Old Herb

Your grandmother never needed a shelf of store-bought bottles for a scratchy throat or a heavy supper. She had a pantry, a kettle, and know-how that nobody ever wrote down for you. Maybe you remember it: the jar of honey by the stove, the smell of sage steeping on a winter evening, a warm cloth laid on tired shoulders. Maybe you wish you had asked her how she made it all, before it was too late to ask. Now you want to care for your family the same simple way. But where do you start? Which herbs are safe, and how much do you use? How long does a syrup keep? What if the book you buy is vague,...

The leprechaun village that cast Róisín out has written again. It doesn’t ask her to come home. It asks for her grandmother’s tea plants. A hard winter has clamied the last of the old line in Cill Dara, and the council wants living cuttings before First Light, its dawn festival. Róisín won’t trust her grandmother’s legacy to a stranger’s cart. So she packs nine cuttings in damp sacking and leaves Clover Hollow for the first time since it took her in, with her friends Brigid and Ailbhe and a very small terrier who refuses to be left behind. The hidden green roads never go ...

Step into the forgotten world of herbal lore, folk magic, and ancient healing traditions. Folklore of Herbs explores the rich history, symbolism, and mystical uses of herbs through old legends, traditional remedies, witchcraft, astrology, and the wisdom of historic herbalists. From physic gardens and healing plants to biblical herbs and folk customs, this charming classic reveals how deeply plants were woven into everyday life and spiritual belief. A beautifully atmospheric journey into the magical and medicinal history of herbs — perfect for readers interested in folklore, traditional ...

A Plain household runs on lamps, ice, a hand pump, wash day, a wood cookstove, a full pantry and an herb bed. This book shows how to run each of them in an ordinary house, step by step. No barn, no livestock, no church district behind you. Each chapter starts with what Plain households use for that job, then shows what changes on an ordinary lot and the smallest setup that works for one family. Light: the flat-wick kerosene lamp, the mantle lamp, lanterns, battery light, and the alarms a flame-lit house needs Cold: the icebox and ice chest, spring and well water cooling, the pot cooler, ...

Bloomsbury presents Rasayana written and read by Geeta Vara ‘Geeta shows how Ayurvedic rejuvenation supports strength, resilience and wellbeing’ – Jasmine Hemsley What if vitality is not lost with age, but lost in the way we live? We live in a culture of optimisation, yet many of us still...

Reclaim your vitality and embrace midlife wellness with powerful, evidence-based alternative medicine strategies. Whether you are a busy professional battling burnout or seeking gentle relief for stiff joints on your daily commute, this encouraging audio guide offers a calm, clear path forward...

Every day, more and more Americans make unhealthy decisions that cause their health to falter. Even those who try to live a healthy life have no choice but to suffer from the additives and unhealthy processed nature of food today. The best thing you can do for yourself however is to learn how to prevent illness before it starts, and doing so has never been easier than by learning which plants are the best natural cures - things that have proven tried and true over the centuries.

Flash prose, poetry, and essays inspired by her kitchen, garden, and family memories; Nadja Maril’s chapbook, RECIPES FROM. MY GARDEN is a sensual feast for the soul. Drawing upon her life experiences as an artist’s daughter, antiques dealer, journalist, and author; Maril mines simple objects for meaning and creates a lavish buffet. Editorial Praise for RECIPES FROM MY GARDEN "Suffused with the tastes of cilantro, mint, and cucumber fresh from a garden, the smell of salt air from the ocean’s edge, the familiar scent of coffee and tobacco from a father’s hug, or the simple pleasure ...