Born and raised in England, Betty E.M. Jacobs immigrated to Canada in 1949 where she worked on a farm for six years. She left Canada for England and Agentina, but returned in 1961. She is the author of several how-to books:

Growing Herbs for the Kitchen (Sidney: Gray's, 1972)
Profitable Herb Growing at Home (Vermont: Garden Way, 1976)
Growing Herbs and Plants for Dyeing (Berea: Graphicom, 1977)
Growing and Using Herbs Successfully (Vermont: Garden Way, 1981)

[BCBW 2004]