Book Review: We Garden Together
Karen Meyers Jane Hirschi and the educators at CitySprouts present directions for 20 activities to learn about nature in their book, We Garden Together. Guided by their mission to cultivate wonder and…
Book Review: The Beginner’s Guide to Growing Cannabis and Making Your Own Healing Remedies
Author Tammi Sweet’s book, The Beginners Guide to Growing Cannabis and Making your Own Healing Remedies, combines horticulture and herbal medicine to create an introduction to growing and using cannabis.…
Book Review: Seeing Through the Smoke
Karen In his book, Seeing Through the Smoke, Dr. Peter Grinspoon, MD, explores the controversy concerning the use of cannabis; is it a low risk medicine or an insidiously addictive drug?…
Book Review: Weed: Cannabis Culture in the Americas
Author Caitlin Donohue’s book, Weed: Cannabis Culture in the Americas, deals with the impact of cannabis on the lives of people from various periods of time and diverse countries in…
Book Review: How We Roll:The Art and Culture of Joints, Blunts and Spliffs
In his book, How We Roll:The Art and Culture of Joints, Blunts and Spliffs, author Noah Rubin provides a lively mixture of history, culture, and directions for rolling weed. The…
Book Review: Edible Houseplants
Edible Houseplants offers a guide to growing 46 tropical houseplants from citrus, fig, and papaya to coffee, chocolate and vanilla. The plants include trees, shrubs and vines and all may…
Book Review: Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine
First published in 1996, this updated version reflects the enormous growth and changes in herbal medicine that have occurred since it was first written. It combines information on the traditional…
Book Review: Can You Hear the Trees Talking?
Peter Wohlleben’s book, Can You Hear the Trees Talking?, introduces young children to the hidden life of the forest. As a well known forester, the author combines scientific information with…
Book Review: Ancient Remedies
In his book, Ancient Remedies, Dr. Josh Axe gives readers holistic options to pharmaceuticals for treating over 70 health issues. His options are based on treatments used for centuries in…
Book Review: Wild Remedies
Wild Remedies is a holistic guide to connecting with nature by developing a mutually beneficial relationship with plants. It focuses on the ethical and sustainable use of native plants for…