"Virginia Festival of the Book"  Radio interview of lead author Jeff McCormack, about his former heirloom seed company, Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, and his new book "Bush Medicine of the Bahamas," selected by the 2013 Virginia Festival of the Book for the event titled Flora of the Western Hemisphere. (WINA. Charlottesville, VA, March 7, 2013)
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"Jeff McCormack"  Radio interview with Martha Woodroof. "The Spark" National Public Radio. (WMRA. Harrisonburg, VA. Feb. 17, 2012)
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Video

The following videos were filmed as part of the research for
"Bush Medicine of the Bahamas."

"Gathering Bush Medicine Plants for Tea"  Shows the gathering and identifying of frogwood, hard back, and strong back. The tea made from this blend can be taken several times a day as an enjoyable beverage or energy tonic to "strengthen the back".
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"Preparing Bush Tea from Frogwood, Hard back, and Strong back"  A continuation of the previous video, this shows the preparation of bush medicine tea in the kitchen using frogwood, hard back, and strong back. Includes commentary about uses of other bush such as stinging ants tree (aka stinging ass tree), bonavist bean, baby bush, and sage.
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The video below was filmed at the 19th annual Virginia Festival of the Book: the largest gathering of authors, writers, and readers
in Virginia and Mid-Atlantic region.

"Flora of the Western Hemisphere"  A panel presentation and discussion of two books, "Bush Medicine of the Bahamas," (by Jeff McCormack) and "The Flora of Virginia," (by Christopher Ludwig and illustrator Lara Gastinger), moderated by David Bearinger.
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