Crane Book

Also has a primer on herb crop contracts: what to watch for when entering into a contract to grow herbs for a buyer. Includes a photo gallery that shows every step of production from seedlings to harvesting and drying, including the equipment needed.

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. Whether you are a home hops aficionado growing for personal use or you want to get into the business,...

The authors, owners of a successful American herb farm, show the way toward becoming a healer and a medicine maker in a farm setting. They cover everything from training to growing and harvesting herbs, making medicines, and selling them.

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

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...

Using common but scientifically proven medicinal herbs, spices, fruits and barks this book offers effective tea formulas to overcome illness and promote good health. Here are 50 teas to alleviate cold and flu, constipation, arthritis, anxiety, and high...

Nothing is more beautiful than the purple coned flowers of echinacea, or the bright red Raggedy-Ann flowers of bergamot, or the majestic spires of brightly mottled foxglove. Here are 80 herbs that add aesthetic interest to the garden.

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.

Softcover 286 pp. Like a two-for-one deal, you get two useful but very different herbs from a single plant, the plant known to botanists as . Well this book has the answer, and so much more.

There is also a chapter on how to make unique products such as mushroom-infused beer, wine and spirits. 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...

It is a sugar substitute that dieters love because it is natural and has no calories. Diabetics love it too because it has no impact on blood sugar. Stevia's importance in a world of growing problems of too much sugar in our diets is underscored by the...

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

Now how about zucchini, potatoes, or grapes! This new book to allows gardeners to expand their horizons even where space is at a premium. Beginning with herbs like basil and chervil, Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell takes the reader beyond traditional idea...

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?

Hard to find, tested recipes are a boon to diabetics, those looking to weight loss, and mothers of hyperactive children. Stevia does not raise the blood sugar levels. Easy-to-use recipes for baking, main dishes, drinks, and super background facts.

For doctors, the gold standard of proof is a well designed clinical trial. 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.

This book is the best guide we have seen on all aspects of growing and marketing quality herbs on a commercial scale. High quality organic herbs are very much in demand in a North American market that has become crowded with inferior imported product.

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

Includes 120 recipes for ancient and indigenous beers and meads from 31 countries and six continents -- and the most complete evaluation of honey ever published. Fermentation and plant use as medicine, as psychotropics, as teachers, as companions on life´s...

This and other questions are answered by researchers and doctors from . More than 18,000 drug-herb-vitamin interactions are covered. Very easy-to-use reference organized by drug, combinations, and herbs, with details on adverse interactions, side effects,...

Other woodland herb crops such as goldenseal, bloodroot, and black cohosh are in the millions too. This book by two well-known experts, is the best book yet on growing and marketing North America's valuable woodland herbs.

Written by a practising herbalist with over 25 years of experience, the book features a reliable materia medica on 150 herbs commonly used in modern herbal practice. A definitive guide to the practice of herbal medicine that is aimed at students, professionals...

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.

Here is the scoop on methods and machines, what herbs, vegetables and fruits to use and their healing properties. Has juicing recipes for herpes simplex, heartburn, gout, varicose veins, and much more.

It is one of the top ten selling medicinal herbs today for use as an immune-system stimulant and cold and flu preventative. As the world's population increases and ages, the prospects for this crop will remain steady for many years to come.

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