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Book Review: Tree Medicine Tree Magic by Ellen Evert Hopman
“I am the Lorax and I speak for….” Stop. You used to be cool back in the day, but now you shill for greenwashing companies, so away with you and let me get on with at little tree love today. … Continue reading
Influences: The Forest by Roger Caras
Sage Butterfly came up with a great idea on how to show appreciation for Earth and combine it with a love a reading by having a blog contest for folks to “share what books inspire them to live or garden … Continue reading
Book Review – The Earthwise Herbal: A Complete Guide to Old World Herbal Medicinal Plants by Matthew Wood
I just finished The Earthwise Herbal: A Complete Guide to Old World Herbal Medicinal Plants by Matthew Wood and given that it is more than 500 pages I feel I’ve accomplished quite a task in doing that! Mind you, it … Continue reading
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Book Review: Practical Herbs by Henriette Kress
I finished reading Practical Herbs by Henriette Kress yesterday and then spent the rest of the day marveling at what a great approach it is to teaching herbalism to the beginner as well as inspiring the seasoned herbalist with new … Continue reading
Book Review: The Male Herbal: The Definitive Health Care Book for Men & Boys by James Green
“It’s not you, it’s me.” is what I feel I should be saying after reading The Male Herbal: The Definitive Health Care Book for Men & Boys by James Green. It’s a good and useful book, but it took me … Continue reading
Book Review: Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief by David Winston and Steven Maimes
I recently finished reading Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief by David Winston and Steven Maimes – and found a valuable reference work. It certainly is an apt topic for most of us, particularly in mainstream America., because … Continue reading
Book Review: The Medicinal Herb Grower Volume 1 by Richo Cech
This is the first of the collection of books I’ve gathered to help plan my medicinal herb garden that I read. By the title I had thought it would be one of the most key books in my new collection. … Continue reading
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Book Review: Weeds by Richard Mabey
I immensely enjoyed reading Weeds by Richard Mabey and completely recommend it. Truly a delightful look at humanity’s love/hate relationship for these oft misunderstood, haphazardly and sometimes wrongly judged members of plant world. “PLANTS BECOME WEEDS when they obstruct our … Continue reading
Book Review: two books on honey
This time around not one but two books that I loved! I’ve been on a passionate kick of making lots of herbal honeys lately, and from that I’ve expanded to reading more about honey and the wondrous bees that produce … Continue reading
Book Review: Healing from the Source: The Science and Lore of Tibetan Medicine by Yeshi Dhonden
Boy, I wanted to appreciate this book more than I actually did. I bought it thinking, I know next to nothing about Tibetan Medicine. Yes, technically I know a bit more than I did before I read it but the … Continue reading
