Jan/Feb '08 issue of The Essential Herbal

The Jan/Feb '08 issue of The Essential Herbal magazine is out. It is exciting for several reasons. First, we're entering our lucky 7th year of publication. At the very same time, we've switched to soy-based inks to print it. This cover is from a very old giveaway to promote the products of CF Miller, a soap maker and perfumer from Lancaster, PA, our home town. It was a small book about interpreting dreams. The illustration worked very well with the theme that blossomed on it's own for this issue - winter dreams, and what we are already wishing for next spring.

Here's what you'll find inside:

Table of Contents

Crossword - What's That Herb For?

Field Notes from the Editor

Apprenticing with Rosemary Gladstar, Betsy May

Pungent Power Medicine of Garlic, Kristena Roder

Try a Little Tenderness, Laura Daniel

Suburban Herbie - Overstuffed, Geri Burgert

Goji Berries...Myth or Miracle Herb, Maureen Rogers

Never Enough Thyme, Nervines, Susanna Reppert

Garcinia indica.choisy (Kokum), Bruno Lopes

Echinacea! A History of Healing, Joe Smulevitz, C.H., M.H.

Down on the Farm, A Long Winter's Nap..Not!, Michele Brown and Pat Stewart

List Article - Winter Wishes

Super Sunday Recipes, Maryanne Schwartz

Louisiana Lagniappe, Shrimp and Okra Gumbo, Sarah Liberta

SouthRidge Treasures, Bathing with Herbs, Mary Ellen Wilcox

New Year's Resolutions, Susan Evans

The Soap Pot - Soap Basics, Alicia Grosso

Calendula officianalis, Herb of the Year 2008, Betty Pillsbury

Natural Recipes, Cathy Walker

Winter Skin Woes, Karen Creel

Sweet Dreams Diffuser Blend, Rosanne Tartaro