Storey’s Country Wisdom & Know-how
Best Audience for Storey’s Country Wisdom & Know-how: The advanced or experienced homesteader or herbalist Patrick said: Storey’s Country Wisdom & Know-how is chock full of recipes and information…and all of it is written with the apparent assumption that you know what you’re doing or have a bit of experience already. Once you find the […]
Warming Saint John’s Wort Salve Recipe
Saint John’s Wort helps relax and heal sore and injured muscles. For centuries, it’s been used to heal a variety of troubles ranging from aching muscles to healing burns to easing depression. This simple salve recipe is designed to help overworked muscles heal gently and quickly. The essential oils warm the tissues and improve circulation […]
Radical Brewing by Randy Mosher
Best Audience for Radical Brewing: Intermediate to advanced brewers Patrick said: The great historical background on so many beers was educational and well-written. Mosher’s recipes include fun, intriguing ingredients alongside all that historical information, which made both brewing and reading a fun experience. Mosher’s Radical Brewing is a must if you want to push your […]
Mushrooms Demystified by David Arora
Best audience for Mushrooms Demystified: Experienced mushroom hunters and folks who want to learn more about mushrooms Candace said: David Arora has written an epic work on mushrooms in Mushrooms Demystified. Most definitely not a field guide, as it’s far too large to carry into the field, this guide to mushroom identification is a must-have for […]
All That the Rain Promises and More… by David Arora
Best audience for All That The Rain Promises and More…: Beginning to experienced Western mushroom hunters Candace said: All That the Rain Promises and More… was my first mushrooming guide, and ohhh, what a guide it is. Arora describes a goodly variety of edible and poisonous fungi all with ample pictures and key points making field […]
The Ultimate Mushroom Book by Peter Jordan and Steven Wheeler
Best audience for The Ultimate Mushroom Book: Beginning mushroom hunters who already have a solid field guide Candace said: The Ultimate Mushroom Book contains a good selection of mushrooms, edible and poisonous, with good descriptions and photos, although it’s no field guide. Where this book really shines is in all the other material. Jordan and Wheeler […]
Practical Herbalist Mushroom Trip (Beginner Tips Included)
This year is a good year for mushrooms and the Practical Herbalist team found a gold mine. The prized nuggets we pulled from the good earth were in the form of chanterelles. Heavy rains soaked our little valley for weeks this fall. This is bad news for grapes and late season tomatoes but excellent news […]
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms By Gary H. Lincoff
Best audience for National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms: Experienced mushroom hunters and beginners with strong scientific field identification skills Candace said: I love the photos in the National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. With 756 color plates covering each of the 703 species, Lincoff offers what most other field guides […]
Herbal Medicine from the Heart of the Earth by Sharol Tilgner
Best Audience for Herbal Medicine from the Heart of the Earth: Intermediate to advanced herbalists Candace said: I love how Tilgner has laid out the formulas in Herbal Medicine from the Heart of the Earth. Several times when I’ve been in need, I’ve consulted her work and found exactly what I needed. When I haven’t had one […]
Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West by Michael Moore
Best audience for Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West: Experienced herbalists of the western United States as well as those in other areas Candace said: What I love best about Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West is the plethora of information on such a wide variety of plants. Many of my favorites are there, like mallow, nettle, […]
The Directory of Essential Oils by Wanda Sellar
Best Audience for The Directory of Essential Oils: Anyone interested in aromatherapy and essential oils Candace said: The Directory of Essential Oils offers a decent depth of information on each of the many essential oils covered. The list of numbers is by no means exhaustive, but it comfortably covers all those essential oils immediately available in […]
Backyard Medicine by Julie Bruton-Seal and Matthew Seal
Best audience for Backyard Medicine: Beginning to experienced Herbalists Candace said: Backyard Medicine was originally published in the U. K. under the title Hedgerow Medicine in 2008. It’s not surprising that most of them grow in my backyard here in the Pacific Northwestern United States. Amidst many plants whom I hadn’t thought to use as […]