| As the enthusiasm for food gardening and self-reliancecontinues to grow, a new generation of foodies, gardeners,crafters, and DIYers is discovering the versatility of herbsas a source of flavor, fragrance, healing, and comfort. InHomegrown Herbs, Tammi Hartung provides the definitive guideto planting, growing, harvesting, and using more than 100herbs. An internationally renowned herbalist, teacher, andcertified organic grower, Hartung has filled thisindispensable reference with a wide range of informationgathered from her 30 years of studying and working hands-onwith these amazing plants. Homegrown Herbs is a step-by-stepprimer for gardeners of every level. It includes in-depthprofiles of 101 cultivars, including information on seedselection, planting, maintenance and care, harvesting,drying, and uses in the kitchen, home pharmacy, crafting,and body care. Hartung supports these profiles with an arrayof herb garden designs, illustrations, and at-a-glancecharts. Sensational four-color photographs by Saxon Holtbring the information to life, and an introduction byrenowned herbalist Rosemary Gladstar highlights theimportance of the book to both individuals and the planet asa whole. Packed with valuable information, Homegrown Herbsis much more than an encyclopedia of herbs -- Hartung sharesher passionate and compelling vision for a world that isfilled with greater abundance, pleasure, joy, andcompassion. With Hartung as a guide, readers will find thatgrowing herbs is more than simply a practical act; it isalso an inspired one that brings beauty, flavor, and healingto the everyday...and to the world at large. |
Features: - 256 Pages
- Soft Cover
| ISBN Numbers: 9781603427036 (1603427031) |
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