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The Elderberry Book

Forage, Cultivate, Prepare, Preserve
By John Moody
Series: Homegrown City Life
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The Elderberry Book by John Moody is an essential guide to growing, harvesting, and preserving elderberries, known as nature's medicine cabinet. It covers cultivation techniques tailored for various climates, ensuring maximum berry production. Readers will learn to make syrups, wines, and medicinal extracts that bolster immune health naturally. This book emphasises cost-effective wellness by substituting pricey supplements with homegrown berries, making it perfect for families seeking natural health solutions.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for health-conscious families and gardening enthusiasts interested in natural remedies and sustainable home-grown nutrition. Those seeking to integrate immune-supporting superfoods into their lifestyle will find this book particularly useful.

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The Elderberry Book deepens appreciation for a plant that has played a crucial role for thousands of years. This inspiring, and educational resource guides you through the elderberry's history, how to cultivate and forage from the balcony to the backyard, and its preparation in traditional foods, medicines, wines, crafts, and tools.

  • Co-op Available
  • Pitch to appropriate podcasts like Small Town Homestead, Ideas on the Verge, Permaculture Podcast
  • Features offered to Organic Gardener, Mother Earth Living, Herbalgram
  • Excerpts offered to Herbs, The Herbal Apothecary, Alternative Medicine Magazine
  • Publicity and promotion in conjunction with the author's speaking engagements
  • Simultaneous ebook release and promotion
  • Promotion on New Society Publishers social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, our blog, Pinterest, Instagram, and Youtube
  • Promotion on authors website

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Grow, harvest, and preserve elderberries for immune support, culinary delights, and natural wellness. This is a complete guide to cultivating this superfood berry, with recipes for syrups, wines, and medicinal preparations that support family health naturally.

The Elderberry Book explains why elderberries are called nature's medicine cabinet. Elderberries contain higher antioxidant levels than blueberries and have been used for immune support for centuries. Commercial elderberry supplements can cost £15-25 per bottle, but homegrown elderberries offer the same benefits for pennies.

What You'll Master:

  • Cultivation techniques for maximum berry production in various climates
  • Harvesting and processing methods that preserve nutritional and medicinal value
  • Traditional recipes for syrups, jellies, and wines with modern safety updates
  • Medicinal preparations, including immune-supporting extracts and tinctures
  • Year-round preservation techniques for continuous family health support

Health and Savings Benefits:

Families growing elderberries report significant savings on immune supplements while enjoying fresh, chemical-free berries for cooking and wellness applications.

Grow your family's natural pharmacy in your backyard with The Elderberry Book. Perfect for health-conscious families wanting to combine gardening with natural wellness approaches.

Series: Homegrown City Life

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780865719194

Publisher: New Society Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 September 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: New Society Publishers

Illustration: 50 Halftones, color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 191.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 378g

Pages: 128

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Cook Books & Recipes Cooking & Food Home & Garden John Moody Non-Fiction Series: Homegrown City Life

About the Author

John Moody is the founder of Whole Life Services and Whole Life Buying Club. He is the CEO of Steader and the Executive Director of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund. Involved with farming, food, and homesteading over the last decade, including running an elderberry syrup business, John is a well-known speaker at numerous conferences and events, such as Mother Earth News and Wise Traditions. He won the 2013 Weston A. Price activist of the year award and is one of two old timers and five rambunctious kids who farms and homesteads on 35 acres in Kentucky.

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