Guidebooks & Toolkits

How to Make a Living Growing Medicinal Herbs guidebook or toolkit | 1997

Medicinal herbs have been used throughout the world for thousands of years. During that time most herbs have been supplied by wildcrafting (picking a herb anywhere except where it is being...

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Identifying Maple Trees for Syrup Production guidebook or toolkit | 1994

There are at least one hundred species of maples in the world. Generally maple syrup is made from the sugar maple sap (Acer saccharum). Sugar maple sap is preferred because it has a high...

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Inventory Protocol: Balsam Fir and Black Spruce Essential Oils guidebook or toolkit | 2012

A step-by-step guide to conducting an inventory on black spruce and balsam fir for the production of essential oils.

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Inventory Protocol: Wild Mushrooms guidebook or toolkit | 2012

A step-by-step approach to completing an inventory of wild mushroom resources.

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L'Asaret du Canada - Fiche technico-économique guidebook or toolkit | 2012

L'Asaret du Canada (Asarum canadense) Ses propriétés, son milieu préféré, où et comment le cultiver, mise en garde, préparation du terrain, le sol...

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L'Hydraste du Canada - fiche technico-économique guidebook or toolkit | 2012

Fiche technico-économique : L'Hydraste du Canada (Hydrastis canadensis) Ses propriétés, son milieu préféré, où et comment cultiver, la pré...

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Le Ginseng d'Amérique - Fiche technico-économique guidebook or toolkit | 2012

Fiche technico-économique : Ginseng d'Amérique (Panax quinquefolius, L.) : Ses propriétés, son milieu préféré, où et comment le cultiver,...

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Maple Grove Evaluation for the Establishment of Value-Added Plant Species guidebook or toolkit | 2012

This report summarizes how to take an inventory of a maple grove in four steps. This will help you determine which NTFPs to plant. It also gives you a list of materials, a list of companion plants...

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Measuring and Monitoring Plant Populations guidebook or toolkit | 2001

This guidebook walks you through the effective monitoring of plant populations. Monitoring is not a new activity for land managers but there is an important interest in it. The guide will serve...

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Ostrich Fern: Harvesting Fiddleheads guidebook or toolkit | 2012

This report summarizes how to take an inventory of ostrich fern (fiddleheads) in three steps. It also gives you a list of materials, diagrams, harvesting conditions, and a “fill in”...

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