Books On Farming And Agriculture

Includes a photo gallery that shows every step of production from seedlings to harvesting and drying, including the equipment needed. This report is a must for the beginning herb farmer.

If you buy one hops book, this is the one to get. It covers the equipment and techniques needed, the diseases, pests and weeds you may encounter and how to control them, and the many options for using and marketing your crop.

Throughout are inspiring profiles of many of America´s best known herbalists including Michael Tierra, Michael Moore, Matthew Wood, David Winston and Aviva Romm. The authors, owners of a successful American herb farm, show the way toward becoming a healer...

Topics include medicinal herb product development, value-added food & bodycare products, shiitake and medicinal mushrooms, Chinese medicinal herbs, potted herb production, what the buyer wants, organic field production.

Colour photos throughout. 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...

If you yearn for a book with simple, easy-to-make medicinal teas that you and your family can take for common ailments, this is your book. Using common but scientifically proven medicinal herbs, spices, fruits and barks this book offers effective tea...

Beauty and function -- strange bedfellows oftentimes, but in the flowering herb garden they are natural companions. Nothing is more beautiful than the purple coned flowers of echinacea, or the bright red Raggedy-Ann flowers of bergamot, or the majestic...

The author, who has been eating roses since he was a teenager, gives 44 creative fun recipes, plus advice on which rose varieties are edible and which are not. The rose is the most recognized flower in the world.

There are many fun, fast and low cost recipes from a stress releasing holy basil tea to an aromatic men's love liqueur! A great guide that helps the herbal novice understand and use 56 important medicinal herbs.

Cilantro is the fresh leaf chopped and added to salsas, guacamole, Asian soups and salads. Ever wonder why some people just can not stand cilantro while others die for it? Over 40 contributors cover the history, botany, lore, and science, as well cultivation...

Some 24 commercially important mushroom genera are covered in detail. There are chapters on marketing mushrooms, on setting up a laboratory to start cultures and producing spawn, and on the exciting new emerging business of mycoremediation -- using fungi...

This book includes the plant's history, botany, pharmacology, usage and safety -- with over twenty stevia recipes and extensive home-growing information. Stevia's importance in a world of growing problems of too much sugar in our diets is underscored...

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...

Crude Palm Oil Parameter Specification Parameter Specification Free Fatty Acid (as Palmitic) 5% Max Moisture + Impurities 0.50 % Max Iodine Value (Wijs Method) 51.0 Min Cloud Point (Celcius) 3.5 R - 3.5 Y Melting Point (Celcius) 45 - 50 Max Min Order...

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...

Try Butter Bean Dip (England), Manga Peanut Dip (India), Persian Cucumber Dip (Iran), or Jim's Green Goddess Dip made with mayonaisse, sour cream, tarragon, chives and anchovies Need a new dip for your next party?

Easy-to-use recipes for baking, main dishes, drinks, and super background facts. Hard to find, tested recipes are a boon to diabetics, those looking to weight loss, and mothers of hyperactive children.

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. Increasingly consumers and professionals are demanding top quality and are going direct to growers who have established a reputation...

Interspersed throughout are recipes, crafts, songs, and stories in an alphabetical journey through 16 common medicinal and culinary herbs. Kids learn to make marshmallows, create an ant barrier with cinnamon, or keep their feet warm with cayenne.

This is a beautiful and provocative exploration of the sacredness and folklore of ancient fermentation is revealed through 200 plants and hive products. Includes 120 recipes for ancient and indigenous beers and meads from 31 countries and six continents...

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

An essential read for anyone growing woodland herbs commercially. It covers everything from propagation, growing under artificial shade, woods-simulated cultivation, disease control, harvesting, marketing, profitability and future crop outlook.

Has a nice section on the ailments that can be treated with herbs, organized by the major systems of the body. If you want to develop a sound understanding of the principles and practice of modern herbalism this is an excellent guide.

She describes the organic fertilizers, mulches, natural pest controls, and age-old gardening strategies that tip the balance of nature in favour of what she calls the "ecological garden." This is the updated and revised version.

Juicing vegetables, fruits and herbs is one of the best ways of fighting cancer and other degenerative diseases. Here is the scoop on methods and machines, what herbs, vegetables and fruits to use and their healing properties.

Echinacea is a major medicinal herb crop. It is one of the top ten selling medicinal herbs today for use as an immune-system stimulant and cold and flu preventative. There is much valuable information here that is unavailable in other sources, such as...