Herb Society of America. Everything, from “this year’s herb” (Horseradish) to guides for the 400 public herb gardens in America.
www.herbsocietyof America.orgHerb Companion. Recipes and practicalities.
http://www.herbcompanion.com
Information About Herbs, Botanicals and Other Products Sloan Kettering site: http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/58481.cfm. See how healing the herb actually has proven to be in research.
Two Sages: Common and Tricolored
Herb Gardening, Recipes & Design Books
Rodale’s Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs.
Claire Kowalchik & Willian H. Hylton (Eds.).Classic (any edition.)
Check each herb you want to try.
For a formal herb description, use Tucker and DeBaggio’s Encyclopedia of Herbs: A Comprehensive Reference to Herbs of Flavor and Scent.
Herbal Teas for Lifelong Health. Kathleen Brown. (A Storey County Wisdom Bulletin.)This small book packs methods of preparation, recipes and notes about healing herbal teas. Adapt the recipes for iced teas.
Homegrown Herbs. Tammi Hartung. Has the single best set of charts on conditions for each herb’s propagation and use.
The Story of Tea. Mary Lou Heiss. Largely focused on the vast array of Oriental teas and the judgment of "what is a good tea".
Your Backyard Herb Companion. Miranda Smith. The emphasis is on manageable and beautiful spaces for 100 herbs. The pocket size space plans fit Teaneck well
Teas: Where to Find Them
Garden States House of Tea lists the teahouses in the state. A number of them serve and sell loose herbal teas. http://www.teaguide.net/tearoomsnewjersey.htm
Oradell: Cool Beans.ns. About 30 varieties (Including lavender).
Whole Foods, Paramus and Edgewater: has loose teas, notably mint.
Fort Lee: Kudo Beans: Wide array of herbal teas in tins.
