Saffron Book

However, after a light toasting the weight goes down to about 4 ounces. It's this sheer amount of planting, land, hand-harvesting, and toasting – not to mention the flavor and perfume – that makes saffron so valuable.

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It's so expensive that you may wonder “Can I grow saffron crocus bulbs and harvest my own saffron?” The answer is yes, you can grow saffron in your home garden. Keep reading to learn how to grow saffron.), which is an autumn blooming crocus.

There are over 40 articles on all aspects, from fragrance and flavour, cultivation, lore and history to crafts, medicine and food, with recipes for the kitchen, bath, and boudoir. Get this book, take a sip, and learn more about this amazing bitter, aromatic...

This book shows how to create these vibrant living gardens, from large outdoor designs to miniature dishes, using the 50 key native American healing herbs. Completing the circle is the section on using herbs from the garden.

The result is this book on growing and using the 10 top herbs, from basil, chives and cilantro to rosemary, sage and thyme. For each of these 10 herbs Long describes his favourites among the varieties that are available, such as Genovese basil, Spicy...

America's leading expert on herb farming gives clear guidelines on what to think about before beginning a starting a herb farming business. Includes sections on farm farms, crop selection, crop yields, and a sample seven year plan that projects production,...

Whether you are a home hops aficionado growing for personal use or you want to get into the business, this book will get your project up and running. If you buy one hops book, this is the one to get.

They cover everything from training to growing and harvesting herbs, making medicines, and selling them. 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.

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.

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

Here are 50 teas to alleviate cold and flu, constipation, arthritis, anxiety, and high cholesterol, to boost the immune system and memory, to improve skin, kidney, liver, heart health, and more.

Here are 80 herbs that add aesthetic interest to the garden. Includes plant heights, flower colours and flowering times, hardiness zones, and landscape design tips. Nothing is more beautiful than the purple coned flowers of echinacea, or the bright red...

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

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

Learn also about plants that mimic cilantro and are grown and used in different parts of the world in place of it. Over 40 contributors cover the history, botany, lore, and science, as well cultivation and uses.

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 to rehabilitate contaminated land by breaking down environmental and...

Diabetics love it too because it has no impact on blood sugar. This book includes the plant's history, botany, pharmacology, usage and safety -- with over twenty stevia recipes and extensive home-growing information.

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. Step-by-step instructions are illustrated with photographs to make each project simple and fun.

Need a new dip for your next party? 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

Stevia does not raise the blood sugar levels. 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.

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

Increasingly consumers and professionals are demanding top quality and are going direct to growers who have established a reputation for quality. This book is the best guide we have seen on all aspects of growing and marketing quality herbs on a commercial...

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.

Fermentation and plant use as medicine, as psychotropics, as teachers, as companions on life´s path are an inescapable part of what it means to be human. Thus this book runs contrary to popular beliefs about alcohol, plants, and the nature of material...

More than 18,000 drug-herb-vitamin interactions are covered. 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,...