Growing and Using Stevia: The Sweet Leaf from Garden to Table with 35 Recipes [Paperback]

Jeffrey Goettemoeller (Author), Karen Lucke (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 30, 2008

Grow Your Own Sweet Herb! Stevia rebaudiana is a natural, low-glycemic, low-calorie alternative to sugar and artificial sweeteners. "Growing and Using Stevia" is your complete stevia guide from garden to table, with chapters about propagating, growing, and harvesting stevia, indoors and out. Enjoy your harvest with 35 delicious recipes developed in the Lucke and Goettemoeller kitchens. Learn how to: Start stevia from seeds, cuttings, or transplants. Grow stevia in your garden or in containers. Harvest leaves and make your own green powder or liquid stevia extract. Use homegrown stevia in pies, frozen desserts, herb tea, smoothies, & more!

"...one of our favorites. It's simple and all in one. You get the facts, recipes, and how to grow it. The price is economical and we are happy to offer it along with live plants and other stevia products." -Marshall & Judy Ayer; Ayer Natural Market & Greenhouse; Bluford, IL.

Jeffrey Goettemoeller and Karen Lucke are siblings who grew up gardening and enjoying wholesome home cooking. Karen is now a nutritionist and reflexologist. Jeffrey is the author of Stevia Sweet Recipes: Sugar-free-Naturally!, with over 300,000 copies in print. He also majored in horticulture at Northwest Missouri State University and completed a published research study on the production of Stevia rebaudiana seeds.

Product Details

• Paperback: 90 pages
• Publisher: Prairie Oak Publishing (May 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0978629337
• ISBN-13: 978-0978629335
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,602 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #15 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Cooking by Ingredient > Herbs, Spices & Condiments
  • #41 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Special Diet > Diabetic & Sugar-Free

More About the Author

Jeffrey Goettemoeller grew up gardening alongside his dad and went on to earn a B.S. degree with a major in horticulture at Northwest Missouri State University. Under the direction of Dr. Alejandro Ching, Jeffrey completed a published research study on the production of Stevia rebaudiana seeds. Years later, he still grows and studies the sweet herb, stevia. He's also interested in sustainable agriculture, sustainable energy, organic gardening and farming, and his Catholic faith.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Growing and Using Stevia, August 20, 2008

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Beverly Wheeler (Winterset, IA USA) - See all my reviews
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Growing and Using Stevia by Jeffrey Goettemoeller & Karen Lucke is an excellent guide for the Stevia beginner and also for the Stevia user. It gives you the "Why" and the "How to" - plus converting recipes using Stevia to replace sugar. This book is well written, documented and is simple and easy for the novice to understand. I recommend this informative little Stevia book to all who are health minded, and, with or without a sweet tooth, even the honey bees love Stevia - the sweet leaf from garden to table and best of all, it is good for your health. HalleluYah!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars RATES A 10, November 20, 2008

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V. Holst "GINNERANNE" (CHICAGO) - See all my reviews
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THIS IS 1 OF THE BEST STEVIA BOOKS I HAVE READ. IT IS VERY INFORMATIVE. PLUS, THE BONUS OF THIS BOOK IS ALL THE PHOTOGRAPHS. SEEING AS THIS PLANT IS HARD TO FIND, IT'S GREAT TO SEE WHAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE. I DON'T HAVE A GREEN THUMB, BUT THIS BOOK MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU TO FAIL ON GROWING STEVIA. GET THIS BOOK, IT'S ONE OF THE BEST. YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Full of useful information, December 29, 2010

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MotherLodeBeth "MotherLodeBeth" (Sierras of California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Growing and Using Stevia: The Sweet Leaf from Garden to Table with 35 Recipes (Paperback)

The value of the book is its direct and to the point. With Stevia being in the news so much, I have been interested in growing my own plants to make my own stevia powder to use in place of sugar. And this book also has some decent recipes for everything from use as a tea, to use in baked goods and even with hot cereal. The book Growing Stevia for Market is a must read for anyone interested in selling the product either for others to grow from cuttings to a finished product for use in the kitchen.