 The
Secret Teachings of Plants By Stephen Harrod Buhner
The Intelligence of the Heart in the Direct Perception of Nature
Reveals the use of direct perception in understanding Nature, medicinal
plants, and the healing of human disease
• Explores the techniques used by indigenous and Western peoples to
learn directly from the plants themselves, including those of Henry
David Thoreau, Goethe, and Masanobu Fukuoka, author of The One Straw
Revolution
• Contains leading-edge information on the heart as an organ of
perception
All ancient and indigenous peoples insisted their knowledge of plant
medicines came from the plants themselves and not through
trial-and-error experimentation. Less well known is that many Western
peoples made this same assertion. There are, in fact, two modes of
cognition available to all human beings--the brain-based linear and the
heart-based holistic. The heart-centered mode of perception can be
exceptionally accurate and detailed in its information gathering
capacities if, as indigenous and ancient peoples asserted, the heart’s
ability as an organ of perception is developed.
Author Stephen Harrod Buhner explores this second mode of perception in
great detail through the work of numerous remarkable people, from Luther
Burbank, who cultivated the majority of food plants we now take for
granted, to the great German poet and scientist Goethe and his studies
of the metamorphosis of plants. Buhner explores the commonalities among
these individuals in their approach to learning from the plant world and
outlines the specific steps involved. Readers will gain the tools
necessary to gather information directly from the heart of Nature, to
directly learn the medicinal uses of plants, to engage in diagnosis of
disease, and to understand the soul-making process that such deep
connection with the world engenders.
List Price: $18.00 + S&H
 The
Lost Language of Plants: by Stephen Harrod Buhner
The Ecological Importance of Plant Medicines to Life on Earth
This could be the most important book you will read this year. It is
referred to as the "pharmaceutical Silent Spring." Well-known author,
teacher, lecturer, and herbalist Stephen Harrod Buhner has produced a
book that is certain to generate controversy. It consists of three
parts:
I. A critique of technological medicine, and especially the dangers to
the environment posed by pharmaceuticals and other synthetic substances
that people use in connection with health care and personal body care.
II. A new look at Gaia Theory, including an explanation that plants are
the original chemistries of Gaia and those phytochemistries are the
fundamental communications network for the Earth's ecosystems.
III. Extensive documentation of how plants communicate their healing
qualities to humans and other animals. Western culture has obliterated
most people's capacity to perceive these messages, but this book also
contains valuable information on how we can restore our faculties of
perception.
The book will affect readers on rational and emotional planes. While
some of the author's claims may strike traditional thinkers as
outlandish, Buhner presents his arguments with such authority and
documentation that the scientific underpinnings, however unconventional,
are completely credible.
The overall impact is a powerful, eye-opening expos' of the threat that
our allopathic Western medical system, in combination with our
unquestioning faith in science and technology, poses to the primary
life-support systems of the planet. At a time when we are preoccupied
with the terrorist attacks and the possibility of biological warfare,
perhaps it is time to listen to the planet. This book is essential
reading for anyone concerned about the state of the environment, the
state of health care, and our cultural sanity.
List Price: $19.95 + S&H
 Herbal
Antibiotics
Natural Alternatives for Treating Drug-Resistant Bacteria
by Stephen Harrod Buhner
144 pages, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 trim size, illustrations throughout.
More and more infections can be attributed to drug-resistant bacteria;
learn how to protect your health with herbs!
The era of the penicillin miracle is over. Through our indiscriminate
use of pharmaceutical antibiotics in hospitals and factory farms, humans
have created “Superbugs” - - - tenacious and virulent bacteria that
develop resistance to solitary antibiotic compounds at an alarming
speed.
In this empowering book you will learn with conclusive evidence that
plant medicines, with their complex mix of multiple antibiotic
compounds, are remarkably effective against drug-resistant bacteria. You
will learn how antibiotic herbs such as aloe, garlic, and grapefruit
seed extract represent our best defense against bacteria such as
Staphylococcus aureus, and Salmonella - - -and how their use will ensure
that, in the future, antibiotic drugs will still be there when we really
need them.
List Price: $12.95 + S&H
 Sacred
Plant Medicine
The Wisdom in Native American Herbalism
By Stephen Harrod Buhner
Quality Paperback
Page Count: 240; 6.00 (width) x 9.00 (height)
27 b&w illustrations
The first in-depth examination of the sacred underpinnings of the world
of Native American medicinal herbalism
• Reveals how shamans and healers “talk” with plants to discover their
medicinal properties
• Includes the prayers and medicine songs associated with each of the
plants examined
• By the author of The Secret Teachings of Plants
As humans evolved on Earth they used plants for everything
imaginable--food, weapons, baskets, clothes, shelter, and medicine.
Indigenous peoples the world over have been able to gather knowledge of
plant uses by communicating directly with plants and honoring the sacred
relationship between themselves and the plant world.
In Sacred Plant Medicine Stephen Harrod Buhner looks at the
long-standing relationship between indigenous peoples and plants and
examines the techniques and states of mind these cultures use to
communicate with the plant world. He explores the sacred dimension of
plant and human interactions and the territory where plants are an
expression of Spirit. For each healing plant described in the book,
Buhner presents medicinal uses, preparatory guidelines, and ceremonial
elements such as prayers and medicine songs associated with its use.
List Price: $16.00 + S&H
Stephen Harrod Buhner is the author of nine works of nonfiction and
one book of poetry, including the award-winning The Lost Language of
Plants and Sacred Plant Medicine.
 Just
the Facts! Dozens of Garden Charts - Thousands of Gardening
Answers
by Storey Publishing
224 pages, 11 x 8 1/2 trim size softback, two-color illustrations
throughout.
This easy-to-use reference book contains dozens of tables, charts, and
lists that provide quick answers to common gardening questions and
problems.
List Price: $18.95 + S&H
 Secrets of Plant Propagation
by Lewis Hill
Starting Your Own Flowers, Vegetables, Fruits, Berries, Shrubs, Trees,
and Houseplants.Learn the techniques of successful plant propogation and avoid mistakes
and disappointments with expert advice from Lewis Hill. Grow beautiful,
bountiful, healthy plants - and save money in the process!
Lewis Hill
Lewis Hill has been a nurseryman for more than 55 years. He is the
author of 15 books (half written in colaboration with is wife, Nancy
Hill) that total more than 600,000 copies in print. Lewis's Secrets of
Plant Propagation was selected by American Horticultural Society as one
of its choices for the "75 Great Garden Books". The Hills live in
Vermont, where Lewis's family has been living and farming for 200 years.
176 pages, 8 1/2 x 11 trim size softback, illustrations throughout.
List Price: $18.95 + S&H
 Successful Small-Scale Farming
An Organic Approach
by Karl Schwenke
144 pages, 8 1/2 x 11 trim size, illustrations throughout.
This inspiring handbook introduces the small farm owner to both the
harsh realities and the real potential involved in making full- or
part-time living on the land.
Karl Schwenke
Husband-and-wife author team Karl and Sue Schwenke live on a farm in
Vermont, where they have raised strawberries, pigs, and hay among other
crops. Sue is a teacher and Karl has been a professioanl writer for more
than 30 years. Together, this couple has written the book Build Your Own
Stone House and Karl wrote the Storey title Successful Small-Scale
Farming. His other work includes Sierra North and Sierra South from
Wilderness Press, an organization in Berkeley, California, that he
co-founded after graduating from college. Karl has also written In a
Pig's Eye (Chelsea Green Publishing).
List Price: $16.95 + S&H
 Organic
Gardening: The Natural No-Dig Way by Charles Dowding
Based on his experience of a system of permanent slightly-raised beds,
author Charles Dowding takes you through a delicious variety of fruit
and vegetables: what to choose, when to plant and harvest, and how best
to avoid pests and diseases. Organic Gardening includes recipes to
inspire you to culinary heights with your fresh-picked produce.
Dowding shares his philosophy, tips, and techniques that have enabled
him to run a successful organic garden that has supplied local
restaurants and shops for 25 years.
Encouraging readers to forget the rules, Dowding suggests gardeners will
better understand what is going on in your soil, plants, garden, and
climate when you develop your own methods of gardening. Most radically,
Dowding illustrates a method for ensuring that you never need to till
your soil again, instead relying upon the natural balance that comes
with respecting life, spreading good compost, and allowing worms to play
a key role in your maintenance.List Price: $22.00 + S&H
About the Author
Charles Dowding has not dug, except to clear perennial weeds and turf,
for twenty-five years. He started growing organic vegetables
commercially in 1982 and has farmed in Somerset and France and had a
program of Gardener’s World devoted to his farm. He lives in Shepton
Montague, Somerset.
 Natural
Beekeeping by Ross Conrad
Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture
Ross Conrad; Illustrations by Elayne Sears
Long-term solutions for healthy beehives.
Book Description
The various chemicals used in beekeeping have, for the past decades,
held Varroa Destructor, a mite, and other major pests at bay, but
chemical-resistance is building and evolution threatens to overtake the
best that laboratory chemists have to offer. In fact, there is evidence
that chemical treatments are making the problem worse. Natural
Beekeeping flips the script on traditional approaches by proposing a
program of selective breeding and natural hive management.
Conrad brings together the best organic and natural approaches to
keeping honeybees healthy and productive here in one book. Readers will
learn about nontoxic methods of controlling mites, eliminating American
foulbrood disease (without the use of antibiotics), breeding strategies,
and many other tips and techniques for maintaining healthy hives.
Conrad’s reservoir of knowledge comes from years of experience and a
far-flung community of fellow beekeepers who are all interested in
ecologically sustainable apiculture. Specific concepts and detailed
management techniques are covered in a matter-of-fact, easy to implement
way.
Natural Beekeeping describes opportunities for the seasoned professional
to modify existing operations to improve the quality of hive products,
increase profits, and eliminate the use of chemical treatments.
Beginners will need no other book to guide them. Whether you are an
experienced apiculturist looking for ideas to develop an Integrated Pest
Management approach or someone who wants to sell honey at a premium
price, this is the book you’ve been waiting for.
List Price: $35.00 + S&H
About the Author
Ross Conrad learned his craft from the late Charles Mraz, world-renowned
beekeeper and founder of Champlain Valley Apiaries in Vermont. Former
president of the Vermont Beekeepers Association, Conrad has written
numerous articles on organic farming, natural healing, and health
issues. His market-garden business supplies local stores with fruits,
vegetables, and honey. Gary Paul Nabhan has been the founder of the
Forgotten Pollinators campaign, the Migratory Pollinators Project, and
the Renewing America’s Food Traditions (RAFT) consortium. He is
co-author or editor of The Forgotten Pollinators, Conserving Migratory
Pollinators and Nectar Corridors in Western North America, and Coming
Home to Eat.
 Don’t
Throw It, Grow It!
68 Windowsill Plants from Kitchen Scraps by Deborah Peterson
Paperback - 160 Pages
Size: 6 1/2 x 7 1/2
Color with Illustrations throughout
Pits, seeds and roots that might be headed for the wastebasket or the
compost pile can turn into potted plants, some of which eventually turn
up on your plate. From carrots to cherimoya, give it a whirl, or think
of this as summer fun for the kids.
The book is enhanced with beautiful illustrations, and its at-a-glance
format makes it a quick and easy reference. Best of all, every featured
plant can be grown in a kitchen, making this handy guide a must-have for
avid gardeners and apartment-dwellers alike.
List Price: $10.95 + S&H
 Gardening
When It Counts
Growing Food in Hard Times
By Steve Solomon
The decline of cheap oil is inspiring increasing numbers of North
Americans to achieve some measure of backyard food self-sufficiency. In
hard times, the family can be greatly helped by growing a highly
productive food garden, requiring little cash outlay or watering.
Currently popular intensive vegetable gardening methods are largely
inappropriate to this new circumstance. Crowded raised beds require high
inputs of water, fertility and organic matter, and demand large amounts
of human time and effort. But, except for labor, these inputs depend on
the price of oil. Prior to the 1970s, North American home food growing
used more land with less labor, with wider plant spacing, with less or
no irrigation, and all done with sharp hand tools. But these sustainable
systems have been largely forgotten. Gardening When It Counts helps
readers rediscover traditional low-input gardening methods to produce
healthy food.
Designed for readers with no experience and applicable to most areas in
the English-speaking world except the tropics and hot deserts, this book
shows that any family with access to 3-5,000 sq. ft. of garden land can
halve their food costs using a growing system requiring just the odd
bucketful of household waste water, perhaps two hundred dollars worth of
hand tools, and about the same amount spent on supplies - working an
average of two hours a day during the growing season.
Paperback - 360 pages
List Price: $19.95 + S&H
 A
Year On The Garden Path
A 52-Week Organic Gardening Guide
By Carolyn Herriot
Full of seasonally-relevant, practical information, this easy-to-follow,
weekly gardening guide can be picked up any day of the year to explain
what's happening in the garden and your role in creating a beautiful,
healthy ornamental landscape and food garden. An indispensable guide,
full of helpful tips and recipes, this highly illustrated book covers
everything from soil building to pruning to four-season food growing and
seed saving.
About the Author:
Carolyn Herriot has operated The Garden Path Organic Nursery since 1989.
She is a passionate and inspiring organic gardener, who writes for
magazines and co-hosts two gardening shows on Global and CHTV.
Paperback - 176 pages
List Price: $19.95 + S&H
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