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Growing Your Herb Business

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One of the nicest sources for creative selling that I have read. It is packed with so many motivating, and unique ideas from what to grow, and how to sell it. The author seems to be a very experienced herbalist. I can't wait till my garden grows so I can put some of her ideas into action. If you are first starting an herb business, this is a great one to read.

Most herbal stores will not have this book. Why? Because it is to good!!!!! Your finger will be on the pulse of the Herb business when you read this book. It has everything from bookeeping and permitting to actual growing and stocking your store or business. Read this and you can not fail.

As a amateur herb enthusist, I purchased this book and even with my limited time and sometimes limited concentration level I was unable to put this book down. I was able to take a number of Bertha's ideas and suggestions and implimented them on a small scale and with wonderful results. I feel this book and it's author is a asset to the gardening community.

I am thinking about starting a business with herbs. This book has been easy to read and understand. It was full of information that will let me contact other people for further information. The book was also full of titles of other books that were equaly a good.
I would recommend this book to anyone starting a business.

"Growing Your Herb Business" is a quick, chatty read consisting of herb talk (25%) and business talk (75%). I loved the anecdotal information about different herbal start-up businesses, even though much of it sounded like ad copy, and when the author got to talking about herbs, it was like chatting with an old neighbor over the fence:

"My Aunt Bertha went to her grave with jet black hair thanks to the sage dye bath she boiled in an old iron skillet. I tried her trick and, by Jove, it also cleans the skillet."

Thanks to this book, I now know why my rosemary topiaries keep dying, how to plant mint so it doesn't take over the whole garden plot, and how to start tarragon (NOT from seed).

Do not expect too much detail about herbs--only the top thirteen (a baker's dozen) are discussed in any detail. There's also none of that fuzzy New Age business about cutting veronica in the dark of the moon and putting in your true love's mead. This author is primarily a businesswoman:

"'Oh Rosetta,' I protested, 'you'll never make money this way.' 'But I'm so happy,' was the soft reply."

Rosetta didn't have a business plan, didn't pay attention to marketing her product, labeling her herbs, and restocking them. Basically, she had a hobby that she enjoyed, not a business.

This book has got literally hundreds of tips on how to make your herbal business a success. If you just grow herbs for your own enjoyment, Bertha and her friends still have a lot of great information for you in this book. You might even want to try boiling a few sage leaves in your skillet after you read it.

The author clearly demonstrates her early years of establishing her herb business and shares with us what has worked for her and what has not. It is a lessons learned oriented view point. She offers guidelines, stories of others who have started their herb businesses, samples of worksheets, tax considerations and many other practical elements that are worth noting when looking to start a herb business. This book is definitely a keeper and to have as a reference material.

Bertha Ruppert gives down to earth, tried and true advice about starting your own herb business. It's an easy read of every aspect of growing a business. Even though I have owned my own small business, I gained new and innovative ideas that could apply to almost any small retail store.
Thoroughly enjoyed this book and will be rereading it many times in the future.

This is an easy read. I know nothing about growing and/or selling herbs. I am excited to at least start my garden this spring. I found a lot of good ideas in the book. Recommend it for basic information.

This book is written in the typical step by step "how to" style. Nice for someone who doesn't have a clue how to start a business or develop a business plan. I returned it as I found way to basic for me.

I was very happy with the quality of book when it arrived. It was listed as 'Very good condition" and it was. The book is very interesting, a bit dated for todays market but still it has a lot of very good information and ideas that could be used to start a small home based business.