Elderberry Book

John Moody is the founder of Whole Life Services and Whole Life Buying Club. He is the CEO of Steader and the 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 farms and homesteads on 35 acres in Kentucky.

"As a long-time cultivator of elderberry, for not only its beauty as part of my farm landscape but also for making pancake syrup and tinctures, I had a hunch there was plenty I didn't know. John Moody has given me a new set of eyes, plus the tools, recipes, and step-bystep how-to for utilizing every part of my beloved elder."— MaryJane Butters Idaho farmer, author, and editor of MaryJanesFarm magazine, now in its 19th year, and author, Wild Bread"John Moody remains one of the important voices in the modern homesteading and regenerative agriculture movements. With a style that blends practical knowledge with front porch philosophy, in The Elderberry Book 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"The elderberry is a great plant to fall in love with; this book is its love letter to everybody."— Samuel Thayer author, Nature's Garden, The Forager's Harvest, and Incredible Wild Edibles"John Moody has done an excellent job in profiling the many aspects of the lore, cultivation and use of this amazing specialty fruit in an easy-to-understand but professional manner. Always a plant of the people, elderberry has been used for healing since earliest times in a diversity of human practices and preferences. As a practical guide for home or small farm production, this book a great place to start."— Chris Patton Founder and President of the Midwest Elderberry Cooperative"John dives into elderberries with the same enthusiasm he brings to the homesteading lifestyle. From plant to product, The ElderberryBook has you covered. It was fun and entertaining to learn about new aspects of an old herbal friend, the elderberry."— Laurie Neverman founder, Common Sense Home, blogger at commonsensehome.com

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 History Ancient Elderberry European Elderberry Native American and American Elderberry More Than Just Food or Medicine 2 Description, Anatomy, Terminology, and Nutrition Description and Anatomy Terminology Benefits and Studies Nutrition3 Cultivation and Care How to Choose an Elderberry Variety Preparation and Planting Purchasing and Propagation First Three Years of Growth and Fruiting Care and Pruning Pests and Diseases 4 Harvesting, Foraging, and Preserving Dangerous and Other Look-Alikes Where to Forage Preserving Purchasing Elderberry Products 5 Preparation Methods Basic Equipment Jams and Jellies Fermented Elderberry Enjoyments Other Ways to Prepare Elderberry Tinctures Other Uses for Elderberry Pulp 6 Crafts and Other Uses for Elder Wood Children, Cyanide, and Elderberry Crafts What You Will Need Elder Whistle Elderberry Flute Elderberry Bellows Elderberry Lance or Spear Elderberry Pencils Blowgun/Popgun Notes Additional Reading and Resources About the Author A Note about the Publisher