Shaker Medicinal Herbs


Book Description

This vibrant revision of a vintage treatise on medicinal herbs documents Shaker usage of 300 plants, shrubs, and trees. This edition features botanical drawings painted in 1880 by Sister Cora Helena Sarle, Shaker seed labels, catalogs, diary excerpts, and more. Published in association with Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Mass.




Shaker Herbs


Book Description

A vintage treatise on medicinal herbs documents Shaker usage of 300 plants, shrubs, and trees. This edition features botanical drawings painted in 1880 by Sister Cora Helena Sarle, Shaker seed labels, catalogs, diary excerpts, and more.




Healing Herbal Teas


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Freshly blended herbal teas offer more healing power than do pre-packaged tea bags. In Healing Herbal Teas, master herbalist and author Sarah Farr serves up 101 original recipes that not only offer health advantages but also taste great. Formulations to benefit each body system and promote well-being include Daily Adrenal Support, Inflammation Reduction, and Digestive Tonic. Additional recipes that address seasonal needs such as allergy relief or immune support will attune you to the cycles of nature, while instruction on the art of tea blending will teach you how to develop your own signature mixtures to give your body exactly what it needs. This book is an enchanting and delectable guide to blending and brewing power-packed herbal teas at home.




The New Healing Herbs


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The newly revised and updated reference guide to herbal medicine offers readers sound advice on how to use more than 100 popular plants for healing purposes.




From Shaker Lands and Shaker Hands


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The definitive volume on Shaker commercial ephemera




Shaker Textile Arts


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A comprehensive book on the kinds of textiles the Shakers used, how they were produced, and their cultural and economic importance to the communities.




A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America


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At a time when interest in herbs and natural medicine has never been higher, the second edition of this essential guide shows how to identify more than 500 healing plants. 300+ color photos.




Shaker Your Plate


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A cookbook of both old and new recipes assembled by one of the few remaining Shakers, including endearing recollections of Shaker cooks and Community life




Farm Anatomy


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Learn the difference between a farrow and a barrow, and what distinguishes a weanling from a yearling. Country and city mice alike will delight in Julia Rothman’s charming illustrated guide to the curious parts and pieces of rural living. Dissecting everything from the shapes of squash varieties to how a barn is constructed and what makes up a beehive to crop rotation patterns, Rothman gives a richly entertaining tour of the quirky details of country life.




The Shaker Herb and Garden Book


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Simplicity, efficiency, and beauty are all qualities that today's gardeners strive for, and all are exemplified by the 19th century Shaker gardeners. Written by Rita Buchanan, an expert on herbs, and with photographs of present-day Shaker gardens, this book will appeal to gardeners and to the thousands of people who visit Shaker villages each year. "If you would have a lovely garden, you should have a lovely life".--Shaker saying. color photos. (Buyer's Choice)