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Create healing teas, tinctures, and oils at home using traditional methods and modern safety knowledge. Complete guide to growing, harvesting, and preparing medicinal herbs for family health and wellness, with safety protocols for effective, safe herbal medicine.
Why DIY Herbal Medicine Makes Sense:Quality herbal preparations cost $20-50 per ounce commercially but can be made at home for $2-5 per ounce using fresh, organic herbs grown in your own garden or sourced from trusted suppliers.
What You'll Master:- Herb cultivation for medicinal potency and organic purity
- Harvesting and drying techniques that preserve therapeutic compounds
- Preparation methods for teas, tinctures, salves, and oils with consistent potency
- Safety protocols for proper identification, dosing, and contraindications
- Family health applications for common wellness support and minor ailments
Health and Economic Benefits:Home herbalists report 70-80% savings on natural health products while having complete control over ingredient quality and preparation methods.
Take control of your family's natural health toolkit. Essential for wellness enthusiasts wanting to reduce dependence on commercial products through traditional skills.
About the author
Bevin Cohen is an author, herbalist, gardener, seed saver, and educator. He is the owner of Small House Farm, a sustainable herb farm in central Michigan, offering a full line of herbal wellness products crafted from herbs that are grown or gathered from the wild and oils that are cold-pressed at the homestead. The products are sold across the US and have been featured in numerous magazines. Cohen offers workshops and lectures nationwide on the benefits of living closer to the land through seeds, herbs, and locally grown food. He is the author of
From Our Seeds & Their Keepers and
Saving Our Seeds. He serves on the boards of the International Herb Association, the Slow Food Ark of Taste Seed Bank, and the advisory council for the Community Seed Network. He lives in Sanford, Michigan.
Summary
From urban apartments to wild countryside, The Artisan Herbalist teaches how to identify, grow, harvest, forage, and craft 38 herbs into an assortment of teas, tinctures, creams, and salves to be used at home, shared with friends, or sold at market.
