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"Join author, gardener, and photographer Jess Buttermore on a journey to discover the secrets of herbal abundance. This book walks you through growing and preserving your favorite herbs and offers a seasonal guide to using what you've grown throughout your home. Learn to make wreaths, infused butters and vinegars, shower steamers, simple syrups, botanical cocktails, and more. Delight in the herbal spotlights specific to each season, savor the flavors of seasonal recipes, and create stunning crafts that bring the bounty of nature into your home."--
List of contents
Contents
Introduction: My Love Letter to Herbs
Spring
- Starting indoors (seeds vs. starts, indoor growing setup, hardening off, soil prep and amendments)
- Herb spotlight (sidebar)
- Seasonal recipes (baking, cocktails, culinary)
- Simple syrup of the season
Summer
- Transplanting outdoors (when and how)
- Raised beds and how we use them
- Harvesting
- Herb spotlight (sidebar)
- Seasonal recipes (baking, cocktails, culinary)
- Simple syrup of the season
- Herbal entertaining (garden party)
- Seasonal health section – herbal remedies for summer months
- Summer crafting
Autumn
- Preserving herbs (drying, storing, labeling)
- Preparing base oils and tinctures
- Herb spotlight (sidebar)
- Seasonal recipes (baking, cocktails, culinary)
- Simple syrup of the season
- Seasonal health section – herbal remedies for autumn months
- Autumn crafting (pressing herbs)
Winter
- Using dried herbs in preparations
- Herb spotlight (sidebar)
- Seasonal recipes (baking, cocktails, culinary)
- Simple syrup of the season
- Winter crafting (gift wrapping, herbal wreathes)
- Seasonal health section – herbal remedies for
cold/flu season and winter months
- Holiday traditions (herbal garland, herbal paper
angels, party details)
- Giving the gift of herbs (the parting pot)
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the author
Jess Buttermore lives with her husband and three children in a small town nestled in the mountains of Seattle, Washington. Their homestead, Cedar House Farm, is her sanctuary where she enjoys gardening, herbalism, farming, baking, reading, photography and crafting.
Jess has authored featured articles in
Click Magazine,
Willow & Sage Magazine (Spring 2022 issue), and
Obaahima Magazine, and her photography has been featured in National Geographic’s
Your Shot, among many other online photography publications. She was named one of the Top 100 Photographers to Watch by Click & Co. in 2018, is a Click Pro Elite Member and Click & Co. Lifetime Member, and her photography has been featured in various exhibits and collections over the years.
Jess shares her homesteading journey at www.cedarhouseliving.com and www.instagram.com/cedarhouseliving
Summary
Enhance Your Home and Health with Seasonal Herbs
The ultimate guide to seasonal herbs, Seasonal Living with Herbs is a transformative book that explores the medicinal, culinary, and crafting uses of herbs.
Unlock the full potential of seasonal herbs. This is your go-to resource for discovering the extraordinary benefits of nature's bounty. Learn how to preserve herbs and harness their medicinal properties, explore creative ways to use herbs in your everyday life, and cultivate a deeper connection to the natural world.
Discover the secrets of herbal abundance with Seasonal Living with Herbs—a comprehensive book that invites you to embrace the beauty and benefits of seasonal herbs. With guidance for growing and caring for herbs in every season, you'll learn to harness their full potential. Delight in the herbal spotlights specific to each season, savor the flavors of seasonal recipes, and create stunning crafts that celebrate the natural world. From cultivating your own herb garden to preserving their essence, this book empowers you to infuse your daily life with the magic of herbs.
Inside, you'll find:- Herbal spotlights highlighting the unique properties of seasonal herbs
- Recipes using herbs that showcase their flavors and aromas
- From your garden to your craft projects inspired by the beauty of herbs
- Step-by-step instructions on how to preserve herbs and their benefits
If you enjoyed books on how to use herbs like The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook, The Herbal Kitchen, or The Healing Kitchen, you'll love Seasonal Living with Herbs.
Foreword
The Author Platform
- IG @cedarhouseliving: 35,000
- FB @jesslbuttermore 1,100
- Cedar House Living newsletter mailing list of 900+ subscribers
- 91% Female
Marketing
- Connections with the Herbal Academy
- Advertise in via feed, story and reels to reach the author's Instagram and Facebook following
- Photography, farming and homesteading communities to help with book launch
- Advertise the book via the author's Cedar House Living newsletter mailing list sell the book in shop at www.cedarhouseliving.com
- Leverage local florists and coffee shop clients to help with promotion
Jess has authored featured articles in
Click Magazine,
Willow & Sage Magazine (Spring 2022 issue),
Obaahima Magazine, and her photography has been featured in
National Geographic’s Your Shot, among many other online photography publications. She was featured in various exhibits and collections over the years and has been named one of the Top 100 Photographers to Watch by Click & Co. in 2018.
