Modern Winemaking
Author: Philip Jackisch
Here is a practical, comprehensive guide to winemaking, wines, and wine appreciation, written by an expert uniquely qualified by many years of experience in the field. Looking at winemaking as a craft as well as an art, Philip Jackisch augments a wealth of information and theory with many detailed examples. 'It is now possible for anyone with access to grapes or other ingredients of decent quality to make consistently palatable or even excellent wines, ' he writes.
Library Journal
A research chemist who has been active in the wine industry for many years, Jackisch is also a writer and senior editor of Wine magazine. Aiming at the amateur winemaker, he discusses grapes, wine composition, equipment and materials, microorganisms, and fermentation. In discussing cellar operations, he offers sound advice on methods for problem prevention, aging, blending, and laboratory analysis. He also covers competitions, record keeping, sensory evaluations, vinegars, and sources of supplies and additional information. Offering up-to-date, clear explanations of methods, rather than detailed ``how to'' guidance, Jackisch's book will be popular with small-quantity winemakers and anyone considering making wine. Carolyn I. Alexander, USACDEC Technical Information Ctr., Fort Ord., Cal.
See also: Mejoramiento de Interpretación:Como Manejar el Espacio en blanco en el Organigrama (2do editor)
Walking the World in Wonder: A Children's Herbal
Author: Ellen Evert Hopman
Introduce children to the magic of using herbs for healing, cooking, and nature crafts and inspire a lifelong interest in the natural world.
• Designed especially for children ages five to ten.
• A hands-on book for children, filled with fun, easy-to-follow activities.
Walking the World in Wonder covers the medicinal and magical uses of sixty-seven common herbs. Each herb playfully introduces itself and talks about its habitat and many uses. With fun, easy-to-follow activities, herbalist Ellen Evert Hopman teaches children basic herbal skills and invites them to make a sunflower seed mosaic, sew a catnip-filled mouse, and dig for Jerusalem artichoke roots. The book also includes simple recipes that children can use, with adult supervision, to treat minor ailments--peppermint tea to soothe a troubled tummy or horse chestnut salve to heal a scraped knee. Children gain a sense of self-sufficiency and awe for the earth's treasures by eating wild nettle greens, sprinkling a sandwich with nasturtium flowers, making strawberry honey, and learning to season food with dill they've gathered themselves. Parents and teachers will appreciate how these earth-centered activities are placed within a broader social and environmental context. Sixty-seven full-color photographs enable children, parents, and teachers to identify these herbs during walks and field trips. Walking the World in Wonder gives children a direct and joyous experience of their connection to the natural world and inspires a lifelong interest in their own health and that of the planet.
Herb Network
Not only is this book beautiful, my kids love it! That is the whole point of the book, introducing children to herbs. Beginning with a few pages of information for parents, the book is laid out to make finding and gathering herbs fun! What a wonderful concept.
Children's Book Watch
Kids ages 5-10 and their parents will find Walking The World In Wonder an inviting survey of the medicinal and magical uses of over sixty common herbs. Each herb introduces itself and talks about its uses, with activities reinforcing the lessons on basic herbal skills, along with simple recipes kids can use.
Table of Contents:
Walking the World in Wonder
A Children's Herbal
A Note to Parents and Teachers
Introduction
The Wheel of the Year
Autumn
Barberry, Burdock, Fennel, Juniper, Oak, Partridgeberry, Walnut, Wintergreen
Winter
Bayberry, Holly, Mistletoe, Pine
Spring
Birch, Chives, Curled Dock, Dandelion, Ferns, Hawthorn Tree, Hemlock Tree, Horsetail, Lamb's-quarters, Maple Tree, Milkweed, Plantain, Pokeweed, Stinging Nettle, Wild Strawberry, Trillium, Violet, Yarrow
Summer
Basil, Bee Balm, Blueberry, Calendula, Wild Carrot, Catnip, Chamomile, Cinquefoil, Club Moss, Coltsfoot, Comfrey, Daisy, Daylily, Dill, Echinacea, Elderberry, Ginger, Goldenrod, Jerusalem Artichoke, Lavender, Lemon Balm, Marjoram, Mint, Nasturtium, Parsley, Poplar, Purslane, Raspberry, Red Clover, Rose, Rosemary, Sage, Staghorn Sumac, Sunflower, Thyme, Willow, Witch Hazel
Epilogue
Bibliography
Resources
Ellen Evert Hopman is a Druid priestess, master herbalist, and lay homeopath who holds an M.Ed. in mental health counseling. She is a founding member and co-chief of the Order of the White Oak (Ord na Darach Gile), serves on the Grey Council of Mages and Sages, and is a professor of Wortcunning at the Grey School of Wizardry. She is the author of A Druid’s Herbal for the Sacred Earth Year; Walking the World in Wonder; Being a Pagan, Tree Medicine, Tree Magic; and Priestess of the Forest. She lives in Massachusetts.
