Free grow-your-own guide

Grow the ten plants our grandparents kept on hand.

Everything on that shelf started as a seed packet.

Chamomile, calendula, lavender, chicory, echinacea, yarrow, California poppy, evening primrose, marshmallow and feverfew — with plain-spoken directions for growing, harvesting and using every one the old-fashioned way.

Ten plants — chamomile, calendula, lavender, chicory, echinacea, yarrow, California poppy, evening primrose, marshmallow and feverfew. How to grow each one, how to dry it right, and what folks have traditionally used it for. That's it.

Backyard ApothecaryGuide no. 001

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What one season actually gives you

What a season actually puts on the shelf

Calendula petals drying — and the oil they go into. Calendula oil straining into the tin — 1 part beeswax to 4 parts oil.
Lavender tied and hung — three weeks from cut to jar. Chicory root roasted dark — 300°F, 45 minutes, then the grinder.

Inside the guide

10plants, one chapter each
13pages, no filler
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“Come sit at my kitchen table — I'll show you exactly how I started.”
“No fluff. Ten plants, grown from seed, done right.”