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Cooking with Lavender ... Joyce Ellenbecker, Foundation House Publications, 5569 North CR 29, Loveland,
CO 80538; 1994; softcover; $7.95. I'm always looking for interesting little books that have a lot of different information
and that will resell easily. This is one that I think you'll enjoy. From the lavender paper it's printed on to recipes like
Lavender-Orange Ice Cream and Peach-Lavender Pie your customers will be enchanted. I can see this as the basis
for an entire class.
Cordials from Your Kitchen ... Pattie Vargas & Rich Gulling, Storey, 1997, softcover; 171 pages; $14.95; ISBN
0-88266-986-9. If you liked the wine idea above, then you may want to progress to making your own liqueurs. How
about Rosemary-Tangerine and ginger liqueurs? Or Chcolate Covered Cherry Cream or your own version of Ouzo? I
admit, I'm going to be in the kitchen with this one…..for quite a while.
Country Containers ... We all know that gardening is great therapy and even though you’re limited in space you
can still create a landscaping effect with container gardening. And if you’re trying to offer your services in garden
design this book may offer just what you need for those patios and decks. Country Containers (Stephanie Donaldson,
1999; David & Charles, hardcopy, 168 pages; $29.95; ISBN: 0-7153-0651-0) will take you from seaside gardens to
woodland boxes. And not only are there design ideas but ways to create containers that look like you paid a hefty
price for in an antique store. Handy reference book to have on your shelf.
Coyote Medicine ... Lewis Mehl-Madrona, M.D., Scribner, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020;
1997; hardcover; 299 pages; $24. I'm really excited about this book. First because the author will be our Keynote
Speaker at the conference in San Antonio in January. Second, because it's the kind of holistic healing that MUST be
incorporated into our society if we will ever truly be whole. Part autobiography the author takes us through his
education first as a medical doctor then as a true healer of the mind as well as the body. Read it!!
Creating and Planting Garden Troughs ... Garden troughs are “hot”. And if you don’t believe it ask anyone
offering classes in making them. Well here’s a great book that will give you class ideas to last an entire year: Creating
and Planting Garden Troughs (Joyce Fingerut & Rex Murfitt, B.B. Mackey Books, 1999, hardcover, $21, 164 pages;
ISBN: 1-89344300-0) Learn everything about constructing hypertufa troughs, the best ways to plant, ideas for plants
and even how to design a garden using them. Pick up this one and start creating!
Creating Fairy Garden Fragrances ... Many, many years ago at some of the early herb conferences I met an
herbal fairy princess named Linda Gannon that published a delightful newsletter that she hand lettered and illustrated.
Linda gave up the newsletter several years back but she hadn’t stopped cultivating her interest in herbs and fairies.
Storey has just released Linda’s latest creation Creating Fairy Garden Fragrances (1998, hardcover, 63 pages;
$14.95; ISBN: 1-58017-076-5) which may even get you back into making potpourri. (You oldtimers out there….you
remember "potpourri"? What got most of us started back in the beginning?) Find out what flowers the fairies favor and
then create blends like "Dance of the Morning Nymphs" or "The Snow Queen". Beautifully illustrated as well. And if
you’re beyond ever wanting to make potpourri again, give this as a gift to inspire young herbalists.
Creating Your Own Cosmetics-- Naturally; The Alternative to Today's Harmful Cosmetic Products ...
Nikolaus J. Smeh, Alliance Publishing, PO Box 399, Garrisonville, VA 22463; 1995; softcover; 271 pages; $22.95. And
if you're into natural body care it's worth every dime. This is the ultimate make-your-own skin care book with
information on not only botanicals but ingredients like Germaben II so your products will have the quality of high priced
cosmetics. And you get suppliers for every ingredient!! Along with an extremely comprehensive table of cosmetic
chemicals causing adverse reactions. This is an essential book if you're making body care products or teaching
classes on the subject.
Culinary Herbs ... Richter’s growers conference was a wealth of information this year but one of the best
treasures I came away with was Culinary Herbs by Ernest Small (NRC Research Press, Ottawa, ONT, Canada; 1997;
hardcopy; 710 pages; ISBN: 0-660-16668-2) It was $80 Canadian and is also available directly from Richters.
Excellent, excellent, excellent reference book on 125 culinary herbs and their cultivation. And not just the traditional
chives, chervil and mint….but perilla, Vietnamese coriander, chicory and more. If you’re growing commercially this is
one book you won’t want to be without.
Dead Snails Leave No Trails ... When I mentioned the book Dead Snails Leave No Trails (Loren Nancarrow and
Janet Hogan Taylor, 10 Speed Press, softcover, 1996, 148 pages; ISBN: 0-89815-852-4) his immediate comeback
was "unless you’re French and hungry”. Books on natural pest control are always a good seller. And clever titles like
this one have a tendency to capture the customer’s attention while offering solid information on a topic of interest to
every gardener (and home owner). Every insect from ants and roaches to aphids and whiteflies along with four-legged
creatures are covered. Bring in the bats….or try some herbal solutions. Add this to your reference library and be pest
free.
Along with using herbs to heal, using herbs to remove toxins from your body and
environment is an important part of maintaining good health. The Detox Solution : The Missing
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