Complete Guide to Seed and Nut Oils - Growing, Foraging, and Pressing

PRESS YOUR OWN RIGHT AT HOME - homemade oils for cooking and health

This beautifully illustrated book gives us the knowledge and inspiration to step off the train of corporate mass production, and to explore a world of rich flavors and colorful oils.

- ANNA MULÈ, executive director, Slow Food USA

Cohen takes us on an incredible journey with his easy, authoritative, and nurturing style.

- HANK WILL, editor at large, Mother Earth News Magazine

I am obsessed with this book! A must read for gardeners everywhere.

- BRIE ARTHUR, author, The Foodscape Revolution and Gardening with Grains

The Complete Guide to Seed and Nut Oils is a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated and photographed, full-color guide to growing, foraging, and pressing nut and seed crops to produce high-quality oils for culinary and other uses. Coverage includes:

• A brief history of seed oil extraction


• Culinary and health benefits of home-pressed oils versus factory produced oils


• Presses and other equipment options for ease, cost, and convenience


• How-to for growing, harvesting, processing, and pressing nuts and seeds


• Profiles of over 40 nuts and seeds to grow, forage, or source including hempseed, flax, peanuts, sunflowers, walnuts, okra, and more


• Oil processing, storage, and culinary and other uses


• Scaling up for community or small-scale commercial production.

Whether you want to produce oils for cooking, balms and salves, self-sufficiency and resiliency, or for small-scale commercial or community production, this is a one-stop shop to get you started.

A must-have for anyone who wants to be self-reliant with their food production, as well as foodies who just love knowing how food is produced.

- DEBORAH NIEMANN, author, Homegrown and Handmade

I am standing in the front row cheering for this amazing book!

- JANISSE RAY, author, The Seed Underground

BEVIN COHEN is an herbalist, gardener, seed saver, educator, and author of The Artisan Herbalist. Owner of Small House Farm, he offers herbal products and oils as well as leading workshops and lectures nationwide on the benefits of living closer to the land. He lives in Sanford, Michigan.

List of contents

Preface

Section 1: Oil Extraction: A Brief History

Section 2: Small Scale Production: A How-To Guide

Section 3: Seeds and Nuts: The Oilseed Crops

    Almond

    Brassica

    Flax

    Grapeseed

    Hazelnut

    Hempseed

    Hickory

    Nigella

    Peanut

    Poppy

    Pumpkin

    Safflower

    Sesame

    Sunflower

    Walnut

    Avocado

    Coconut

    Olive

Section 4: Additional Seeds and Nuts for Consideration

    Amaranth

    Apricot

    Argan

    Beechnut

    Black Currant

    Borage

    Brazil Nut

    Butternut Squash

    Carrot

    Cashew

    Coriander

    Corn

    Cottonseed

    Gourd

    Grapefruit

    Jojoba

    Kenaf

    Macadamia

    Mongongo

    Neem

    Okra

    Palm

    Pine Nut

    Pistachio

    Pomegranate

    Rice Bran

    Soybean

    Watermelon

Section 5: In Conclusion: Beyond the Press

Index

About the Author

About New Society Publishers

About the author

Bevin Cohen is an author, herbalist, gardener, seed saver, and educator. He is owner of Small House Farm, a sustainable herb farm, and he offers workshops and lectures nationwide on the benefits of living closer to the land through seeds, herbs, and locally grown food. He has published numerous works on these topics, including From Our Seeds & Their Keepers, Saving Our Seeds, Salvando Nuestras Semillas, and The Artisan Herbalist. He serves on the boards of the International Herb Association and the advisory council for the Community Seed Network, a multinational education and networking platform. He lives in Sanford, Michigan.

Summary

The Complete Guide to Seed and Nut Oils is a full-color, illustrated guide to growing, foraging, and pressing over 40 nut and seed crops to produce high-quality oils for culinary and other uses. Coverage includes growing, harvesting, processing, pressing methods and equipment, storage, and use.

Foreword

• Co-op available


• Galleys available:


• Long lead, trade publications, and sales reps


• Digital Galley on Edelweiss.




• National advertising


• Hobby Farm, Herb Quarterly, Amazon, Google, Facebook




• National print campaign


• Mother Earth Living, Hobby Farms, Harrowsmith, Aromaculture, Herb Quarterly, Eat, Cooks Cook. Clean Eating Magazine, Vegetarian Times, Forks Over Knives




• Online/social media campaign


• A+ page on Amazon


• Facebook Live event and giveaway with author


• Outreach to herbal and seed & nut associations, garden clubs, homesteading groups and websites, and the many Facebook Groups focussed on herbalism. Live forum on Permies.com


• Promotion on New Society Publishers social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, our blog, Pinterest, Instagram, and YouTube




• General eBook marketing plans


• eBook will be available at the same time as print publication to maximize sales


• eBook ISBN will be included on all press materials, author and publisher websites, and whenever print ISBN is listed


• publisher and author will be promoting both e and p through social media


• Planned vendor or price promotions where appropriate




• Excerpts in


• Mother Earth News, Hobby Farms, Grit, Harrowsmith




• Promotion through the author's website: www.smallhousefarm.com


• Bookseller/Library promotions


• promotion via ALA




• Books are aligned to Common Core Standards

Product details

• Authors: Bevin Cohen
• Publisher: New society publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.04.2022
• EAN: 9780865719637
• ISBN: 978-0-86571-963-7
• No. of pages: 144
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; HOUSE & HOME / Sustainable Living, GARDENING / Vegetables, Green lifestyle & self-sufficiency, Gardening: growing fruit & vegetables, Food & beverage technology, Gardening: fruit & vegetable, Self-sufficiency & ‘green’ lifestyle, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Food Science / Food Types, Modern Homesteading & Farming