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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.

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. Everything from planning and planting to harvesting and processing is in this book, with excellent photos...

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

Cilantro is the fresh leaf chopped and added to salsas, guacamole, Asian soups and salads. Over 40 contributors cover the history, botany, lore, and science, as well cultivation and uses.

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.

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

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...

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 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...

Stevia does not raise the blood sugar levels. 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.

How do we know which herbs work and which ones don't? 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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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