inspiring profiles of many of America´s best known herbalists including Michael Tierra, Michael Moore,...

Transcripts from the second annual Richters commercial herb growing conference held in October, 1997. Topics include medicinal herb product development, value-added food & bodycare products, shiitake and medicinal mushrooms, Chinese medicinal herbs, potted...

Despite its misleading title (the subtitle would be a better title) this fascinating book covers 81 plants mentioned in the Bible and Koran. You'll be surprised to learn that Eve did not give Adam an apple in the Garden of Eden - it was another fruit,...

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 literature should you want to investigate further.

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 companions.

The rose is the most recognized flower in the world. 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.

A great guide that helps the herbal novice understand and use 56 important medicinal herbs. 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...

Coriander is the spicy seed used whole or ground for baking, pickling, sausages and in Indian curries. Well this book has the answer, and so much more. Over 40 contributors cover the history, botany, lore, and science, as well cultivation and uses.

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.

This book includes the plant's history, botany, pharmacology, usage and safety -- with over twenty stevia recipes and extensive home-growing information. It is a sugar substitute that dieters love because it is natural and has no calories.

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...

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 gardening in 30 projects that...

Need a new dip for your next party? 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. 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. Easy-to-use recipes for baking, main dishes, drinks, and super background facts.

This two volume set draws together the evidence from clinical trials involving 32 herbs and 10 herbal combinations and presents it in an easy-to-read and easy-to-use format. For doctors, the gold standard of proof is a well designed clinical trial.

High quality organic herbs are very much in demand in a North American market that has become crowded with inferior imported product. Increasingly consumers and professionals are demanding top quality and are going direct to growers who have established...

Lesley Tierra brings herbs to life through history, uses, taxonomy, and folklore. Interspersed throughout are recipes, crafts, songs, and stories in an alphabetical journey through 16 common medicinal and culinary herbs.

Thus this book runs contrary to popular beliefs about alcohol, plants, and the nature of material reality. This is a beautiful and provocative exploration of the sacredness and folklore of ancient fermentation is revealed through 200 plants and hive products.

This and other questions are answered by researchers and doctors from . Very easy-to-use reference organized by drug, combinations, and herbs, with details on adverse interactions, side effects, supportive interactions, and reduced drug absorption.

An essential read for anyone growing woodland herbs commercially. Other woodland herb crops such as goldenseal, bloodroot, and black cohosh are in the millions too. It covers everything from propagation, growing under artificial shade, woods-simulated...

A definitive guide to the practice of herbal medicine that is aimed at students, professionals and home herb users. If you want to develop a sound understanding of the principles and practice of modern herbalism this is an excellent guide.

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 a work of living art. Being that the garden is meant to be lived in, she is a strong believer in gardening safely without...

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

Richard Alan Miller, American's leading expert on herb farming, gives a clear and direct overview of the crop and how to grow and market it. Echinacea is a major medicinal herb crop.

Forty-five easy-to-follow recipes, illustrated with vintage pictures and illuminated by the author's years of experience making and selling herbal products.