Grow Your Own Tea The Complete Guide To Cultivating Harvesting And Preparing

Author : Christine Parks
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 1643260308
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grow Your Own Tea written by Christine Parks and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Plant a tea plant and watch it grow! Grow Your Own Tea is truly a masterpiece how-to guide to cultivating and enjoying the sacred leaf. It will delight even the armchair gardener and casual tea lover." —James Norwood Pratt, author of James Norwood Pratt’s Tea Dictionary Tea lovers, make a fresh pot, sit down with this delightful guide, and discover the joys of growing and processing your own tea at home. Tea farmer Christine Parks and enthusiast Susan Walcott cover it all from growing tea plants and harvesting leaves, to the distinct processes that create each tea’s signature flavors. In this comprehensive handbook, you’ll discover tea’s ancient origins, learn about the single plant that produces white, green, oolong, and black teas, and discover step-by-step instructions for plucking, withering, and rolling. Simple recipes that highlight the flavor of tea and creative uses for around the home round out this must-read for tea fans.

Author : Jodi Helmer
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 162008323X
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Growing Your Own Tea Garden written by Jodi Helmer and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows how to plant, maintain, harvest and enjoy a productive backyard tea garden, with a comprehensive survey of all the crops that make delicious tea drinks, plus advice on cultivation, harvesting, drying, storing and brewing.

Author : Cassie Liversidge
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1250039428
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Homegrown Tea written by Cassie Liversidge and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Homegrown Tea explains how to grow a large variety of plants in your own garden, on a balcony or even on a window sill could become your tea cupboard. It shows you how to grow your tea from seeds, cuttings, or small plants, as well as which parts of the plant are used to make tea. Liversidge lays out when and how to harvest your plants, as well as information on how to prepare the plant, including how to dry tea leaves to make tea you can store to last you throughout the year. As a guide to using tea to make you feel better, there are nutritional and medicinal benefits. Finally, there is an illustrated guide to show how to make up fresh and dried teabags and how to serve a delicious homegrown tea. It is sustainable way to look at a beverage, which is steeped in history and tradition. Sample drinks include well-known plants such as rose hips, mint, sage, hibiscus, and lavender, as well as more obscure ones like chicory, angelica, apple geranium, and lemon verbena.

Author : Margaret Green
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781539008491
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Grow and Harvest Tea written by Margaret Green and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-21 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a detailed guide on everything that anyone looking to grow tea would need in order to be successful in their ventures.Tea is present in almost every culture in the world and its uses date back over 4000 years to china. Here it was used as medicine, beverage and general treat in the form of being chewed. Legend stated that the drink was first consumed by a mythical emperor names Shen Hung in 2737 BC, however this is mainly folklore and the first solid evidence for the use of the tea plant was documented in 350 BC where the Chinese character was seen in a dictionary.

Author : H. Panda
Publisher : ASIA PACIFIC BUSINESS PRESS Inc.
ISBN 13 : 8178331683
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Book on Cultivation and Manufacture of Tea (2nd Revised Edition) written by H. Panda and published by ASIA PACIFIC BUSINESS PRESS Inc.. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tea is one of the most popular beverages that are being consumed all over the world. Tea is known as a soothing drink and a way of life. Owing to its increasing demand, tea is considered to be one of the major components of world beverage market. Tea is very beneficial for health and is also known as anticarcinogenic properties. Green tea acts as an antiviral agent. Growing tea requires sufficient amount of work and there is additional level of work that must be incorporated to harvest it. Tea is cultivated in tropical and sub tropical regions. There are various kinds of tea such as black tea, green, oolong tea that can be obtained from real tea plant, Camellia sinensis. The making of different varieties of tea mainly depends upon plucking and rolling, spreading, storing process. The handbook describes aspects of tea cultivation, ranging from the history of old crop, machinery & equipment for various Tea, biological control, organic tea- and many more. This is a sincere attempt to open up the world of this wonderful beverage, its cultivation methods, types of tea available worldwide, manufacturing process, to the common man. Some of the fundamentals of the book are growth of tea in other countries, tea in Indian economy, biochemical constituents, pharmacological properties, selection, pollination and propagation, nutritional requirements, growth, photosynthesis and respiration, nursery management, water theory, oxidative degradation of protein, biological effect of polyphenols, analysis of tea, tea processing, green tea processing, tea bag production etc. This book will be a mile stone for its readers who are new to this sector, will also find useful for entrepreneurs, tea scientists and tea research establishments.

Author : Wendy Vincent
Publisher : Atlantic Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1601383517
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Guide to Growing Healing and Medicinal Herbs written by Wendy Vincent and published by Atlantic Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will guide you through the step-by-step process of learning about and growing your own healing herbs, starting with the basics of what each herb can do and proceeding to show you everything you need to cultivate them yourself. The first things you will learn in this guide are the basics of all healing herbs, starting with a complete breakdown of the numerous healing herbs known to be easily cultivated in temperate climates. Matching the right herbs to your region, you will then be able to start learning about how herbs grow, as well as what they need from the soil, water, the weather, and feeding. You will learn which plants grow best together and which style of herbs are going to be best for selling and which are best for personal growing. Experts in the field of healing herbs have provided their insights into issues such as how to harvest the healing herbs best and how to dry or preserve them for use as healing materials. Learn how you can make a number of common treatments for various ailments with your herbs and how you can benefit best from your newfound garden.--COVER.

Author : Nick Giftai
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781520319001
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gardener's Guide to Growing and Processing Tea written by Nick Giftai and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-05 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to grow your own tea and process the leaves into white, green, oolong, black tea and more! Detailed descriptions of all the steps including growing from seed and cuttings, choosing your tea variety, preparing the grow site and all the techniques of processing tea.This book includes everything you need to know in order to establish a healthy, bountiful tea patch and a high quality finished product.

Author : Marietta Marshall Marcin
Publisher : Storey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781580171069
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Herbal Tea Gardens written by Marietta Marshall Marcin and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 1999-01 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely updated with new a format, 25 new herb profiles, and 100 new tea recipes, this edition provides both the novice and herbalist with a complete guide to growing and brewing 95 tea herbs. Two-color illustrations.

Author : Sarah Farr
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1612125751
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Healing Herbal Teas written by Sarah Farr and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2016-12-27 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freshly blended herbal teas offer more healing power than do pre-packaged tea bags. In Healing Herbal Teas, master herbalist and author Sarah Farr serves up 101 original recipes that not only offer health advantages but also taste great. Formulations to benefit each body system and promote well-being include Daily Adrenal Support, Inflammation Reduction, and Digestive Tonic. Additional recipes that address seasonal needs such as allergy relief or immune support will attune you to the cycles of nature, while instruction on the art of tea blending will teach you how to develop your own signature mixtures to give your body exactly what it needs. This book is an enchanting and delectable guide to blending and brewing power-packed herbal teas at home.

Author : Nick Moyle
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0811769348
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wild Tea written by Nick Moyle and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-07-23 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the incredible uses of 40 home-grown and foraged ingredients for making a variety of original brew-it-yourself recipes. You will learn how to grow, find, harvest, dry, and store ingredients including berries, roots, seeds, leaves, and flowers--plus the profile of each: history, health benefits, parts of the plant to use, and how to brew singly. The 30 recipes are for complex blends and specialty drinks such as detox teas, class night-time brews, Moroccan mint, Korean barley tea, bubble tea, and even dandelion coffee. Step-by-step detailed instructions are given for each recipe. There is also a "best of the rest" section with more unique ingredients that can be added to your brews, such as ginger, cinnamon, pomegranate, and orange. Enjoy the satisfaction and health benefits of brewing your own natural teas!