Herbal Business Resources
Books
Adams, Rob. Start Your Own Herb and Herbal Products Business: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success. Irvine, CA: Entrepreneur Media, 2003.
Jacobs, Betty E.M. Profitable Herb Growing at Home. Charlotte, VT: Gardenway, 1976.
Long, Jim. Profits from Dream Pillows. Oak Grove, AR: Long Creek Herbs, 1997.
Maine, Sandy. Creating an Herbal Bodycare Business. Pownal, Vt.: Storey Books, 1999.
Platt, Ellen Spector. How to Profit from Flower and Herb
Crafts. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole, 1996.
Reppert, Bertha. Growing Your Herb Business. Pownal, VT: Storey, 1994.
Shores, Sandie. Growing and Selling Fresh-Cut Herbs.
Batavia, IL: Ball, 2003.
Sturdivant, Lee. Flowers for Sale: Growing and Marketing Cut
Flowers. Friday Harbor. WA: San Juan Naturals, 1992.
Sturdivant, Lee. Herbs for Sale: Growing and Marketing Herbs, Herbal Products and Herbal
Know-How. Friday Harbor. WA: San Juan Naturals, 1994.
Sturdivant, Lee. Profits from Your Backyard Herb
Garden. Friday Harbor. WA: San Juan Naturals, 1988.
Sturdivant, Lee and Tim Blakley. The Bootstrap Guide to Medicinal Herbs in
the Garden, Field and Marketplace. Friday Harbor, WA: San Juan Naturals,
1999.
The Herbal Green Pages. Silver Spring, PA: The Herb Growing & Marketing Network,
2005.
Websites**
The American Herbal Products Association
http://www.ahpa.org/
A national trade association of the herbal products
industry, the mission of AHPA is “to serve its members
while promoting the responsible commerce of products
which contain herbs and which are used to enhance health
and quality of life.” Site includes member links,
publications information and industry news.
ATTRA – Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
http://www.attra.org/
A government program funded by the USDA, "provides information and other technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, Extension agents, educators, and others involved in sustainable agriculture in the United States."
Site includes publications emphasizing organic
production and alternative crops including herbs and
flowers.
Growing a Few Acres of Herbs: An Herb Grower’s Handbook
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/hort2/s144.pdf
A detailed, but concise, handbook from the Kansas State University Research and Extension’s Horticulture Library written for small scale commercial growers that includes useful table on “Herbs for the Commercial Market organized by Harvest Method for Primary Crop,” “do’s and don’ts” for drying herbs, and practical advice on market entry and trends. Thorough appendices of further resources and thirty fact sheets on specific herbs, primarily of medicinal value, supplement the text.
The Herb Growing & Marketing Network
http://www.herbworld.com/
A major trade association for the herb industry, this
site includes publications lists and other information
for herb businesses. Also includes online version of the
directory, The Herbal Green Pages, links to national and
international herb gardens, a listing of plant sources,
herbal classifieds, a discussion list and a listing of
herbal schools and courses.
Purdue University – Center for New Crops & Plant Products
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/
NewCROP (New Crop Resource Online Program) is a project of the Purdue University Center for New Crops and Plant Products and is associated with the New Crop Diversification project and the Jefferson Institute.
Includes a collection of several databases and a guide to aromatic & medicinal plants, culinary herbs & spices.
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