| Cattail Moonshine & Milkweed Medicine: The Curious Stories of 43 Amazing North American Native Plants Contributor(s): Hartung, Tammi (Author), Kelaidis, Panayoti (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 161212660X ISBN-13: 9781612126609 Publisher: Storey Publishing OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Plants - General - History | North American - Science | Life Sciences - Botany |
| Dewey: 581.63 |
| LCCN: 2016015556 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7.1" W x 7.6" (1.45 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: International Herb Association's 2017 Thomas DeBaggio Book Award Winner 2016 Silver Nautilus Book Award Winner History, literature, and botany meet in this charming tour of how humans have relied on plants to nourish, shelter, heal, clothe, and even entertain us. Did you know that during World War II, the US Navy paid kids to collect milkweed's fluffy white floss, which was then used as filling for life preservers? And Native Americans in the deserts of the Southwest traditionally crafted tattoo needles from prickly pear cactus spines. These are just two of the dozens of tidbits that Tammi Hartung highlights in the tales of 43 native North American flowers, herbs, and trees that have rescued and delighted us for centuries. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kelaidis, Panayoti: - Panayoti Kelaidis represents Denver Botanic Gardens in educational, professional, and promotional endeavors as an expert in horticulture, science, and art. He has traveled to South Africa on seven occasions over the last twenty years. He is the recipient of the American Horticultural Society's 2009 Liberty Hyde Bailey Medal and the 2000 Arthur Hoyt Scott Medal from Swarthmore College. Hartung, Tammi: - Tammi Hartung is the author of Cattail Moonshine & Milkweed Medicine, Homegrown Herbs, and The Wildlife-Friendly Vegetable Gardener. She has been growing and working with herbs for more than 30 years and is a frequent teacher and lecturer. She and her husband cultivate more than 500 varieties of herbs, heirloom food plants, and perennial seed crops on their organic farm in Colorado. |