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Here is what herbalist Margi Flint has to say about it<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, you want to be an herbalist? Start here. HERB CRAFT is a gift for all people engaging with plants on our Earth.\u00a0 Good herbal practice begins and ends with self-care. This is care is intertwined with the sharing of practical lessons creating a solid foundation to become an herbalist. Nicole imparts respect for our history, elders, varied practices, terminology and practical conversational instruction. There is an ease to her writing. Delightful tips like \u201c\u2026to make herbal remedies, especially if you are wanting to capture aromatics. Ahhh.\u00a0 You will feel the warmth of her love for our friends the plants, the reverence for our elders, the wisdom of her experience will light your way.<\/p>\n

Nicole Telkes has birthed HERB CRAFT the complete guide to western holistic herbalism! Always find books written by practicing herbalists! You can really hear her wisdom on the pages from the many years of teaching Wildflower School of Botanical Medicine programs, walking on and off the paths of woods, desert, shores and plains, sleeping under stars, then returning to the apothecary to create formulations properly. Yes, the plants will have their way!<\/p>\n

I have been practicing over forty years and learned so much new information in this amazing book.\u00a0 It will sit on the first shelf in my busy office between books written by my most revered mentors. I look forward to making it dog-eared.\u201d<\/p>\n

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HerbCraft covers everything you need to know to get started as a socially and environmentally responsible Folk Herbalist.\u00a0 Take a look at the Table of Contents:<\/p>\n

Chapter 1\u00a0 Learning to Listen to Earth Rhythms:\u00a0 Connecting to Cycles and Seasons.<\/p>\n

Chapter 2\u00a0 Tracing the Family Tree of Holistic Western Herbalism<\/p>\n

Chapter 3\u00a0 How Herbs Affect Different Bodies.<\/p>\n

Chapter 4\u00a0 Connecting Outdoors: Sustainable Harvests<\/p>\n

Chapter 5\u00a0 \u00a0Lessons in Health: Prevention and Herbal First Aid<\/p>\n

Chapter 6\u00a0 Making Your Own Herbal Remedies.<\/p>\n

Chapter 7\u00a0 Evidence-Based Herbal Medicine<\/p>\n

How to Research and Critically Evaluate Herbal Information<\/p>\n

Chapter 8\u00a0 Materia Medica<\/p>\n

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