Overview

Your go-to guide for everything from cultivation to wine-making with one of humanity's oldest plant friends Spanning history and geography, The Elderberry Book takes you on an adventure, deepening your appreciation of a plant that has played a crucial role across the world for thousands of years. Through this fun, inspirational, and educational resource, discover: Elderberry's amazing history Cultivating and foraging, from the balcony to the backyard Various traditional food and medicine preparations Simple wine-making techniques Traditional crafts and tools. This is the definitive guide to the many uses of elderberry. No matter where you are, one of humankind's oldest plant friends can provide you with anything from syrup, to wine, to dyes, to so much more! Once a staple in homes across the world, and found along every highland, highway, and hedgerow, the forgotten elderberry is making a comeback. Its popularity as medicine is surging, its choice as an edible landscaping plant is growing, and its use for wine-making and crafts is being rediscovered.

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Author:   John Moody
Publisher:   New Society Publishers
Imprint:   New Society Publishers
Volume:   8
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.378kg
ISBN:  

9780865719194

ISBN 10:   0865719195
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   24 September 2019
Recommended Age:   From 16 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction 1 History Ancient Elderberry European Elderberry Native American and American Elderberry More Than Just Food or Medicine 2 Description, Anatomy, Terminology, and Nutrition Description and Anatomy Terminology Benefits and Studies Nutrition 3 Cultivation and Care How to Choose an Elderberry Variety Preparation and Planting Purchasing and Propagation First Three Years of Growth and Fruiting Care and Pruning Pests and Diseases 4 Harvesting, Foraging, and Preserving Dangerous and Other Look-Alikes Where to Forage Preserving Purchasing Elderberry Products 5 Preparation Methods Basic Equipment Jams and Jellies Fermented Elderberry Enjoyments Other Ways to Prepare Elderberry Tinctures Other Uses for Elderberry Pulp 6 Crafts and Other Uses for Elder Wood Children, Cyanide, and Elderberry Crafts What You Will Need Elder Whistle Elderberry Flute Elderberry Bellows Elderberry Lance or Spear Elderberry Pencils Blowgun/Popgun Notes Additional Reading and Resources About the Author A Note about the Publisher

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John Moody is the founder of Whole Life Services and Whole Life Buying Club. He is the CEO of Steader and the Executive Director of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund. Involved with farming, food, and homesteading over the last decade, including running an elderberry syrup business, John is a well-known speaker at numerous conferences and events, such as Mother Earth News and Wise Traditions. He won the 2013 Weston A. Price activist of the year award and is one of two old timers and five rambunctious kids who farms and homesteads on 35 acres in Kentucky.

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