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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. Includes a photo gallery that shows every step of production from seedlings to harvesting and drying, including...

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

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,...

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.

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 original scriptural references...

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.

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. The author, who has been eating roses since he was a teenager, gives 44 creative...

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 motion sickness! Melanie includes photographs and simple explanations of how and why to use...

Ever wonder why some people just can not stand cilantro while others die for it? Softcover 286 pp. Cilantro is the fresh leaf chopped and added to salsas, guacamole, Asian soups and salads.

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...

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

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...

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 (Iran), or Jim's Green Goddess 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.

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

Increasingly consumers and professionals are demanding top quality and are going direct to growers who have established a reputation for quality. From field preparation and seeding to weed control, harvesting and processing there is no other book as comprehensive...

Interspersed throughout are recipes, crafts, songs, and stories in an alphabetical journey through 16 common medicinal and culinary herbs. 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 . Very easy-to-use reference organized by drug, combinations, and herbs, with details on adverse interactions, side effects, supportive interactions, and reduced drug absorption.

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

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

Being that the garden is meant to be lived in, she is a strong believer in gardening safely without the use of chemicals. She describes the organic fertilizers, mulches, natural pest controls, and age-old gardening strategies that tip the balance of nature...

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.