HerbFest Resources This page contains two different sets of resources for HerbFest projects. Information on library catalog searching will help you find books about herbs in the UMass and four college libraries. The list of internet resources brings you directly to information on a number of herbal topics.

How to find books for HerbFest projects

Information below will help you to find herb-related books at the UMass and four college libraries (you may also want to search some of the library catalogs listed at the bottom of this page).

Subject headings

A search using subject headings will find the word(s) you type in the subject field only. The library uses Library of Congress Subject Headings, a "controlled" vocabulary for library cataloging. Subject headings have been in use for over 100 years, but change with vocabulary changes. Thus, books now cataloged under Handicrafts, for instance, might have been listed under Hobbies in 1920. Those older books could contain useful ideas and instructions for HerbFest projects. A subject heading search is best when:

• you want to do a very precise search
• you already know the exact subject heading

Keyword searching

A Keyword Search will find the word you type in any field of the record including author, title, subject heading, publisher and notes. This kind of search is best when:

• you do not know the subject heading for your topic
• you want to expand your search after getting more or limited results from a subject heading search

Herb-related subject headings

http://www.herbalgardens.com/crafts.html
Basic craft ideas, beauty bath, bath oils

http://velrose.com/Herbs.html
Herb gardening ideas, herb recipes and herbal craft ideas

http://www.herbalgardens.com/archives/crafts-archive/
Lavender wand and herb drying instructions

http://www.homestead.com/peaceandcarrots/ForagingAndWildFoods.html
Wildcrafting herbs, foraging for edible plants

http://www.canadiangardening.com/HTML/tech_herbs.shtml
Herb harvesting tips and information

http://www.alternative-beauty.com/herbindex.html
Recipes for perfumes, lotions, and many other beauty products

http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/AFSIC_pubs/srb9606.htm
Bibliography on herbs & herb gardening from the National Agriculture Library

http://www.aworldofplenty.com/05bottle/bottle0.html
Recipes and ideas for creating potpourri, sachets, bath and body oils, lotions, soaps, aromatherapy, herbal and nature crafts

http://www.theherbarie.com/herb-library.html
Recipes and tips for making lotions and creams

http://www.sunsoap.com/comm/commlinks.cfm
Resources for soapmaking

http://www.romwell.com/books/craft/Craft0.htm
Information on different methods of herb drying & preservation

http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/herb.html
Herbal business resources

http://www.sunriseherbfarm.com/fun.html
Assorted herbal products and ideas

http://www.svhe.pdx.edu/summerinstitute/projects1998/smith/section1.html
Shakespeare and herbs

http://www.kstrom.net/isk/food/plants.html
Native American plant use & ethnobotany