Herbs in Every Season: 48 Edible and Medicinal Herbs for the Kitchen, Garden, and Apothecary by Bevin Cohen

An accessible exploration of how herbs can be used for medicinal and culinary purposes year round, from gardening to cooking—you'll learn how to use herbs in a myriad of life-changing ways. Herbs in Every Season offers gardeners, herbalists, cooks, and homesteaders a new way of looking at herbs throughout the year. Herbalists will learn how an herb’s growth habits inform its medicinal capabilities, and gardeners will gain insight on herbs as integral culinary plants for the kitchen garden, pollinator plants for perennial borders, and key ingredients for a home apothecary. With detailed plant profiles, Bevin Cohen encourages a year-round perspective on growing and using herbs in tandem with the seasons. He assures any newcomer that herbs are not only easy to grow, but also forgiving. Readers will take delight in: ·Simple, homegrown recipes and preservation techniques for tonics, teas, meals, and treats ·Herbal remedies and useful DIY applications for common ailments such as sunburns and mosquito bites ·Deep insight on how the life cycle of an herb contributes to its medicinal and culinary properties ·How a seasonal herbal approach can provide a much-needed process of cyclical re-connection to the earth Start a new seasonal routine today with Read more

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From the Publisher Longtime herbalist Bevin Cohen offers readers at every stage of their herbal journey invaluable advice for integrating herbs in a holistic routine, through every season. Readers will discover a wealth of gardening tips, seasonal recipes, and preservation techniques for cooking and concocting herbs in tonics, teas, meals, and treats, and simple DIY herbal remedies for common ailments. The first book to focus on a year-round and seasonal approach to learning how herbs function in the garden, kitchen, and apothecary. Cooks will delight in knowing everything there is to know about seasonal cooking with herbs. Readers feel like herbs they know well are just as approachable as herbs they’ve never considered before. An integrative homesteader, Cohen has a friendly and very welcoming tone that will appeal to DIY-curious beginners. “Easy enough for the beginner herb lover to dive into, but also in-depth enough for the more experienced herbalist to appreciate, Herbs in Every Season is suitable for anyone with an interest in herbalism. Highly recommended. This will be a new favorite on my ever-growing list of favorite herb books.” —Rosemary Gladstar Lavender for All Seasons: A Gardener's Guide to Growing and Creating with Lav... Grow Your Own Herbs: The 40 Best Culinary Varieties for Home Gardens The Heirloom Gardener: Traditional Plants and Skills for the Modern World The Herbal Apothecary: 100 Medicinal Herbs and How to Use Them Master Recipes from the Herbal Apothecary: 375 Tinctures, Salves, Teas, Capsu... Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Customer Reviews 33 147 645 2,921 2,226 Price $16 10 $14 78 $16 99 $11 53 $19 21 “This special book is at once a generous and welcoming guide, definitive text, fascinating plant biography, and joyous love story.” ―Lauren Springer “A practical, creative book that is a great introduction to learning how to grow and use herbs at home.” —The American Gardener “Part essay collection, part gardening guide, The Heirloom Gardener encourages readers to embrace heirloom seeds and traditions, serving as a well-needed reminder to slow down and reconnect with nature.” —Modern Farmer “One of the most thorough and comprehensive works on medicinal plants and herbal healing. Without a doubt, this fine volume has made it onto my permanent bookshelf.” —Shawn Donnille “This incredible, in-depth, and easy-to-access resource is a must for all of us who wish to learn more about healing ourselves through the plant world. This is part of the herbal-remedy canon on my kitchen counter.” —Shiva Rose