Distance Learning Course - Learn to Grow and Use Culinary Herbs
“A great introductory course for those wanting to include herbs in their cooking but have been too afraid to do so. Covering a wide range of popular and not so popular herbs, this course will have you cooking with confidence!” - Gavin Cole B.Sc., Psych.Cert., Cert.Garden Design, MACA, ACS Tutor
Comment from one of our Culinary Herb students: "I have found the course interesting and it has expanded my knowledge of herbs immensely" D. Christian
" I wanted to study herbs .... ACS offered the best option - study at home, at my own pace and still tutor contact when I needed it. I was undecided in the facet of herbs that I wanted to specialise in - that was until I completed an assignment to produce three herbal products. My tutor tested my products and encouraged me to set up a small business making and distributing a range of natural herbal cosmetic and household products. His guidance has helped me establish an interesting and profitable business from my studies"- Catherine, studying Certificate in Applied Management
Duration: 100 hours
COURSE CONTENT
The content of each of the lessons is as outlined below:‑
There are 8 lessons in this course:
Introduction
Scope and Nature of Culinary Herbs
Herbs and Horticulture
Accurately Identifying Herbs
Plant Classification, binomial system
Finding the group a herb fits into -Monocotyledons and Dicotyledons, Plant Families
Pronouncing Plant Name
Resources - information contacts (ie. nurseries, seed, clubs etc.
Culture
Overview
Soils
pH Requirements
Improving soild
Potting mixes
Plant Nutrition and Fertilizers
Water Management for Herbs
Diagnosing Plant Health Problems
Pests, Disease and Environmental Problems
Planting, staking, and establishing herb plants, etc.
Growing Herbs
Propagation of herbs
Seed Propagation
Cutting Propagation
Potting Media
Division, Separation, Layering
Rejuvenation of Perennials
Designing a Culinary Herb Garden
Creating a Kitchen Garden
Planning a Fragrant Herb Garden
Companion Planting in Your Design
Cooking With Herbs
General Guidelines for Using Herbs in Cooking
Harvesting Herbs; roots, leaves, seed, fruits
Handling after Harvest
Drying Herbs
Hints for Using a Range of Selected Herbs in Cooking
Herbs For Garnish
Herbal Teas: What & how to use different herbs
Herb Vinegars, oils, butters, cheeses, salts, sugars, honey,, etc
Herb Confectionary, Cakes, etc.
Selected Herb Recipes
Using Herbs with Fruit
Most Commonly Grown Varieties.
Review of many Common Culinary herbs, including their culture and culinary use
Over 20 herbs reviewed in detail, incl. Alliums
Many additional herbs summarized
Other Important Groups.
Lamiaceae (mint family) herbs
Lemon Scented Herbs and their uses
Hyssop
Mints
Bergamot
The Basils
Origanum species
Rosemary
Salvias
Thymes
Lavenders
The Lesser Grown Varieties
Agastache
Agrimony
Visnaga
Apium
Arctium lappa
Bundium
Capparis; and many more
Using Australian Native Plants as Flavourings
Special Assignment
A PBL Project on a selected genus of culinary herbs
AIMS
Describe the plant naming system, the major family groups that herbs fall into and the resources available to the culinary herb grower.
Describe how to manage the cultural requirements of culinary herbs.
Describe the various methods of propagation, both sexual and asexual, the treatments generally used for seed storage and the handling of cutting material.
Explain the way in which herbs are used in cooking and which herbs best suit various dishes.
Discuss the most common herb varieties used in cooking.
Compare a range of culinary herbs in a single plant family.
Discuss a range of lesser grown culinary herb varieties.
Explain the uses of a range of culinary herbs within a specific group of herb plants.
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