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Amaranth

11-30-12, 3:07pm

It's a new magazine. First issue is out now. It's a cross of what you'd get if you combined Natural Home and Garden, Herb Companion, Herb Quarterly, and a sustainability version of Martha Stewart Living.

If you've seen it, whould love to know what you liked, what you'd like to see them do with it in the future.

Tammy

11-30-12, 3:40pm

Is there an online version?

Amaranth

11-30-12, 4:05pm

There is a digital edition with subscription.

Some of the articles are online for the general public at
http://www.motherearthliving.com/

An example:

Herbal alternatives to antibiotics
http://www.motherearthliving.com/health-and-wellness/alternatives-to-antibiotics-zm0z12aszdeb.aspx

Tussiemussies

11-30-12, 4:51pm

Thanks for posting about this, I have to look this over!

herbgeek

11-30-12, 4:55pm

I was very sad to learn my beloved Herb Companion was no more. I started my subscription in 1989 and have kept every issue, and yes I do go back and reread old issues from time to time. That said, I do like the new magazine, it had a lot of good content, just not all herbal related like the Herb Companion. But it was all stuff I'm interested in, like alternative health strategies.

Amaranth

12-1-12, 1:09pm

Herbgeek, I have wondered if the new focus would lose people who are very herb oriented or if it would get more people comfortable with with the advantages of using herbs--people who wouldn't have gotten a magazine just devoted to herbs.

I hope Susan Belsinger will continue to contribute articles to them. Learn a lot from them. It's always fun to see what Susan does with the International Herb of the Year. For 2013 it's Elderberry.

herbgeek

12-1-12, 3:30pm

I think for every one of me who is disappointed in the lack of herbal focus, there will be two others who will read the magazine because other headlines got them to buy the issue who wouldn't have purchased a dedicated herb magazine. That's my gut feeling about it. I think it will help their circulation. Many herb enthuiasts are also interested in alternative health, and alternative cleaning products and raising vegetables and the like.

Gardenarian

12-3-12, 6:40pm

Sounds like my cup of tea! I'll take a look - Thanks!

Rosemary

12-3-12, 6:56pm

I thought it was good, but as a long-time simple liver, gardener, green fanatic, etc, I did not find anything that was really new to me in the articles. I was a subscriber to Natural Home & Garden and my subscription was transferred to this new magazine. I will probably get 1 more issue before my subscription runs out, so I'll report back.

The Storyteller

12-3-12, 11:43pm

Any relation to Mother Earth News?

Amaranth

12-4-12, 12:47am

Same parent company. They own MEN, Natural Home and Garden, and the Herb Companion among others. NG&G and HC plus additional info has been rolled into MEL.

Gregg

12-11-12, 12:48pm

Any relation to Mother Earth News?

Yes. Both are from Ogden Publications in Topeka, KS.

ETA: Oops, Amaranth is faster than I am!