The Business of Botanicals Book Review
This book review, written by Pam Sherman, provides an in-depth review of Ann Ambrecht’s latest book The Business of Botanicals, in which Armbrecht explores global herbal medicine supply chains and networks and shares her insight on the big business of medicinal herb and their journey from seed to shelf.
Herbal Contamination Puts Chinese Herbal Medicine At Risk
Contributor to Lilium Initiative, Emily Baron’s graduate thesis from ACCHS, brings to light the converging crises in the Chinese medicinal herb market and makes the case for efficacious domestic herb production.
THE DELIGHTFUL IMPORTANCE OF A CHINESE HERB GARDEN
This blog post, written by Lilium Initiative’s Peregrine Whitehurst, offers encouragement for growing Chinese medicinal plants in the garden.
Qilogical Podcast - Cultivating the Wild: Growing Chinese Herbs in the West with Peg Schafer
Listen into this conversation on the challenges, risks and opportunities of cultivating Chinese medicinal herbs in the west.
Qilogical Podcast - A Conversation with Andy Ellis
This episode explores some of the common concerns practitioners have about herb quality, issues surrounding the use of pesticides, heavy metals and sulfur.
A Man Standing Out in a Field of Chinese Herbs.
This episode explores some of the common concerns practitioners have about herb quality, issues surrounding the use of pesticides, heavy metals and sulfur.
The Chinese Medicinal Herb Farm Book
A comprehensive cultivation guide to growing organic Chinese medicinal herbs, for serious home gardeners and professional growers. Read a detailed review of the book on Mother Earth News here.
Peg Schafer is recognized as one of the pioneers and leaders in the field of the cultivation of Asian herbs. After more than fifteen years of commercial herb cultivation and research at her farm, Schafer has distilled her findings—at last—into a guide for growers, herbalists, home gardeners, and practitioners of Chinese medicine.
The Chinese Medicinal Herb Farm presents invaluable information for growers interested in producing high-quality herbs in all climates of the US, with the historical connectedness of ancient practitioners. Through 79 detailed herb profiles—all from herbs tested and trialed on Schafer’s certified organic farm—Schafer offers easy-to-follow information, suitable for both growers and practitioners, for growing efficacious wild-simulated herbs, along with information on species conservation, crop integration, how to avoid the introduction of invasive species, and eachherb’s traditional medicinal uses.
Vegetable and CSA farmers will find this book of great interest for adding value-added crops to their repertoire, and beginner growers looking to incorporate medicinals into their gardens will find this an invaluable guide to understanding where herbal medicine comes from, which will make the idea of eating-your-medicine more accessible than ever.