Herbal Events

Green Passion Journey in Belize, Central America
March 11-14, 2010 – Maya Abdominal Self Care –The Arvigo Technique 
Extended Journey: March 14-21- Experience Belize
Belize Agroforestry Research Center- BARC

A Journey to a Tropical Forest, in the magical land of the Maya. Experience Ethnobotany,  Cultural Ecology & Maya Herbal and Spiritual Healing, the Maya Site of Lubaantun, the Source of the Columbia River, and the Belize Barrier Reef.

 Linda Green BA, RPP, RPE: C 419- 350-8951 or linda@omnigreen.com
  <http://www.omnigreen.com/>
FACE Book : Omnigreen: Holistic Options & Green Passion Journeys

SONORAN SPRING HERBAL RETREAT, MARCH 13-17, 2010
 
Spend four days in secluded Aravaipa Canyon, Arizona next to the singing creek lined with willows and cottonwoods, during this vibrant time when desert life is at the
peak of flowering and productivity.    We will take herb walks, make medicine,
learn about and enjoy native foods and have time to relax and rejuvenate in a
supportive and beautiful quiet environment in the special company of plant lovers.   The group will be small.   You'll leave filled with the knowledge of and appreciation for our desert habitat.
 
Your instructors have decades of experience learning about and using
herbs for medicine and food.  Pam Hyde-Nakai, an herbalist who
studied at the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine, founded
the Sonoran Herbal Institute in 1994 to teach others about local plants.
Martha Ames Burgess, an ethnobotanist taught by native elders, has
a wealth of knowledge about the plants of Sonora and how to develop
an intimate relationship with traditional desert foods as medicine.
Meg Keoppen is an herbalist, wildcrafter and master gardener who
is the creator of Desert Bounty Herbs.  She will be the chef for the
retreat, providing us with local, native and organic foods, and sharing
her knowledge of plants.
 
FEE:   $550, includes lodging at the comfortable ranch house, food,
all instruction and supplies.   To register and for more information,
please contact Pam Hyde-Nakai at 743-3980 or pamhn49@gmail.com.
DEPOSIT:  $150 TO BE PAID BY JANUARY 31, 2010.

Guadalupe Hot Springs
Herbal Adventure in Baja, Mexico
with Jane Bothwell
March 24-29, 2010

Tuition: $965 includes … 3 vegetarian meals a day, Transportation from and to the San Diego airport, Camping fees Instruction.

Does not include travel expenses to and from San Diego.

I am thrilled to share this spectacular piece of the planet with you. We’re on the road again with Daniel Pinney driving, Tamra Tafoya cooking and Jane Bothwell herbing. Guadalupe Canyon is a hot springs, desert palm oasis only a 5 hour drive from the San Diego airport. At the airport we will pile into travel vans and head off to explore the deserts and canyons of Guadalupe. We’ll soak in the hot springs, bask in the warm sun, hike the canyon of cascading waterfalls, jump into the cold pools, and explore the desert in full bloom. We'll teach you identification and the edible, medicinal and folkloric uses of the local plants. We'll make flower essences, herbal oil and salve, and even make our own ink. Song, ceremony and celebration will be part of every day.

April 10 - 11: Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine in Tempe, Arizona
Join us for a sunny weekend in the blooming desert! Keynote speaker: Rosita Arvigo of Belize.  Topics: Pelvic Decongestant Herbs; Herbal Pairing in the Vitalist Tradition; Cardiovascular Blood Markers;  Uses and Cautions for Prescription-Only Botanicals; Ten Most Important Essential Oils with David Crow and much more.  Preconference intensive on April 9: Women’s Health: Alternatives to Statins, HPV Vaccine, Anti-depressants and Anxiolytics with Amanda McQuade Crawford.  Friday Field Studies, herb walks at the Desert Botanical Garden, and outdoor classes in medicinal herb preparation. CE credits for health professionals. Information www.botanicalmedicine.org or (800) 252-0688.

Catch spring fever at Seedy Saturday Wolfville!

The Wolfville Farmers’ Market will celebrate its third annual Seedy Saturday on April 10, 2010, from 9am – 1pm. There will be gardening workshops, seed planting demonstrations, free take-home plantings, seed vendors, seed catalogues, a seed exchange, a Seeds of Diversity booth, and a good dose of excitement about the season to come! Whether you want to plant a few pots on your balcony, or plant the back 40, there will be something for every gardener and farmer, young and old, new and seasoned, big and small.

Michelle Summer Fike Wolfville Farmers' Market, Seedy Saturday Coordinator
www.wolfvillefarmersmarket.com
Office: 902-542-0831

Planting the Future - Northern California Saturday May 15, 2010

contact UpS for details

June 4th and June 5th - Piedmont Herb Festival - Monroe, North Carolina

Dinner and Music with Dr. James Duke, renowned author and ethno-botanist, on Friday night.  Dinner and entertainment by Andy Owens: $35

Total Cost for both Friday and all day on Saturday:  $100
Saturday only: $75

Saturday, June 5th:  Classes with herbalists:

Dr. James Duke and Andy Owens - featuring an Herbal Music Workshop - A First!
Mimi Hernandez
Jane Abe
Memorie King
Janice Maleyeff
Camille F. Edwards
Dr. Jeanine Davis
Jeff Rieves
Michele Tanner
Mary Roberts

Contact: cbedwards@aol.com for more information. Web Site under construction.

June 5- 7: Medicines from the Earth Herb Symposium in Black Mountain, NC
Annual symposium on herbal medicine at beautiful Blue Ridge Assembly near Asheville, North Carolina.  Rosemary Gladstar speaks on the conservation of our medicinal plant heritage. Tieraona Low Dog, MD: Keynote on The Greening of Medicine.  Other topics: Latest Research in Women’s Health with Tori Hudson, ND; Immune Potentiating Foods; Maintaining Healthy Levels of Testosterone and Human Growth Hormone During the Elder Years; and much more.   Herb walks in the surrounding forest, medicine making and food preparation demonstrations. Preconference intensive June 4 with Tieraona Low Dog, MD. CE credits for health professionals.  Information www.botanicalmedicine.org or (800) 252-0688.

July 23rd, 24th and 25th - Wild Herb Weekend 2010 - Valle Crucis, North Carolina
 
Total Cost: $Varies - Please see Web Site www.northcarolinaherbassociation.org

Featuring Herbalists:

Patricia Kyritsi Howell as Keynote Speaker
Mimi Hernandez
Dr. David Brown
Dr. Jeanine Davis
Dr. Deyu Xie
Heidi Berkowitz
Janice Maleyeff
Jeff Rieves
Marc Williams
Robin Allison

Contact: cbedwards@aol.com for more information. Web Site under construction.

ETHNOBOTANY TRIP TO PERU

Join us in August of 2010 to explore the plants and the healing traditions of the Peruvian Andes and Amazon.

We will learn of healing traditions from Incan spiritualists and travel into the Amazon to see a great diversity of plants and indigenous communities.

With Dr Jillian Stansbury & Juan Huallpa Campos

www.jillstansbury.net

Saturday October 2nd, 2010 - Planting the Future - Goldenseal Sanctuary, Rutland, OH contact UpS for details