Basil: An Herb Society of America Guide
Acknowledgements
Concept and content format developed and reviewed by members of the HSA Educational Program Development Subcommittee:
Gretchen Faro, HSA Executive Director
Arlene Kestner, Ph.D., HSA President 2002-2004
Linda Lain, HSA Communications Committee Chair 2002-2005
Michele Meyers, HSA Director of Education
Carrie Stubbs-Vetrovsky, former HSA Director of Education
Lois Sutton, Ph.D., HSA Education Committee Chair 2003-2006
Janet Walker, HSA Botany & Horticulture Chair 2002-2005
Additional editorial assistance was provided by Robin Siktberg, HSA Editor/Horticulturist. Research assistance was provided by Christine Liebson, HSA Librarian/Webmaster and Theodora Drozdowski.
HSA would like to thank Interweave Press for permission to reprint Susan Belsinger's pesto recipe from
Basil: An Herb Lovers Guide by Thomas DeBaggio and Susan Belsinger.
The cultivars section of this guide and selected recipes were excerpted/adapted from the 2003
Herbarist article by Madalene Hill and Gwen Barclay, "Basils for the Gardener's Kitchen: Herb of the Year, 2003."
The Herbarist. 69 (2003): 4-11.
Photo credits
Thank you to Susan Belsinger, Madalene Hill and Gwen Barclay for providing the images included in this guide.
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