The Earth Shall Blossom Shaker Herbs and Gardening

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ISBN: 9780881501834 | 0881501832
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 5/17/1999

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The Shakers endlessly fascinate us: they seem always to offer something new. We are drawn again and again to their philosophy of simple resourceful living, to their artifacts, and to their architecture, music, furniture, and agriculture.

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Acknowledgments	p. ix
Who are the Shakers?	p. xiii
Shaker Timeline	p. xvii
Shaker Communities	p. xxiv
Creating a "Heaven on Earth"	p. 1
The Development of the Shakers' Herb Business	p. 19
"If You Want a Splendid Garden, Buy the Shakers' Garden Seeds"	p. 35
Shaker Gardens Today	p. 45
"Persevering Faithfulness": Creating Your Shaker Herb Garden	p. 63
"The Power to Heal": The Shakers' Medical Practices	p. 101
The First Herbalists	p. 115
The Age of the Cure	p. 133
Culinary Herbs	p. 155
Domestic Uses of Herbs	p. 177
"These Shall Speak with Touching Power": Shaker Catalogs	p. 203
Shaker Catalog	p. 219
Medicinal Herb Catalogs	p. 223
Seed Catalogs	p. 229
Notes	p. 235
Bibliography	p. 251
Index	p. 259
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The Earth Shall Blossom Shaker Herbs and Gardening

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