The Elderberry Book deepens appreciation for a plant that has played a crucial role for thousands of years. This inspiring, and educational resource guides you through the elderberry's history, how to cultivate and forage from the balcony to the backyard, and its preparation in traditional foods, medicines, wines, crafts, and tools.

YOUR GO-TO GUIDE for elderberry cultivation, cordials, crafts, and more

John Moody has given me a new set of eyes, plus the tools, recipes, and step-by-step how-to for utilizing every part of my beloved elder.
— MaryJane Butters, farmer, author, and editor of MaryJanesFarm magazine

The elderberry is a great plant to fall in love with; this book is its love letter to everybody.
— Samuel Thayer, author, The Forager's Harvest

A practical guide for home or small farm production....
— Chris Patton, founder and president, Midwest Elderberry Cooperative

ONCE A STAPLE in homes across the world, and found along every highland, highway, and hedgerow, the forgotten elderberry is making a comeback. Its popularity as medicine is surging, its choice as an edible landscaping plant is growing, and its use for wine-making and crafts is being rediscovered.

Spanning history and geography, The Elderberry Book takes you on an adventure, deepening your appreciation of a plant that has played a crucial role across the world for thousands of years.Through this fun, inspirational, and educational resource, discover:

• Elderberry's amazing history
• Cultivating and foraging, from the balcony to the backyard
• Various traditional food and medicine preparations
• Simple wine-making techniques
• Traditional crafts and tools.

This is the definitive guide to the many uses of elderberry. No matter where you are, one of humankind's oldest plant friends can provide you with anything from syrup to wine to dyes, and more.

With a style that blends practical knowledge with front porch philosophy... you'll learn all the necessary information on how to use one of my favorite plants for food and forage, drink, and medicine.
— Scott Mann, host, The Permaculture Podcast

From plant to product, The Elderberry Book has you covered.
— Laurie Neverman, founder, Common Sense Home

JOHN MOODY is the founder of Whole Life Services and Whole Life Buying Club and author of The Frugal Homesteader. He is the CEO of Steader and the former Executive Director of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund. Involved with farming, food, and homesteading over the last decade, including running an elderberry syrup business, John is a well-known speaker at numerous conferences and events, such as Mother Earth News and Wise Traditions. He won the 2013 Weston A. Price activist of the year award and is one of two old-timers and five rambunctious kids who farm and homestead on 35 acres in Kentucky.