Planting the Future

Saving our Medicinal Herbs

Edited by
Rosemary Gladstar
& Pamela Hirsch
Photos by Martin Wall
Published by
Healing Arts Press

Many herbalists contributed to this United Plant Savers book on protecting and cultivating our healing herbs. We were delighted to contribute the story of goldthread, one of 33 native plants covered in depth. Here you learn how to participate in land stewardship, habitat protection, and eco-friendly consumption. Full-color photographs will inspire experienced and novice herb users alike to protect and cultivate these remarkable healing friends. The herbal analogues listed for these at-risk plants guides the reader to medicinal alternatives that exist in plentiful amounts.

• Color photos of 30 medicinal plants and
  explanations of how to use and grow them
• Mail order resources for hard-to-find seeds
• Suggestions for making eco-friendly purchases and
  using other herbs with similar actions as alternatives

Addressing one of the most urgent issues for environmentalists, America’s most respected and well-known herbalists share in-depth information on preserving 30 popular at-risk herbs.

Contributors include: Don Babineau, Tim Blakley, Mark Blumenthal, Jane Bothwell, Stephen Harrod Buhner, David Bunting, Richo Cech, Tane Datta, Shatoiya and Rick de la Tour, Ryan W Drum, Doug Elliott, Steven Foster, Cascade Anderson Geller, Kate Gilday, Rosemary Gladstar, James Green, Pamela Hirsch, Christopher Hobbs, Sara Katz, Kathi Keville, Robyn Klein, Richard Liebmann, Brigitte Mars, Pam Montgomery, Nancy and Michael Phillips, Janice J. Schofield, Joanne Marie Snow, Deb Soule, Paul Strauss, Gregory L. Tilford, Krista Thie, Susun S. Weed, David Winston, Martin Wall, Matthew Wood.

The authors share their extensive experience with using and growing popular herbs, and include suggestions for creating your own private herbal sanctuary. Make your herbal purchases a vote for sustainability.

Planting the Future
Saving our Medicinal Herbs
paper  ::   8 x 10  ::   310 pages
ISBN 0892818948  ::  $25
(Canada $35.95)
All author royalties will be donated to United Plant Savers (plantsavers.org).

To order Planting the Future click "order" to order online (with PayPal) or you may send a check or money order for the cover price of $25 –- shipping will be free! -- to Heartsong Farm, 859 Lost Nation Road, Groveton, NH 03582.