[MPWG] Delaware and Otsego County National HerbDay - July 27th - Harmony Hill Retreat Center - East Meridith, New York

[Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov]

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About the Delaware and Otsego County National HerbDay
HerbDay Agenda
About National HerbDay

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About the Delaware and Otsego County National HerbDay

National Event held locally in its 3rd consecutive year, the Delaware and 
Otsego County National HerbDay to be held on July 27th at Harmony Hill 
Retreat Center in East Meredith, rain or shine.

This year, HerbDay will continue with its message - to celebrate the 
importance of Herbs and Herbalism with educational public activities. 
However, organizers say that what is most relevant this year is the 
sharing of each others ideas on local and environmental issues. An Herbal 
Exchange Day where all participants will be able to voice their input 
towards everyone's learning on this day. The event is free of charge and 
open to the public. 

?We?re hoping to draw neighbors and friends such as farmers, growers, 
teachers, environmentalists, herbalists, alternative practitioners, and 
most especially community elders, as they are the people who have much 
past knowledge in how to live simply and efficiently?, said Jana Batey and 
Chris Rosenthal, owners of Harmony Hill. ?We hope to see vacationers and 
travelers as well?. 

The day will open with a community inspired lunch where everyone is asked 
to bring a dish to pass and the recipe to share. This will go from noon 
till 1 p.m. Then, there will be 3 sets of Teaching Circles planned, the 
first of which will gather at 1:30, next at 3:15 and the last one starts 
at 4:30. ?Though there are 5 to 6 organized Teaching Circles, new ones can 
always be added depending on participants needs and are focused around 
self-sufficiency in our wellness, nature stewarding and conservation, 
permaculture workings and, where do we begin to make a difference for our 
world, today ?, added Chris. 

Bring a chair or cushion to sit on and join us as we allow Nature to be 
our guide for the healing of each other and of our Earth. 
Learn from each other in a forum style teaching circles for a sharing of 
all our experiences. There will be a $5 parking fee.
Register by emailing chris at harmonyhillretreat.com or call her at 
607-278-6609 but this is not necessary.

HerbDay Agenda
12 to 1 p.m. 
Lunch - dish to pass and recipe to share 
1:00 to 1:30 p.m. 
Formation of First Set of Teaching Circles 
1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Teaching Circles 
Wild Crafting Concepts with Judy Millar 
Composting for Our Planet (includes Humanure) with Alice Bleu 
Herbs as Therapeutic Foods with Marguerite Uhlmann-Bower 
3:15 to 4:15 p.m. 
Plant Identification Walks 
with various teachers breaking up into small groups 
4:15 to 4:30 p.m. 
Formation of Second Set of Teaching Circles 
4:30 to 6:00 p.m. Teaching Circles 
Permaculture with Daniel Blacklock 
Herbal Medicine Cabinet with Sharon Hubbs-Kreft 
Flower and Insect Interdependence with Bill Schnippert 
6:00 to 6:15 Closing Circle 

About National HerbDay

http://www.herbday.org/
This year, the third annual national HerbDay will be celebrated on October 
11, 2008.  HerbDay is a coordinated series of independently produced 
public educational events celebrating the importance of herbs and 
herbalism in the U.S. and abroad!  Inspired and organized by the HerbDay 
Coalition, a coalition of non-profit herbal organizations, the Coalition 
encourages herbalists, herb enthusiasts, the natural products industry, 
herbal educators, and lovers of herbal medicines from all walks of life 
and all over the country celebrated the importance of botanicals in human 
health. 

"We know it's kind of early on. But here in upstate New York, summer is 
bursting with life. Plus, its much warmer than Autumn. So we have HerbDay 
here when the weather is much kinder to us ..."

Marguerite Uhlmann-Bower, R.N., Herbalist
TheHerbalNurses?
10517 Turnpike Rd. 
East Meredith, NY 13757

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