From urban apartments to wild countryside, The Artisan Herbalist teaches how to identify, grow, harvest, forage, and craft 38 herbs into an assortment of teas, tinctures, creams, and salves to be used at home, shared with friends, or sold at market.

Start your journey as an artisan herbalist and take back control of your health and well-being the natural way

A thoroughly delightful, practical, and well-organized introduction to the uses of plants as medicine and food.
— ROSEMARY GLADSTAR, herbalist and author, Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs

Bevin Cohen has created a masterpiece! This is the book every beginner herbalist should have on hand to start on their herbal path.
— KRISTINE BROWN, RH (AHG), author, Herbal Roots zine and Herbalism at Home

FROM urban apartments to wild countryside, The Artisan Herbalist is an easy-to-use guide that teaches you how to identify, grow, harvest, forage, and craft herbal allies into an assortment of useful health and wellness products. Through storytelling and step-by-step instruction, The Artisan Herbalist covers:

• The uses and benefits of 38 powerful yet easy-to-find herbs
• Harvesting from the wild, foraging in the city, and using store-bought herbs
• Growing herbs in small areas, balconies, and pots
• Principles, tips, techniques, and formulas to create teas and tinctures
• Infusing oils for the creation of salves, lotions, and balms
• Beneficial herb-based recipes
• Marketing and selling your products through a home-based business.

Whether you live in the city, suburbs, or countryside, take back control of your health and begin your journey toward independent self-care as a budding artisan herbalist.

The Artisan Herbalist leads the new herbal enthusiast to learn and embrace the plants and how they can help us.
— TINA SAMS, editor, The Essential Herbal Magazine, author, Herbal Medicine for Emotional Healing

BEVIN COHEN is the owner of Small House Farm and an author, herbalist, gardener, seed saver, and educator. He offers workshops and lectures nationwide and serves on the boards of the International Herb Association, the Slow Food Ark of Taste Seed Bank, and the Community Seed Network. He lives in Sanford, Michigan.