Small Farm Books

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

Includes sections on farm farms, crop selection, crop yields, and a sample seven year plan that projects production, revenue and profits. Also has a primer on herb crop contracts: what to watch for when entering into a contract to grow herbs for a buyer.

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...

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.

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...

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

Beauty and function -- strange bedfellows oftentimes, but in the flowering herb garden they are natural companions. Every herb mentioned is pictured in colour. Includes a handy check list of plants organized by flowering time to help create a colourful...

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!

Well this book has the answer, and so much more. This book put out by the International Herb Association is an incredible compendium of all the things you could possibly want to know about growing and using cilantro and coriander, Herb of the Year for...

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...

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...

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...

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

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. How do we know which herbs work and which ones don't? Intended for health practitioners but manufacturers of herbal products, commercial herb growers, and consumers intent...

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.

This is a beautiful and provocative exploration of the sacredness and folklore of ancient fermentation is revealed through 200 plants and hive products. Ancient beers from 10,000 to 30,000 years ago were quite different from what we know as beer today.

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,...

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...

Marjorie Harris is a well-known Toronto champion of the urban garden, a space she sees as an extension of the living room and as a work of living art. She describes the organic fertilizers, mulches, natural pest controls, and age-old gardening strategies...

Juicing vegetables, fruits and herbs is one of the best ways of fighting cancer and other degenerative diseases. Winner of the 2000 International Cookbook Award. Has juicing recipes for herpes simplex, heartburn, gout, varicose veins, and much more.

Echinacea is a major medicinal herb crop. There is much valuable information here that is unavailable in other sources, such as up-to-date price and market facts, latest cropping research, and much more.