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Wild garlic to lower blood pressure, spruce for relaxation, blueberries for a calm intestine: on our doorstep we find a pharmacy that is full of plants, trees and fruits and can increase our well-being every day. Karin Buchart and Miriam Wiegele provide information In this expanded edition of the bestseller, we present even more well-known and unknown medicinal plants, their effects and areas of application, thus reminding us what is in the respective herbs, flowers and trees. Tried-and-tested remedies and valuable plant knowledge can counteract both physical and mental complaints and provide pleasant support in everyday life - an atmospheric collection of traditional healing knowledge.

Celebrations and holidays without cake? Unthinkable! Whether a well-known classic cake or a modern trend cake should be the sweet crowning touch to a festive occasion depends on personal preferences. Because with the variety of different delicacies in the new large cake book, there is guaranteed to be the perfect sweet work of art for every occasion and every taste.The selection of classic cake dreams that grandmother baked for celebratory occasions extends from the famous Sacher to the Schwarzwlder Kirsch. Dobos to Linzer Torte. The many modern creations such as a candle-shaped cake, a ski slope cake or a double heart cake will cause admiration, as will a lovingly decorated Easter, Christmas or Mother's Day cake. Cream or fruit cakes, glazed or fondant-covered, artfully decorated or very simple no-bake cakes - all levels of difficulty can be found here, although even beginners can bake challenging cakes with detailed instruction pictures and descriptions!The introductory part describes the basics about cakes: Which devices and utensils make work easier? What are the classic creams and glazes? Which beautification techniques (glazing, frosting, covering, etc.) will turn the cake into a masterpiece?This new large cake book, with the most popular recipes from the magazine Kochen &~ Kitchen offers something for everyone and will delight experienced hobby bakers and beginners alike. 144 pages, each recipe illustrated, hardcover

Make your own sausages - grill - recipes with sausageGrilled or scalded, coarse or fine - there are countless variations, but homemade sausages taste best. Grill specialist and chef Ted Aschenbrandt shows how easy it is, how much fun it is to make sausage yourself and what goes into the sausage. 120 pages, numerous color photos.Learn how to make sausages in no time with step-by-step photosNumerous recipes of the most famous regional and international sausage specialtiesCreative recipes with your own hands manufactured sausages

Cheers to the bed! Gardeners are at eye level with their plants when they let the green splendor thrive in a raised bed.A look at the hardware stores proves: Raised beds are in vogue. No wonder, as the beds on the first floor offer a wealth of advantages: the main sufferer of gardening, the back, will also quickly learn to love a raised bed. Added to this is the small space requirement, which makes raised beds also suitable for terraces, and a neat look. Neo-gardeners, on the other hand, will be happy that raised beds are ahead in terms of harvest even without much care.Raised beds can be built in a wide variety of variants: square and round, with prefabricated kits, palisades made of wood or granite or even , as in the Middle Ages, bordered with braided willow branches. A dry stone wall with nesting places for animals can also surround a raised bed~ even car tires are suitable for small raised beds~ the herb spiral is another special form. Raised beds can be found on every terrace or can be used as a design element in the garden.In her book, Sofie Meys not only describes what is important when setting up the different types of raised beds, but also devotes herself to the topic Planting: From the vegetable and culinary herb raised bed to the Mediterranean, the wild and the perma-culture raised bed to the scented plant and children's raised bed.

​Professional tree felling requires responsibility for your own health, the safety of others, nature conservation and a sustainable timber supply. This comprehensive handbook for foresters and forest workers explains felling techniques from standard trees to widow makers, from rope insertion to levering away suspension trees. The correct handling of chainsaws and other tools as well as work organization and safety are presented in detail. With numerous tips and tricks, e.g. for clean notch chords, perfect cuts and correct direction finding, you will succeed in every tree felling. This practical compendium fits in every toolbox and is the ideal companion for anyone who wants to fell trees safely and efficiently. 533 color photos, 200 pages.

Beekeeping is an art that has always fascinated nature-loving people.The new edition of the book The Successful Beekeeper The Bee Book for Practice by Rudolf Moosbeckhofer and Josef Ulz conveys this Beekeepers have all the basic knowledge and skills to be able to operate them successfully. In four main sections (bee care, foraging sources and their use, bee diseases, bee products) all essential questions and problems are dealt with in detail.This book is aimed at beginners in beekeeping as well as at experienced beekeepers who, due to its wealth of detail, also want to fully concentrate on their beekeeping costs come.

All inclusive for your chirping garden friends!Birds in the garden are incredibly useful - who doesn't like having a bird in the garden? Unfortunately, many native bird species are having a really hard time these days.If you want to help the birdbirds specifically, turn your garden into a bird paradise! With a bird-friendly natural garden, supplemented by nesting aids, feeding places and bird baths, you can attract friendly guests to your garden and ensure that sparrows, chickadees &~ Co. have everything you need. You will see: The first guests will soon fly in... and some are guaranteed to settle with you permanently! 160 pages. ~

?"Look, a tractor!" Parents hear this again and again when they go on a trip with their children. Tractors and agricultural machinery are useful and at the same time exciting vehicles that have a great fascination for children.But how does a tractor work ? And what are agricultural machines used for? In this richly illustrated book, children learn everything they want to know about these vehicles. Many interesting topics about tractors are explained in an easy-to-understand manner. With a large, colored tractor poster. 48 pages hardcover."

With the invention of the steam engine, resourceful developers tried to make the hard work in the fields easier for farmers and to secure and increase vital crop yields. It was only with the introduction of the internal combustion engine that these new vehicles called tractors began their triumphal march. This beautifully designed collector's volume presents the history of the world's most important tractor manufacturers over the past 125 years. A wonderful overview of the most important manufacturers from the USA, Great Britain, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Scandinavia and Poland. A must-have, not just for countrymen and tractor enthusiasts! 224 pages.

In his new book, baking professional Christian Ofner dedicates himself this time to small or hand-made pastries - rolls, rolls, weckerl &~ Co. But his book differs significantly from every other baking book. The master baker prepares each piece of pastry in three different ways. The informative introduction describes in detail the three different preparation methods.Quick &~ simple the quick-and-dirty method for spontaneous hobby bakers. The dough is prepared directly and requires a little more yeast due to the shorter rising time.Overnight cooking trendy and practical for everyone who loves oven-fresh pastries for breakfast. After making the dough directly with less yeast, the finished dough pieces are placed in the refrigerator overnight and baked the next morning.Slow baking indirect dough making. A pre-dough is prepared, this rises for 2-3 hours at room temperature and can then mature in the refrigerator for 12-24 hours. On the day of baking, it is mixed with the other ingredients.The pastry made in this way is easier to digest, tastes more intense and lasts longer fresh.Ofner uses instruction photos to show how Kaisersemmel (rolls), Viennese Kipferl, cheese-bacon flatbreads, Grahamspitz, spelled-poppy-seed loaves &~ Co hand-shaped true to the original. His recipes are also guaranteed to be a success because each individual pastry has been tested several times using all three different methods!The author:Christian Ofneris The Baking Professional and with over Best-selling author with 120,000 books sold. His baking courses and live baking shows have thrilled thousands of participants, his television appearances have made him familiar to a large audience and led to millions of views of his YouTube videos. But even as a book author, he manages to convey his enthusiasm for baking bread to a large number of people in a lasting way. His fifth book, Baking with Rye Sourdough, had a record-breaking three editions within just two months last year!

Working with horses – tradition meets modern practiceHow can horses be used effectively in forests and fields today? This practical reference book impressively demonstrates how versatile and efficient working horses can be in modern agriculture.Author Michael Koch provides a step-by-step introduction to all relevant activities – from soil cultivation and woodwork to transport tasks. Harnessing and teaming, training horses, suitable carts and implements, and working with horses as partners are also clearly explained. Numerous color photos and the depiction of an entire farming year make the book particularly lively and authentic.A valuable guide for farmers, self-sufficient individuals, horse lovers, and anyone who wants to combine sustainable agriculture with tradition.About the author:Michael Koch has been familiar with working with horses since childhood. Together with his family, he has been running a small farm for over 35 years, where horses are used as draft animals as a sideline. His many years of practical experience make this book particularly authentic and valuable.Edition: 5th, expanded editionPublication date: March 23, 2023Length: 192 pagesFeatures: 120 color photosFormat: 24.2 × 17.8 cmBinding: hardcover

Do you want to make furniture knobs, egg cups and picture frames yourself? No problem, the book Turning Made Easy introduces you step by step to the secrets of this ancient craft! Doing it yourself is trendy. Why not try woodturning?With this book you can learn the old craft right from the start. It may be due to the author's pedagogical training that even laypeople are introduced to the craftsmanship step by step and, through small initial successes, work their way up to increasingly difficult workpieces.So motivation doesn't fall by the wayside! It is essential to learn the CORRECT technique right from the start - this is supported by extensive picture material. Once you have the basic knowledge, even more extensive work is no longer witchcraft. The knowledge required for the latter about the different types of wood, clamping and clamping devices and sharpening the tools is taught in this book, as well as experienced wood turning professionals with new ideas your hobby.With over 400 step-by-step photos!

​Old tractors are cult and much-used work equipment.As a hobby or as a reliable machine in the field, they need to be maintained. But it is the electrical equipment in particular that requires know-how and experience.This practical book offers instructions, tips and tricks for the successful restoration and repair of old tractors. The author teaches the basics of electrics as well as detailed knowledge of automotive electrics and measurement technology. The listing and functioning of the tractor electrics and the required tools as well as circuit diagrams for a better overview complete the book. 136 pages.

Vinegar is fashionable. The healing properties of apple cider vinegar have been rediscovered, real balsamic vinegar has made a name for itself as a delicacy, and the selection of fine fruit vinegars in delicatessen shops is larger than ever before. But you don't necessarily have to ferment vinegar yourself. When mixed with herbs, spices or fruits, every ordinary commercial vinegar becomes its own specialty~ Vegetables can be pickled and homemade mustard can be prepared. With lots of unusual recipes!

Vinegar &~ Oil - the dream team in the kitchen. Vinegar &~ Oil - seasoning and preservative, but also medicinal and cosmetic. Read everything here, from the production to the diverse areas of application of the two all-rounders. Whether individually or in combination, both are valuable ingredients for cold cuisine. There are lots of new recipes to try out beyond the salad bowl. 64 pages.

14 naturnahe TierfigurenUmfangreiche Einführung ins SchnitzvergnügenDurchgehend bebilderte Schritt-für-Schritt-AnleitungenSchnitzen ist ein ebenso schönes wie kostengünstiges und leicht zu erlernendes Hobby. Der nachwachsende Rohstoff Holz wird dem Wald entnommen – was läge da näher, als sich an einigen hübschen Figuren von Waldtieren zu versuchen, die Klein und Groß auf Anhieb erkennen? Schnitzprofi Peter Benson nimmt Sie mit auf eine Holzarbeitsreise durch unsere heimischen Wälder und bietet anschauliche Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitungen für Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene: Die 14 ausgewählten Motive reichen von Maus, Igel und Eichhörnchen über größere Tiere wie Fuchs und Dachs bis hin zu Braunbär und Greifvogel. Die einleitenden Schnitzgrundlagen erklären alles Wissenswerte über Werkzeug, Material und speziell die manchmal knifflige Herausarbeitung der Augen der Figuren – für ein sauberes und sicheres Schnitzvergnügen mit tollen Ergebnissen.Der Autor: Peter Benson leitet die Essex School of Woodcarving in Großbritannien, wo er laufend Kurse gibt. Seiner Leidenschaft für das Schnitzen sind keine größenmäßigen Grenzen gesetzt: Winzige Netsuke im japanischen Stil wurden von ihm ebenso gestaltet wie ein lebensgroßer Eisbär mit einem Gesamtgewicht von 2,5 Tonnen für ein Museum in Staffordshire. Er hat bereits mehrere Lehrbücher über das Schnitzen verfasst.

Basket weaving is back in fashion. It is not only a creative hobby but also very useful. Bushcrafter and instructor Jonathan Ridgeon leads through a series of simple step-by-step projects, teaching basic skills and techniques as well as different types of weaving. You don't need any previous knowledge and will be guided through each project with more than 280 photos and illustrations from the first step to the finished basket. Next to the "~first basket"~ A shopping basket, a firewood basket, a tool basket and a harvest basket are shown in detail. Jonathan works with classic ideas, but also likes to reinterpret them and bring a breath of fresh air into the willow weaving hobby.

​Axe lore- All about axes and their use- Processing green wood- From the self-cut tree to the carved spoonFew people today have any idea how to use an axe - let alone how to fell a tree themselves, limb it, split it into firewood, carve useful utensils from it or build simple shelters.The author aims to provide readers with a solid grounding in axe use and important outdoor skills that can be useful not only to campers and nature lovers, but also to garden and forest owners, parents who want to inspire their children for the forest adventure playground and, last but not least, self-supporters, "preppers" and survival experts.Starting with basic information on the selection and care of various axes, working techniques and safety tips, the wilderness expert describes in words and pictures the knowledge required to make the things that outdoor enthusiasts need themselves.The authorPaul Kirtley, one of the world's leading bushcraft instructors, has so far passed on his outdoor knowledge mainly in bushcraft and survival courses and videos. In his first book, he puts many years of outdoor experience and almost two decades of expertise as a bushcraft instructor on paper.

Elderberry miracle plant - versatile uses as a dye and in rituals as an incense. There have always been legends surrounding the magic elderberry~ It is supposed to absorb negative energy and drain it into the ground~ the Celts saw it as the gateway to the other world.Numerous delicious dishes and treasures for the pantry can be conjured up from the flowers and berries of the bush. The author ranges from classics such as elderflowers baked in drop dough, elderflower syrup, elderberry roast or elderberry juice to creative tarts with elderberry curd, chili con elderberry, pickled green elderberries or elderflower vinegar. There are also numerous home remedies such as teas or tinctures for colds and many others Sufferers can help, but you can also make natural cosmetic products yourself using the recipes in this book without much effort. 60 recipes for cooking, cosmetics and medicine. 184 pages. ~

In this nature guide, the well-known forester Peter Wohlleben introduces you to over 250 forest animals and plants in his unconventional way. He sheds light on the connections between forest dwellers and the functions of the forest as well as the influences of foresters and hunters. Encounter well-known and unknown species with a new perspective: Why does the wolf help the trees? What does the brown hare do in the forest? What does it mean when the badger is there? What's wrong if there's no fireweed? What does the beard lichen tell us about the forest? Peter Wohlleben answers questions about the forest ecosystem, takes a critical look at common forest use and shows alternatives.

All important woodworking techniques Step by step instructions Concrete project suggestions Extra topic: wood connections Three double fold-out boards with tools, types of wood and design ideas This book is a comprehensive and very clear presentation of the basic techniques of woodworking. The range of topics ranges from individual processing techniques and connections to self-built objects. The authors provide suggestions for designing your own workpieces and impart knowledge on how to safely use hand and power tools. And of course, the selection of the right wood for a wide variety of projects, as well as the storage and preparation of this extraordinary material, are particularly explained. 256 pages.

treasure trove for every hobbyist and DIY enthusiast: these games provide entertainment for young and old in a friendly atmosphere. The focus is on fun and skill. Shooting lane, curling rink, flying duck and wheel of fortune... spinning top skittles, fox and hen, mill etc. Catapult, blowpipe and many others. 160 pages, 150 color photos

Practical wood guide for foresters, botanists, gardeners and (hobby) carpenters.The 30 most important types of wood used today with all the necessary key data on characteristics, density and use.At least 14 photos for each type, with illustrations of the woods in the Cross-section, radial and tangential sections, color photos and microscopic images. 128 pages.

David Ellsworth is considered the forefather of turned hollow shapes. This standard work by the grand master introduces woodworkers to his sophisticated woodturning techniques. Easy-to-understand step-by-step instructions and crisp photos show how Ellsworth makes bowls, natural edge bowls and hollow vessels. For anyone new to the lathe, Ellsworth offers expert tips to get you started. Advanced turners will appreciate advice on surface treatment, tool making and sharpening. The chapters on design and healthy posture when turning make the book particularly unique. A work that should not be missing from any turner's library.