{"product_id":"9781603585736","title":"The Organic Medicinal Herb Farmer: The Ultimate Guide to Producing High-Quality Herbs on a Market Scale","description":"A new approach to growing local medicine, including information on geo-authenticity, wildcrafting, and developing a good business plan \u003cp\u003e\"[A] beautiful and informative book . . . A dirt-smudged copy should be within easy reach of every home gardener or farmer who grows—or wants to grow—medicinal plants.\"—Michael McGuffin, President, American Herbal Products Association\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoth a business guide and a farming manual, \u003cem\u003eThe Organic Medicinal Herb Farmer\u003c\/em\u003e will teach readers how to successfully grow and market organic medicinal Western herbs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether you’re trying to farm medicinal plants, culinary herbs, or at-risk native herbs exclusively or simply add herbal crops to what you’re already growing, successful small-scale herb farmers Jeff and Melanie Carpenter will guide you through the entire process―from cultivation to creating value-added products.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing their Zack Woods Herb Farm in Vermont as a backdrop, the Carpenters cover all the basic practical information farmers need to know to get an organic herb farm up and running, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSize and scale considerations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLayout and design of the farm and facilities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGrowing and cultivation information, including types of tools\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eField and bed prep\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlant propagation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWeed control, and pests and diseases\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHarvesting, as well as wild harvesting and the concept of geo-authentic botanicals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePost-harvest processing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eValue-added products and marketing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors also provide fifty detailed plant profiles, going deeper into the herbs every farmer should consider growing, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eArnica\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCalendula\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEchinacea\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGinko\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGinseng\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePeppermint\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSaint John’s Wort\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eValerian\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn an easy-to-understand, practical, and comprehensive manner, readers will learn how to focus on quality over quantity, and keep costs down by innovating with existing equipment, rather than expensive technology. Market farmers who have never before considered growing medicinal herbs will learn why it’s more important to produce these herbs domestically.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Organic Medicinal Herb Farmer\u003c\/em\u003e makes a convincing case that producing organic medicinal herbs can be a viable, profitable, farming enterprise. The Carpenters also make the case for incorporating medicinal herbs into existing operations, as it can help increase revenue in the form of value-added products, not to mention improve the ecological health of farmland by encouraging biodiversity as a path toward greater soil health.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chelsea Green Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47062391488752,"sku":"9781603585736","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781603585736_p0.jpg?v=1763826518","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781603585736","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}