Flower Farming Books

Herb expert Jim Long asked garden centres and seed companies across North America which herbs are the best sellers. For each of these 10 herbs Long describes his favourites among the varieties that are available, such as Genovese basil, Spicy Globe basil...

Includes sections on farm farms, crop selection, crop yields, and a sample seven year plan that projects production, revenue and profits. This report is a must for the beginning herb farmer.

This is a hands-on guide to growing hops by two experienced growers. 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.

If you are thinking of starting your own business growing and making herbal medicines, and using them to heal people, this book is for you. Throughout are inspiring profiles of many of America´s best known herbalists including Michael Tierra, Michael...

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.

Colour photos throughout. 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...

This book will soon become your easy-to-use "go-to" book for healing. 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.

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

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. But it is more than just something to stick in a vase; the scented flowers can be used in jams,...

There are many fun, fast and low cost recipes from a stress releasing holy basil tea to an aromatic men's love liqueur! The colour coded sections help you easily navigate through the world of herbs and treat more than 125 conditions from pulled muscles...

Over 40 contributors cover the history, botany, lore, and science, as well cultivation and uses. Softcover 286 pp. Coriander is the spicy seed used whole or ground for baking, pickling, sausages and in Indian curries.

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.

Stevia is a super-sweet powder or liquid extracted from the leaves of a Paraguayan plant known as . Stevia's importance in a world of growing problems of too much sugar in our diets is underscored by the fact that stevia is fast becoming one of the world's...

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...

I do not need domestic carrot seeds or any other vegetable or any other seeds so do not email me unless you can provide Daucus carota ssp. I do not require any other vegetable or flower seeds.

Container-grown tomatoes or lettuces? Beginning with herbs like basil and chervil, Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell takes the reader beyond traditional idea of container gardening in 30 projects that include advice on plant selection, fertilizer, watering and...

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 Try one of Jim Long's 112 party dip recipes featuring fresh or dried herbs...

We are excited to find a cookbook for stevia, the no-calorie sweeter-than-sugar plant from Paraguay. Easy-to-use recipes for baking, main dishes, drinks, and super background facts.

Includes history, regulation, standardization, efficiency, and product safety. 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.

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

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. This is a beautiful and provocative exploration of the sacredness and folklore of ancient fermentation is revealed through 200 plants and hive products.

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 interactions, side effects, supportive interactions, and reduced drug...

In dollar value, ginseng is still North America's biggest medicinal herb crop -- worth over $100 million dollars annually. It covers everything from propagation, growing under artificial shade, woods-simulated cultivation, disease control, harvesting,...

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

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.

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