Amy Wright & Eileen Schaeffer

Discover natural ways to support your oral health with antimicrobial, immune-boosting, and astringent herbs. Learn how herbs like peppermint, rosemary, and cinnamon can freshen breath, reduce inflammation, and improve gum health.

Amy Wright & Eileen Schaeffer

Learn about the benefits of herbal bitters for digestion in this comprehensive guide by Amy Wright and Eileen Schaeffer. Discover how bitters improve gut health, regulate blood sugar, and promote overall well-being with natural plant-based formulations.

Moonflower Herbals

Explore various herbal extraction methods and preparations, including tinctures, infusions, decoctions, and more in this comprehensive guide. Learn how to create potent natural remedies using alcohol, water, vinegar, and oils to harness the healing properties of plants.

Rhonda Sherman • 2017

Learn the ins and outs of vermicomposting and how to recycle food waste using worms to produce nutrient-rich soil amendments. This comprehensive workshop resource covers worm bin setup, maintenance, harvesting, and the benefits of vermicompost for soil health and plant growth.

Krista Fayette

Gardening 101 by Krista Fayette offers beginners a holistic guide to creating and nurturing a garden. This comprehensive manual empowers gardeners to connect deeply with the land and cultivate a thriving garden, covering everything from evaluating space, planning, and planting to daily care and harvesting.

Pam Dawling • 2020

Pam Dawling, author of Sustainable Market Farming and The Year-Round Hoophouse, provides a comprehensive guide to seed saving. Learn more about growing seed crops alongside vegetable production, managing population size and isolation distances, and selecting "mother plants" for seed collection. It also discusses the processes of saving wet and dry seeds, using hoop houses for seed crops, and proper seed storage techniques.

Clint DeWitt • 2020

This guide aims to help new gardeners succeed with minimal effort and shows how to grow ten easy vegetables, such as tomatoes, garlic, and radishes. It includes planting instructions, light requirements, seed longevity for each crop, tips on seed storage, and a soil recipe for container gardening.

Mary Ann Smith

Create a composting worm bin with this step-by-step guide. Perfect for beginners, this method uses simple materials to turn food scraps into nutrient-rich compost, ideal for sustainable gardening.

Pam Dawling • 2016

Pam Dawling’s guide on growing sweet potatoes covers everything from starting slips and planting to harvesting and storing your crop. With detailed insights on timing, soil requirements, and slip production methods, this comprehensive guide ensures successful sweet potato cultivation for gardeners and farmers alike.

Asia Suler • 2015

Asia Suler explores the spiritual connection between humans and plants, emphasizing plants as spiritual beings that provide healing and guidance. It encourages individuals to build personal relationships with plants through witnessing, meditation, and intuitive practices to deepen their understanding and connection to plant medicine.

Jon Christie

A month-by-month guide for managing honeybee colonies in Western North Carolina, including seasonal tasks, tips for maximizing honey production, and strategies for colony health. It emphasizes the importance of preparation for winter, monitoring colony strength, and handling common issues like mites and forage availability throughout the year.

Abby Artemisia

"Preserving the Wild Harvest" is a guide by Abby Artemisia on sustainable wild plant harvesting, processing, and preserving, including various methods and recipes for using wild foods.

Alex Gray

Biochar is a highly porous, carbon-rich material made from biomass through pyrolysis in a low-oxygen environment. It enhances soil health by improving water retention and nutrient availability and supporting microbial life while also acting as a method for carbon sequestration to mitigate climate change. Biochar can be tailored for specific soil needs and has numerous applications, such as in water filtration, composting, and livestock feed.

Rachel Zoller

Learn the fundamentals of mushroom identification with this beginner’s guide. Discover how to observe key features like gills, stems, caps, and spore prints to safely identify various mushroom species.

C. Newhouse • 2016

A weekly reference chart with planting dates for winter harvest and overwintering spring crops