Jekka McVicar
Author of Jekka's Complete Herb Book
About the Author
Works by Jekka McVicar
O poder das ervas aromáticas 4 copies
Herbal tea-time 1 copy
Associated Works
Wild Mocktails and Healthy Cocktails: Home-grown and foraged low-sugar recipes from the Midnight Apothecary (2018) — Foreword — 12 copies, 1 review
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- McVicar, Jekka
- Other names
- McVicar, Jessica
- Birthdate
- 20th century
- Gender
- female
- Agent
- Sauce Management
- Short biography
- [from author's website]
Jekka McVicar is an organic grower of herbs and horticultural author, designer, consultant, judge and moderator. She is renowned for her passion and knowledge of herbs and has built an international reputation for growing and designing sustainable herb gardens.
Jekka has been awarded 62 RHS Gold medals for her Herb Exhibits which includes 14 Gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show as well as the RHS Lawrence Medal (2009), for the best exhibit shown at any RHS show during that year. A first for certified organic and peat free plants.
She has an impressive list of credentials, including being a Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Vice President, the RHS Ambassador for Health & Wellbeing and a Vice President of the Herb Society UK. Jekka was also awarded the RHS top accolade, the Victoria Medal of Honour in 2017. In 2012 she achieved the Gardeners Media Guild Life Time Achievement Award for services to horticulture, design, education and communication, and excellence in the field of organic herb growing.
Jekka has appeared in many television programs including: ITV: Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh, BBC: Marcus Wareing's Tales from a Kitchen Garden, Channel 4: Sunday Brunch, BBC: Escape to the Country and BBC: Countryfile. Jekka also contributes to a number of national publications, is often featured in the Telegraph and regularly broadcasts on BBC Radio including for the The Food Programme who, in 2017, broadcasted a feature on Jekka's life in Herbs.
A best-selling author of 8 books including Jekka's Complete Herb Book that sold over 1 million copies in 2014. Her 8th book A Pocketful of Herbs, was published by Bloomsbury Press, in March 2019.
Jekka is represented by Sauce Management. For all enquiries please contact Jekka's agent, Martine Carter (martine@saucemanagement.com) - Nationality
- UK
- Associated Place (for map)
- UK
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Reviews
The closest thing to a culinary herb bible I've seen. Slap another 200 pages of medicinal information on it, recover tens of thousands of years of lost human lore that we've effaced with industrial drugs and food, add a few more glossy pictures, and this would approach perfection. To the time machine! (Time herb?)
On the whole, the Twentieth Century was not an auspicious time for herbs, except of the illegal smoked variety: until a few decades ago, the only herbs in the average kitchen were called Robertson’s, and came dried in little bottles.
There has been a herbal revival, and the shelves are glutted with books and manuals – but most of them are no help whatsoever when it comes to cultivation of the plants, concentrating instead on décor, beauty, health and obscure culinary uses.
Although show more McVicar is English, and covers obscure herbs like Good King Henry, Woad and Goat’s Rue, she is absolutely sound on all the practicalities.
There is a recipe suggestion for almost every herb – even strange ones like Shiso – plus medicinal, decorative and cosmetic uses, but more interesting to the gardening and cooking enthusiast are the informative sections on propagation.
Natural habitat, pests and diseases, maintenance, garden cultivation, harvesting, companion planting, warnings and , very important, container growing, are all well covered, as well as various designs of herb garden.
My only criticism is that the book is alphabetized under the Latin names, so Yarrow [Achillea millefolium] is at the front while Chase Tree [Vitex agnus] is at the back – fortunately the index is excellent.
Attractive photographs, a glossary and a wealth of practical information make this book a must for all gardeners, cooks, and armchair enthusiasts. show less
There has been a herbal revival, and the shelves are glutted with books and manuals – but most of them are no help whatsoever when it comes to cultivation of the plants, concentrating instead on décor, beauty, health and obscure culinary uses.
Although show more McVicar is English, and covers obscure herbs like Good King Henry, Woad and Goat’s Rue, she is absolutely sound on all the practicalities.
There is a recipe suggestion for almost every herb – even strange ones like Shiso – plus medicinal, decorative and cosmetic uses, but more interesting to the gardening and cooking enthusiast are the informative sections on propagation.
Natural habitat, pests and diseases, maintenance, garden cultivation, harvesting, companion planting, warnings and , very important, container growing, are all well covered, as well as various designs of herb garden.
My only criticism is that the book is alphabetized under the Latin names, so Yarrow [Achillea millefolium] is at the front while Chase Tree [Vitex agnus] is at the back – fortunately the index is excellent.
Attractive photographs, a glossary and a wealth of practical information make this book a must for all gardeners, cooks, and armchair enthusiasts. show less
Super! I have several good herb cookbooks, but this is the best organized of any I have seen. Also includes recipes for using stevia from the garden in baking, which I have been looking for. Of course, now I need more herbs for the garden...
Jekka is the queen of herbs for a reason and this book delivers that knowledge to the home gardner.
Displaying herbs in a beautiful layout along side information for growing, cultivating, culinary and medicinal uses this book is a great resource for a beginner and intermediate grower.
Displaying herbs in a beautiful layout along side information for growing, cultivating, culinary and medicinal uses this book is a great resource for a beginner and intermediate grower.
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Statistics
- Works
- 32
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 860
- Popularity
- #29,750
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 19
- ISBNs
- 82
- Languages
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