Llewellyn's 2019 Herbal Almanac: A Practical Guide to Growing, Cooking & Crafting

Llewellyn's 2019 Herbal Almanac: A Practical Guide to Growing, Cooking & Crafting

Llewellyn's 2019 Herbal Almanac: A Practical Guide to Growing, Cooking & Crafting

Llewellyn's 2019 Herbal Almanac: A Practical Guide to Growing, Cooking & Crafting

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Overview

Llewellyn's Herbal Almanac offers a wide variety of practical ideas on how to benefit from nature's most versatile plants. With hands-on projects, fresh ideas, and tips and techniques, this guide is designed for herb enthusiasts of all skill levels. It also features innovative herbal ideas that span gardening, cooking, crafts, health, beauty, history, and lore.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780738746081
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Publication date: 07/08/2018
Pages: 312
Product dimensions: 5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

JD Hortwort (Greensboro, NC) is the vice chancellor of the House of Akasha, a North Carolina pagan group. A former business journalist, she writes a weekly garden column for The Courier Tribune and she has contributed dozens of articles to Llewellyn's almanacs.


As the world's oldest and largest independent publisher of books for body, mind, and spirit, Llewellyn is dedicated to bringing our readers the very best in metaphysical books and resources. Since 1901, we've been at the forefront of holistic and metaphysical publishing and thought. We've been a source of illumination, instruction, and new perspectives on a wealth of topics, including astrology, tarot, wellness, earth-based spirituality, magic, and the paranormal. From e-books to tarot-themed iPhone apps, Llewellyn has embraced the Digital Age to continue our mission.

Llewellyn also partners with Italian publisher Lo Scarabeo, as the exclusive US and Canadian distributor of their beautiful tarot and oracle decks. They also partner with Blue Angel, an Australian publisher of oracles, books, CDs, and other sidelines.


Deborah Castellano (Bridgewater, New Jersey) is author of Glamour Magic: The Witchcraft Revolution to Get What You Want (Llewellyn, 2017) and Magic for Troubled Times: Rituals, Recipes and Real Talk for Witches (Llewellyn, 2022). She is an independent maker of ritual perfume and other fineries and active in her local chosen communities. She enjoys old typewriters and record players, St. Germain, and reality television. Learn more about Deb on Instagram (@debcastellano), TikTok (@auntieglamour), and her online shop: mermaidandcrow.etsy.com


Monica Crosson (Concrete, Washington) is a Master Gardener who has taught gardening through her local Washington State University’s extension office for more than twenty-five years. She has been a practicing Witch and educator for over thirty years and is a member of Evergreen Coven. Monica is the author of The Magickal Family and is a regular contributor to magazines such as Enchanted Living and Witchology. Visit her at AuthorMonicaCrosson.com.


Holly Bellebuono (Massachusetts) has been a community herbalist, apothecary director, and teacher for over two decades. She uses her inspiring lectures, books, curriculum, retreats, and workshops to empower people to think creatively and explore healing and success.


Diana Rajchel began her career planning to serve as clergy and write about all subjects spiritual. It did not occur to her or anyone else to say with what agency she might assume priesthood. The result of this oversight in intention setting is that she is now an itinerant city priestess, well-practiced witch, and somewhat unintentional subversive. Her background includes Wicca, folk witchcraft, conjure, and a whole lot of experience organizing people that don’t like knowing that they’re organized. Diana splits her time between San Francisco, California, where she co-owns Golden Apple Metaphysical, and southwestern Michigan, where she runs Earth and Sun spiritual coaching with her partner. In between her wanderings she teaches as part of the Magick 101 series for Wicked Grounds Annex in San Francisco, and teaches and reads tarot at Elements Kalamazoo in Michigan. Diana has 25 years’ experience as a professional tarot reader and western herbalist and has 29 years’ experience as a professional writer. She is also the pet DragonCat to a very ladylike boxer named Nora.


Anna Franklin is a third-degree witch and high priestess of the Hearth of Arianrhod who has been a practicing Pagan for more than forty years. She is the author of nearly thirty books, including the Hearth Witch series, and the creator of the Sacred Circle Tarot, Fairy Ring Oracle, and the Pagan Ways Tarot. Her books have been translated into nine languages. Anna has contributed hundreds of articles to Pagan magazines and has appeared on radio and TV. She lives and works in a village in the English Midlands where she grows her own herbs, fruit, and vegetables, and generally lives the Pagan life. Visit her at AnnaFranklin.co.uk.


Natalie Zaman is the author of Color and Conjure and Magical Destinations of the Northeast (Llewellyn); the co-author of Sirenz (Flux), Sirenz Back In Fashion (Flux), and Blonde Ops (Thomas Dunne Books); and is a contributor to various Llewellyn annual publications.


Susan “Moonwriter” Pesznecker is a writer, college English teacher, nurse, and hearth Pagan/Druid living in northwestern Oregon. Sue holds a Masters degree in professional writing and loves to read, watch the stars, camp with her wonder poodle, and work in her own biodynamic garden. She is co-founder of the Druid Grove of Two Coasts and the online Ars Viarum Magicarum—A Magical Conservatory and Community. Sue has authored Yule: Rituals, Recipes, & Lore for the Winter Solstice (Llewellyn, 2015); The Magickal Retreat (Llewellyn, 2012); and Crafting Magick with Pen and Ink (Llewellyn, 2009); and is a regular contributor to Llewellyn's almanacs and calendars. Visit her online at http://www.susanpesznecker.com/.


Doreen Shababy (Idaho) spends her days gardening, writing, cooking, and crafting. Her writing has appeared in several publications, and she self-published a quarterly called Wild & Weedy: A Journal of Herbology.

Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction to Llewellyn’s Herbal Almanac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Growing and Gathering
Getting to "Perennial" by JD Hortwort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Quick and Easy Plant Propagation by Jill Henderson . . . . . .17
Zinnias: An Herb That Became a Favorite Flower by James Kambos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Extending the Harvest Season by Kathy Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Agastache: An Herb for the Perennial Border by Diana Stoll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
How to Attract Hummingbirds with Sage by Kathy Vilim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Fruiting Vegetables and a Few Other Nuts by Charlie Rainbow Wolf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Cooking
Stinging Nettles by Suzanne Ress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
How to Make Chèvre: Easy and Rewarding Cheese Making at Home by Corina Sahlin . . . . . . . . . . .85
Hidden Treasures of the Garden: The Joys of Root Vegetables by Dawn Ritchie . . . . . . . .95
Food for Thought by Monica Crosson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Herbal Tonic Syrup by Emily Towne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Introduction to Bento Making by Deborah Castellano . . . . . 125

Health and Beauty
Four-Tier Herbal Formulary by Holly Bellebuono . . . . . . . . 137
Love in a Cup: Abuelita’s Healing Garden by Thea Fiore-Bloom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Herbs That Harm Dogs by Dallas Jennifer Cobb . . . . . . . . . 157
An Herbal First Aid Kit by Elizabeth Barrette . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Aromatherapy in Your Kitchen by Diana Rajchel . . . . . . . . 175
Herbal Hair Rinses by Anna Franklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

DIY and Crafts
Trim and Train: Espaliering for Beginners by Natalie Zaman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Candlecraft: Light Up Your Own Little Corner of the World by Susan Pesznecker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Miniature Gardens by Autumn Damiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Plant Profiles
Plant Profiles: USDA Hardiness Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Chives: Invite Them to Your Table All Summer Long by Anne Sala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Kale: A Decorative and Delicious Superfood by Doreen Shababy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Asafoetida: Enriching Soil with Companion Planting by Estha K. V. McNevin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
For Cardamom: For Flavor and Health by Magenta Griffith . . . 255
Lavender: Purple Reign by Mireille Blacke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Gardening Resources
Companion Planting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Cooking with Herbs and Spices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Gardening Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
2019 Themed Garden Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Planning Your 2019 Garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
2019 Gardening Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

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