NORTHWEST HERB FARMS
Year of Publication:
2015
Northwest herb farms in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.
Compiled by Michael Pilarski. Edition #1. 12/28/2015
By Michael Pilarski, Friends of the Trees Botanicals, June 6, 2018
Herb Stores in the Pacific Northwest 2016
Year of Publication:
2016
Compilation by Michael Pilarski
January 1, 2016 Edition
Following is a list of 36 herb stores in the Pacific Northwest that I am currently aware of. How many have I missed? The numbers keep growing. There were 24 stores in my 2011 edition and I can remember when there were less than 10.
Herb Schools in the Pacific Northwest
Herbalists in the Pacific Northwest
Year of Publication:
2016
Northwest Herbal Faire List of Past Presenters
2/18/2011 edition
Compilation by Michael Pilarski. This is just my starting list. Please send nominations for people to add to this list. Where are other published lists?
Please note that the title for the first 10 events was Northwest Herbal Faire. We switched to Northwest Herbal Fair in 2011 for a number of reasons.
The affiliations given are those at the time of that herbal fair, where known.
2015 Herb Gatherings in the Pacific Northwest
Nettle Root Harvesting - In the Wild and on the Farm
Year of Publication:
2016
by Michael Pilarski, Friends of the Trees Society, December 25, 2016
The Mother Lode of Black Cohosh
Year of Publication:
2017
Michael Pilarski, Friends of the Trees Botanicals, 3/3/2017
Anyone want some black cohosh root? Fresh, dry, or propagation material?
Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) is one of the most well-known and commonly-used medicinal plants native to the US East Coast. If you don’t know about its medicinal uses, there is lots of information on the internet and in herb books.
Books on Herb Growing (and more)
Year of Publication:
2017
Book reviews by Michael Pilarski, Friends of the Trees Society.
Prepared for the Vashon Island workshops on Growing Medicinal Plants.
April 1, 2017 version
There are a lot of resources on herb growing on the internet but less so in print. Here are the best books I have found on the topic. They are all in my library and I consult all of them.
A Visit to Two Medicinal Herb Gardens
Year of Publication:
2017
By Michael Pilarski, April 21 and 22. 2017
University of Washington Medicinal Herb Garden
& Bastyr University Medicinal Herb Garden
On Friday, April 21, I had the pleasure to visit the University of Washington Medicinal Herb Garden. It was the warmest day of the year so far for the Puget Sound/Salish Sea. Thousands of people were out enjoying the day, but I only saw one other person looking at the medicinal plants.
Setting prices for botanicals in the herbal marketplace
Year of Publication:
2018
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