Homegrown City Life Series You’d like to be self-sufficient, but the space you have available is tighter than your budget. If this sounds familiar, the Homegrown City Life Series was created just for you! Our authors bring country living to the city with big ideas for small spaces. Topics include cheesemaking, fermenting, gardening, composting and, more—everything you need to create your own homegrown city life! In This Series The Art of Plant-Based Cheesemaking DIY Autoflowering Cannabis DIY Kombucha DIY Mushroom Cultivation The Food Lover's Garden Pure Charcuterie Worms at Work Your Indoor Herb Garden History The founders of modern botany, pharmacology, herbology, and medicine all discuss, often at length, the elder. Few plants have received the amount of attention across peoples and places like elder, and few plants have been with us as long--archaeological evidence has found elder seeds in sites over 9000 years old. It makes sense. Few plants provide one-stop shopping like the elders. It is fruit, medicine, and craft, all in one fast-growing and resilient plant. Cultivation and Care Elderberry are generally easy to grow and lovely to look at, which makes them a great addition to any home, homestead, or farm. Their habit allows for flexible use, even in urban or other restricted settings where you can grow them in plain sight as a part of most any kind of landscaping. In this respect, it is similar to serviceberry and other edible landscaping plants that are usually unnoticed or overlooked by most people. Whether as a stand-alone plant or as a series of shrubs serving as a hedge or fence, elderberry does well in urban, suburban, or rural settings. Harvesting & Foraging The window for harvest varies by around 6 to 8 weeks by location and cultivar in question, so it is important to learn to recognize when a good window for harvest has arrived in your area. Also, some of the most commonly mistaken plants have very different life cycles than elderberry, so knowing the elder’s general habit in your area helps ensure you won’t forage the wrong food! Preserving Elderberries Now that you have collected your elderberries, what will you do with them? Elderberries are easy to preserve. Note that they don’t keep well at room temperature once picked; within a day or so, they will degrade substantially in quality. Depending on your equipment and space, you can prepare them for later use in numerous ways. Also, you don’t have to preserve elderberries before using them. Fresh elderberries can be used to make syrup, jelly, and many other things right off the bush! Preparation Methods Elderberry has a long history of many preparation methods, some more culinary or celebratory in nature, some more medicinal. Basic Equipment Canning jars, Mason or Weck Mesh strainer Measuring cups and spoons Funnels Stock pot (useful for both water bath canning and sterilization) Labels Crafts from Elder Wood Elderberry is much more than a food or medicine. The potent chemicals found in the plant serve many other purposes, such as in dyes or natural insect repellants. The wood of the elder historically was used in everything from furniture and flutes to amazingly fun children’s toys. Traditionally, crafts were made from dried or dead rather than fresh green wood. Many Native American and European techniques involved drying fresh wood before using in crafts if that was their starting material. DIY Autoflowering Cannabis A totally new category of plants — as easy to grow as tomatoes, perfect for gardeners The Food Lover's Garden Grow it, cook it, eat it! From the vegetable patch to the dinner table DIY Mushroom Cultivation Bring mushrooms into your life as you dive into the practice of home-scale mushroom cultivation NEW SOCIETY PUBLISHERS ● Carbon Neutral ● B Corporation ● Employee Shareholders ● 100% Post Consumer Recycled Paper
✔ Author(s): John Moody
✔ Title: The Elderberry Book: Forage, Cultivate, Prepare, Preserve (Homegrown City Life, 8)
✔ Rating : 4.7 out of 5 base on (218 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 0865719195
✔ ISBN-13: 9780865719194
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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The world created in this book was unlike anything I've ever encountered. The author's imagination knows no bounds, and I was completely mesmerized by the fantastical setting.
Melody Blake
I loved the powerful messages hidden within the story. The book tackled important social issues and made me ponder the world we live in. It's a must-read for everyone.
Polly Hurlbutt
The plot was so well-paced that I lost track of time while reading. I was completely immersed in the story, eagerly turning the pages to uncover the next twist.
