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The Artisan Herbalist

Making Teas, Tinctures, and Oils at Home
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The Artisan Herbalist by Bevin Cohen is a practical guide for anyone interested in herbal health and wellness, whether living in urban apartments or rural areas. It covers how to identify, grow, harvest, and forage 38 accessible herbs, along with detailed instructions for crafting teas, tinctures, creams, and salves. This book combines storytelling with step-by-step guidance, making herbal self-care approachable by teaching cultivation in small spaces, infusion techniques, and even how to market herbal products through a home-based business.
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This book is perfect for aspiring herbalists, health enthusiasts, and anyone looking to embrace natural remedies from city dwellers with limited space to those in the countryside. Beginners and hobbyists interested in crafting herbal products and potentially starting a small herbal business will find this book especially valuable.

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From urban apartments to wild countryside, The Artisan Herbalist teaches how to identify, grow, harvest, forage, and craft 38 herbs into an assortment of teas, tinctures, creams, and salves to be used at home, shared with friends, or sold at market.

  • Co-op available
  • Galleys available to sales reps, trade publications, long-lead media
  • Digital galleys on Edelweiss
  • National advertising: Mother Earth Gardener, Urban Farm
  • Outreach to gardening podcasts and radio shows
  • National print campaign: Seed Broadcast Journal, Essential Herbal Magazine and Herb Society of America. HerbalGram, Essential Herbal, Taproot Magazine, and Mother Earth Gardener, HerbQuarterly, Edible, Aroma
  • Online/social media outreach:
    • A+ page on Amazon
    • Facebook Live event and giveaway with author
    • Outreach to herbal associations and websites, like Herbatorium, and the many Facebook Groups focused on herbalism and foraging
    • Live forum on Permies.com
    • Promotion on New Society Publishers social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, our blog, Pinterest, Instagram, Homegrown City Life subscriber list and YouTube
  • General tour info: libraries, Master Gardener workshop, and the Mother Earth News Fairs. Dates and venues TBA
  • General eBook marketing plan:
    • eBook will be available at the same time as print publication to maximize sales
    • eBook ISBN will be included on all press materials, author and publisher websites, and whenever print ISBN is listed
    • publisher and authors will be promoting both e and p through social media
  • Excerpts target for first serial rights: HerbalGram, Mother Earth Gardener, Aroma, Urban Farm, Hobby Farm, Essential Herbal, Harrowsmith
  • Promotion through the author's website: www.smallhousefarm.com

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

From urban apartments to wild countryside, The Artisan Herbalist teaches how to identify, grow, harvest, forage, and craft 38 herbs into an assortment of teas, tinctures, creams, and salves to be used at home, shared with friends, or sold at market.

Start your journey as an artisan herbalist and take back control of your health and well-being the natural way.

From urban apartments to wild countryside, The Artisan Herbalist is an easy-to-use guide that teaches you how to identify, grow, harvest, forage, and craft herbal allies into an assortment of useful health and wellness products. Through storytelling and step-by-step instruction, The Artisan Herbalist covers:

  • The uses and benefits of 38 easy-to-find yet powerful herbs.
  • Harvesting from the wild, foraging in the city, and using store-bought herbs.
  • Growing herbs in small areas, balconies, and pots.
  • Principles, tips, techniques, and formulas to create teas and tinctures.
  • Infusing oils for the creation of salves, lotions, and balms.
  • Beneficial herb-based recipes.
  • Marketing and selling your products through a home-based business.

Whether you live in the city, suburbs, or countryside, take back control of your health and begin your journey toward independent self-care as a budding artisan herbalist.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780865719583

Publisher: New Society Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 April 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: New Society Publishers

Illustration: 60 Illustrations, color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 191.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 354g

Pages: 152

About the Author

Bevin Cohen is an author, herbalist, gardener, seed saver, and educator. He is the owner of Small House Farm, a sustainable herb farm in central Michigan, offering a full line of herbal wellness products crafted from herbs that are grown or gathered from the wild and oils that are cold-pressed at the homestead. The products are sold across the US and have been featured in numerous magazines. Cohen offers workshops and lectures nationwide on the benefits of living closer to the land through seeds, herbs, and locally grown food. He is the author of From Our Seeds & Their Keepers and Saving Our Seeds. He serves on the boards of the International Herb Association, the Slow Food Ark of Taste Seed Bank, and the advisory council for the Community Seed Network. He lives in Sanford, Michigan.

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