Grow Your Own Spices - by Tasha Greer (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><i>Grow Your Own Spices</i> shows gardeners of all skill levels how to grow their own spices, including ginger, turmeric, saffron, cumin, and many more.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>In <i>Grow Your Own Spices</i>, author and spice-growing gardener Tasha Greer hands you everything you need to know to grow a thriving spice garden, with practical tips and in-depth advice on cultivating over 30 different spices. </b> <p/> Unlike herbs, which consist of the green leaves of certain plants, spices come from the seeds, roots, bark, or berries of plants, which means <b>growing, harvesting, and preparing spices is a lot more nuanced than growing leafy herbs</b>. Start with <b>easy-to-grow seed spices</b> first, such as sesame seeds, fennel, and cumin, then graduate to <b>more challenging spice varieties</b>, such as star anise, cinnamon, and nutmeg. <p/> Spices not only <b>offer culinary flare</b>, there's also increasing evidence of their <b>ability to fight inflammation and reduce various health risks</b>. Medical usage tips from expert herbalist Lindsey Feldpausch are found throughout the book and offer <b>well-researched advice on how to use homegrown spices to improve your well-being</b>. <p/> Regardless of whether you're using spices as <b>a health-boosting supplement</b> or simply to <b>power-up the flavor of your meals</b>, purchasing spices is an expensive proposition. Why pay all that money when you can <b>grow your own organic spices</b> with the easy-to-follow advice found here? <p/> In the pages of <i>Grow Your Own Spices</i>, you'll learn: <ul><li>How to cultivate your own saffron, the world's most expensive spice</li><li>The best way to tend tropical spices, like ginger, turmeric, and cardamom, even if you live in a cold climate</li><li>Easy-to-grow spices that are perfect for beginners</li><li>The unique way certain spices, such as wasabi, cloves, and cinnamon, are grown and harvested</li><li>How to cultivate root spices, including horseradish and chicory </li><li>Tips for harvesting your own capers, mustard, sesame seeds, and even paprika</li></ul> Let <i>Grow Your Own Spices</i> show you how to <b>spice up your garden, your plate, and your health, </b> with your own <b>fresh, homegrown spices</b>!<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"...makes a compelling case for the home cultivation of more than 30 types of spices."--<i><b>Washington Gardener</b></i><br><br>"I was delighted with this book and considered it great for someone...to broaden their own selection of homegrown spices in their garden."--<i><b>Budget Earth</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Tasha Greer</b> is an "epicurean homesteader" and writer focused on simple, sustainable living. She is a contributor to <i>Mother Earth News</i>, <i>The Grow Network</i>, <i>Grit, </i>and <i>Morning Chores</i>. She's also the host of a video educational series on <i>The Grow Network</i> that includes videos on raising backyard chickens and ducks, in addition to a series on raising goats. A former Washington, DC, legal administrator turned full-time homesteader and writer, Tasha's obsession with great food, gardening, and simple living led her to homestead in beautiful Surry County, North Carolina. There she raises goats, chickens, ducks, worms, and more on a 10-acre property with lots of help from her partner in good living, Matt Miles.</p><p>About 1.5 acres of her homestead is also covered with fruit trees and bushes, nuts, a personal vineyard, perennial vegetables, herbs, spices, annual vegetables, and some aquaculture. She uses hand tools, organic matter, and a mix of permaculture, edible landscaping, ecological, and traditional gardening techniques to grow abundant food and natural beauty.</p><p>Tasha volunteers with gardening organizations in her community and teaches classes related to edible landscaping and organic gardening. In addition, Tasha is a former market farmer, specializing in growing and selling herbs, spices, and mushrooms.</p></p><p><b>Greta Moore</b> is an illustrator and landscape designer in Bozeman, Montana. With a M.S in Ecological Landscape Design, she blends her passion for ecology with art to address climate change, improve food systems, restore habitats, create beautiful spaces, and bring plants and animals to life through watercolor paintings. She is also an avid backyard gardener and enjoys adventuring in the mountains and rivers of Montana. To see her work, visit gretacmoore.com. </p><p><b>Lindsey Feldpausch, </b> RH (AHG) is a clinical herbalist helping connect plants with the humans who need them. She believes in our innate ability to utilize the healing powers of plants, and one of her life's intentions is to kindle this belief in others. An experienced educator, she aims to balance both science and the magic of the natural world within in her teachings. Find out more at PlantMatters.org.</p>
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