Essential Herbal Resources for Farmers: Recommended Reading and Suppliers
If you’re looking to deepen your knowledge and/ or source herbs, seeds and medicinal plants you’ll find below a list of books and suppliers recommended by Kate Scott BSc, Medical Herbalist and Pasture Consultant: thedroversdaughter.com
Contact kate@thedroversdaughter.com to order small quantities of dried herbs and tinctures, and for pasture advice. Kate is also available for medical appointments.
Books on Herbs and Medicinal Plants
The Complete Herbal Handbook for Farm and Stable – Juliette de Bairacli Levy – an unbeatable book!
Natural Parasite Control for Livestock: Pasture Management, Chemical-Free Deworming, Growing Antiparasitics – Wendy Lombardi.
Hedgerow Medicine – Matthew Seal & Julie Bruton Seal – an excellent introduction to the medicinal uses of native British plants.
Tree Medicine – Peter Conway – A comprehensive guide to the healing power of over 170 trees.
Wild Health – Cindy Engel.
Herb Suppliers
Organic Herb Trading organicherbtrading.com for dried organic herbs and tinctures ( bulk).
Poyntzfield Herb Nursery poyntzfieldherbs.co.uk for plants.
Seed Suppliers
Earthsong Seeds earthsongseeds.co.uk – ethical suppliers of organic medicinal seeds.
Emorsgate Seeds wildseed.co.uk – fantastic selection of British native plant seed.
Cotswold Seeds cotswoldseeds.com – seed, herbs, wildflower and mixes conventional and organic.
Oliver seeds oliver-seeds.co.uk – herbal leys and seed mixes.