House, garden & nature

Master distiller Rita Vitt has been combining the multifaceted aromas of flowers and herbs in her liqueur recipes for over 20 years. The noble and sometimes unusual compositions offer every liqueur lover new taste delights and encourage creative use of everyday, often overlooked treasures from nature. In each of the 50 recipes, the liqueur expert gives you precise instructions for collecting, preparing and maturing. From the sweet, flowery mullein-marigold liqueur to the spicy-green ribwort plantain-lady's mantle liqueur - let yourself be surprised by new flavor nuances! 128 pages.

Do you have the dream of refining an apple tree or refining a rose yourself? This doesn't have to remain a dream: This book introduces you to the best grafting methods from grafting to grafting. All techniques for refining berries, roses or fruit trees are explained to you so clearly that you can use them straight away. Thanks to its easy-to-understand instructions and clear photographs, this compact guide to refining plants by Heiner Schmid has become a classic. You will be introduced to the topic with background information and practical tips and will be equipped with the professional tools you need to refine your shrubs and trees yourself.

Regardless of whether you are a beginner or an experienced self-catering user, here you will find technically precise and at the same time easy-to-understand information about the equipment and maintenance of greenhouses and cold frames. In addition to the basics about climate, water and soil, you will learn interesting facts about growing vegetables and herbs with valuable tips for growing young plants on time. Detailed information will help you identify and treat plant diseases. Practical: With work calendar for the entire gardening year, so you know exactly what needs to be done month after month.

Anbau, Ernte und Vermarktung von NutzhanfJeder denkt bei Hanf an das Rauschmittel – dabei kann Hanf so viel mehr! Nutzhanfsorten, also jene die kaum eine berauschende Wirkung haben, finden als Lebensmittel und Faserlieferanten Verwendung. Aus ihren Samen kann Öl erzeugt werden, auch finden sie als Tierfutter und für menschliche Nahrung Verwendung. Die ganze Pflanze wird wiederum für die Papierherstellung gebraucht. Hanf kann im landwirtschaftlichen Betrieb die Fruchtfolge und die Produktpalette bereichern, den Einsatz von Unkrautvernichtungsmitteln senken und den Boden verbessern.Das Buch informiert über die Ansprüche der Pflanzen an Boden, Wasserversorgung und Düngung. Darüber hinaus beleuchtet es die Auswahl der Sorten ebenso wie die Erntetechnik am Feld. Den vielfältigen Verwendungsmöglichkeiten von Hanf und seiner Vermarktung ist ein eigener Abschnitt gewidmet. 160 Seiten.

Local wild herbs are rich in valuable ingredients and have a wide range of uses in the kitchen and as medicinal products. In this book we will show you how to do it: where to find edible wild plants and how you can safely identify and recognize edible wild herbs. You will also learn simple recipes for the best wild herb dishes and how you can use wild herbs as medicinal herbs. Clear drawings and precise plant portraits help you to correctly identify wild herbs, fruits and berries, to learn about the effects of medicinal herbs and to use wild plants in a variety of ways in the kitchen.

​Wraps - a gentle healing method for the whole familyWraps are a holistic and gentle healing method for colds, fever, stomach and back pain, joint complaints and more. They also promote healthy sleep and are suitable for all age groups - from children to the elderly.This book provides you with the necessary know-how to successfully apply wraps and compresses. The authors explain which compresses help with various ailments, how to prepare them and how to apply them correctly. You will also receive lots of recovery tips and information on medicinal plants and household remedies such as curd cheese.Learn the art of compresses and support your health in a natural way! 80 color photos, 144 pages.

The correct cut of pome, stone and berry fruit, but also of roses and ornamental shrubs for optimal flower abundance! Additional chapter: Refining and grafting!

Skin care is also soul careThe skin is more than just our outer shell - it reflects how we feel and is directly connected to our body and soul. This book shows you how to make your own cosmetics using natural ingredients from your environment - holistic, effective and tailored to your needs.An easy-to-understand introduction explains the structure of the skin, how its requirements change with age and what really matters when it comes to skincare. Then it's time to get practical: get to know local flowers and herbs - with information on their effects and application.Whether soothing ointment, fragrant cream or nourishing lotion - with over 100 recipes, you are guaranteed to find the right care for your skin. There are also special products for men. You can make everything yourself with simple means - for a good feeling on your skin and in your heart.208 pages, illustrated throughout in color, Dimensions: 16.5 x 22 cm, hardcover

​Traditional home remedies that work, quick help from the medicine cabinetExperience the power of traditional home remedies! Onion juice helps with coughs, a curd compress for sprains and a tea made from mint, lemon balm, aniseed and camomile for flatulence. If you have a runny nose, a sore leg or a tummy ache, Karin Buchart offers tried and tested recipes from regional folk medicine. Simple and effective: home remedies made from foods and herbs that you also have at homeHow to prevent illness: Strengthen the immune system, improve intestinal floraRunny nose, dry cough, sore throat: the best home remedies for coldsWhether you're feeling unwell or ill, suffering from a childhood illness or age-related complaints: Teas, herbs and compresses that helpFrom arteriosclerosis to gout and joint pain to the menopause: 400 pages full of tried and tested home remediesAll the home remedies presented in the book have one thing in common: they are easy to use and have been passed down within families for generations. Many of the recipes come from the Alps and the Pinzgau region. 400 pages.

Are you looking for alternatives to conventional antibiotics? These often lead to resistance or intolerance. You can often do without it and treat early illnesses with herbal antibiotics. The herbs and spices are usually tolerated without side effects and strengthen the immune system thanks to their vital substances. In this book, alternative practitioner Claudia Ritter explains when it makes sense to use herbal antibiotics, explains how they work and provides a wealth of healing recipes for the most important complaints. Portraits of the most important spices and herbs with antibiotic effects make the book a resource for the medicine cabinet. 144 pages.

This book is dedicated to the pure aroma of homemade fruit, herbal and spice liqueurs! Herb expert Susanne Oettle shows how you can easily make your own liqueur - with purely regional and seasonal ingredients. Over 40 sophisticated recipe creations range from elderflower, cherry and rosehip liqueurs to baked apple and hazelnut liqueurs. The compact guide section provides the necessary background knowledge on the right equipment, fruit and herb selection and the correct preparation with spirits. This book accompanies you step by step to homemade, all-natural liqueur - without any artificial flavors or additives. 120 pages.

Fungi, bacteria, insects and earthworms are key to soil fertility. It is therefore of the utmost importance to know and promote the living creatures in the garden soil and to understand the processes in the soil. This book helps: The first part describes how the soil is structured, who lives in it, how the plants thrive in it and what complex processes take place in the soil. The second part shows how to easily analyze your own garden soil, which processing options make sense, how important mulching is in the garden, how to preserve soil fertility and specifically improve the quality of the soil, for example by adding compost, organic fertilizers or plant extracts. 176 pages.

Prevent naturally, treat infections, strengthen the immune system Natural medicine offers a wealth of medicinal plants, spices and wild herbs to protect yourself gently and without side effects from attacks and infections caused by viruses. The effective ingredients of the plants stimulate the defense cells of the immune system, have direct antiviral effects or inhibit the reproduction of viruses. This practical guide shows how you can strengthen the body's defenses with virus-inhibiting medicinal plants. The experienced alternative practitioner Claudia Ritter describes options for prophylaxis, numerous recipes and the correct preparation of teas, tinctures and other applications with proven antiviral medicinal plants such as echinacea, cistus, wild garlic and many more.

Using many basic recipes, the simple processing of healing herbs for the green medicine cabinet is shown. Ointments, essences and tinctures as well as old special recipes are produced: natural antibiotics and painkillers, medicinal wine, Oxymel (a non-alcoholic healing potion with honey), forest and meadow rubbing alcohol, cough syrup, ointments and gel. Plus: The 100 most important medicinal herbs for all ailments from head to toe! An indispensable reference work for every household, for herbalists and newcomers, for maintaining health and for health care according to the motto Prevention is better than cure. The content spans the spectrum between herbs as food, as medicine and as care products, which work both from the outside (e.g. as balm or ointment) and from the inside (as tea, vinegar or medicinal wine). Health from nature< br> Simply make your own wayside pharmacy The most important medicinal herbs and their use

This guide to self-collected herbs and medicinal plants from nature and their possible uses combines traditional and modern knowledge to produce natural cosmetic products in your own kitchen: from soap or a simple tincture to an elaborately stirred cream. In the book, which is specifically structured into monthly chapters, you can always see exactly which herbs can be harvested and what can be conjured up from them. Our own products are produced almost all year round. From self-collected May leaves that can be processed into cough syrup, a mosquito bite ointment made from ribwort plantain, lipstick with chickweed to nettle soap for better blood circulation, there is something for every need. Many small tips help to alleviate everyday problems. The recipes are easy to follow and explained with step-by-step photos. The book has two special features: Many recipes for pets are included and most of the products are vegan!160 pages.

​A colorful reference book on the healing powers of natureThis illustrated reference book combines old and new knowledge about medicinal herbs, the elements and life through the seasons. It tells of rituals and myths that preserve the secrets of nature and reveals the treasures of the Alpine natural pharmacy.Whether for more energy or for sleep problems: We can find what our body and soul need in the forest, garden and right on our doorstep.Nature knowledge expert Miriam Wiegele and her colleagues have collected interesting, helpful and curious facts from ancient times. They also get to the bottom of popular sayings and traditional legends about nature. Magnificently illustrated anthology with knowledge of nature and medicinal plantsEverything about plant symbolism, magical animals and the power of the stars and elementsThe most important myths, legends, stories and fairy tales about natural treasuresProven remedies and household remedies from the natural apothecary 272 pages

Especially in modern times, when more and more people are suffering from skin diseases, the reference work offers knowledge, suggestions and recipes to strengthen skin health from the natural pharmacy of our ancestors. The 300-page book bundles a complete skin pharmacy for the whole family and looks deep into the secrets of monastery medicine, Hildegard von Bingen and Ayurveda. In addition, Gabriela Nedoma places the knowledge of our ancestors in the context of modern science - each recipe is accompanied by a detailed introduction describing the history of medicine, scientific studies and the effects of the plants. Thanks to this bridge to our time, the remedies in the book are more relevant than ever.Traditional skin medicine: backgrounds of empirical medicine, therapeutic concepts and medical historyInstructions for producing the remedies, basic knowledge Oil and fat bases, folk remedies Experiential medicine in practice: Current scientific studies on the effects of medicinal plants Healing procedures from traditional medicine: Make your own healing ointments, oils and skin creams Proven remedies that work on the skin: On more than 300 pages, Gabriela Nedoma, expert in traditional naturopathy and green cosmetics, presents tried-and-tested recipes for healing ointments, oils and skin creams and a large skin pharmacy Over 100 natural medicines and home remedies to make yourself for the whole family:Skin medicines for external complaints such as neurodermatitis, injuries, wounds, burns, acne, psoriasis and dry skinSkin remedies for internal ones Illnesses, against respiratory problems, pain, inflammation, swelling and sprains Gynecological remedies against cramps, bleeding and menopausal symptomsNatural skin care for babies and people with sensitive skinEffective anti-aging -Remedies for dry, irritated and mature skin In addition to classics such as marigold ointment, St. John's wort oil and Hildegard von Bingen's wormwood oil, the author also presents little-known skin remedies such as oxymel ointments, salt ointments or snow ointments. This makes Traditional Skin Medicine a standard work for everyone who wants to strengthen their skin health with the power of nature!The future of skin health lies in its past, in the health knowledge of our ancestors!

Rezepte für Gesundheit und Schönheit durch die geheimen Kräfte der Pflanzen. Die Natur hat immer recht ist ein Klassiker der modernen Pflanzenheilkunde. In seinem Werk beschreibt er ausführlich die Wirkung von Heilpflanzen, Gemüsen, Salaten und Obst auf die Gesundheit und die Schönheit des Menschen. Zu den Wirkungen gesellt sich im zweiten Teil eine Sammlung seiner Lieblingsrezepte, unterteilt nach Suppen, Hauptgerichten, Saucen, Gemüse und Salaten sowie Nachspeisen und Getränken. Das Buch ist jedoch nicht nur ein Ratgeber für die Gesundheit und Schönheit, es weist bereits 1972 auf die Umweltverschmutzung, das Müllproblem, die Überdüngung, die Autoabgase und die geplante Obsoleszenz von Produkten hin und stellt der Politik der letzten 50 Jahre somit ein erbärmliches Zeugnis aus.320 Seiten

Plants save plantsGarden without poison!The Bible of the nature-oriented French gardeners is now also available in German.112 pages. More than a hundred thousand French gardeners can't be wrong: that's how many have already read the book Stinging Nettle Manure &~ Co by Bernard Bertrand, Jean-Paul Collaert and Eric Petiot. Finally, this absolute success title is also available in German. The authors present ways to protect plants in your own garden against pests and support their growth. All of this without the use of poison or chemicals. The magic formula is: Plants save plants. There is literally a herb to combat everything, you just have to know where. Plant manure can be used in the fruit and vegetable garden as well as in the care of ornamental flowers or to strengthen house plants. Extracts from nettles, horsetail, ferns, comfrey or dandelion, to name just a few, often work wonders in protecting and caring for their colleagues from the plant kingdom. This useful and natural book explains exactly how to produce these plant protection and strengthening agents without chemicals and where to use them most efficiently.The garden will be worth investing in this book for every (hobby) gardener, not just thank you, but give back a hundredfold!

6th expanded edition. Old fruit varieties are more in demand today than ever. The Pocket Atlas of Old Fruit Varieties presents a selection of fruit-growing and pomologically valuable old apple varieties, must and commercial pears as well as old varieties of plums, plums, sweet and sour cherries. Images typical of the variety and detailed cross-sectional images of apples, images of the stones of plums and plums in their original size, images of the cores of table pears in their original size and important distinguishing features will help you to reliably identify the 296 old types of fruit. You will also find important information about susceptibility to disease, location requirements, yield performance and utilization properties. 351 pages.

Properly plant, care for and harvest everything from apples to cornelian cherries. So that there is always something to pick and snack on. ~Everything about gardening is actually fun. From the careful selection of what should grow, to the hands-on digging, to the crowning moment, the harvest. ~And of course it's even nicer when you do it right. ~This book will help you on your way to... Orchard proceed. It contains everything about planning, planting, caring for, protecting and harvesting and presents around 30 types of pome, stone and berry fruit as well as wine, kiwi and wild fruits, including compact varieties for small areas. Practical tips will help you make delicious use of the freshly harvested fruit, and with the detailed list of varieties you are guaranteed to make the right choice for your garden. 65 color photos, 120 pages. ~

?Gentle natural medicine for everyday problemsIn this unique recipe book you will find 122 really good recipes from the treasure trove of decades of medicinal plant experience, ~from the renowned medicinal plant experts Ursel Bhring and Michaela Girsch. ~< br>There are tried and tested recipes for the whole family to stay healthy and get healthy: for the stomach, immune system, skin and soul, heart, pain, circulation, young and old, woman and man. A book without complicated theory that can be used immediately, peppered with personal recommendations and tips from the authors. 73 color photos. 144 pages. ~

Homemade!Only pure nature in the gardenNatural gardening requires plant protection and fertilizers from natural sources. Both can be obtained from various garden plants, but also from waste products from your own household.For gardening with a green thumb, in addition to manure made from nettle, comfrey &~ Co. also other plant extracts, such as home-made essential oils, which work wonders in plant protection. In addition, a number of home remedies help to deal with garden problems without chemicals: beer, soda, soap nuts and soft soap as well as ash, cow dung or coffee grounds. This book about gardening without poison also provides instructions for the targeted use of clay and lime, even curd soap and urine.Richly illustrated step-by-step instructions ensure that the ones you produce yourself Plant protection and fertilizers lead to splendid flowers and a rich harvest.

How can you build humus on your own farm? How can the soil be made fit for extreme weather such as heavy rainfall and periods of drought? Find out in a practical and scientifically based way how you can successfully increase soil fertility in arable and vegetable production with new crop management.Read how to keep the soil covered with mulch, minimize tillage, create year-round root penetration and, if possible create a high level of diversity.Learn how to adapt these innovative systems to your respective site conditions.Practical assessment and calculation methods for soil, fertilization and plant populations help to monitor success. 232 pages, 157 color photos.