[MPWG] 7th Annual Catskill Mountain Ginseng/Medicinal Herbs Festival

[Bob Beyfuss]

>Hi all,

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Save the date!

7th Annual Catskill Mountain Ginseng/Medicinal Herb Festival to be held 
Sunday, October 12, 2008 at The Historic Catskill Point, 1 Main Street, 
Catskill, Greene County NY

      The 7th Annual Catskill Mountain Ginseng/Medicinal Herb Festival will 
be held October 12th 2008 at the Historic Catskill Point in the village of 
Catskill in Greene County NY from 10 AM until 5 PM, rain or shine. 
Admission is $5.00 at the gate. This year's festival will feature 6 
educational lectures/workshops beginning at 10:30 AM on topics related to 
growing ginseng as well as the cultivation, use and marketing of other 
medicinal herbs.
      Our keynote speaker will be Edward Fletcher, Chief of the Botanical 
Division of Strategic Sourcing Inc. a firm that specializes in the supply 
of cultivated and sustainably harvested Medicinal Botanicals.
       There will be ginseng and other herb vendors offering fresh and 
dried ginseng, ginseng seed and rootlets to plant, herbal demonstrations, 
free ginseng tea, local honey products, gourmet mushrooms and musical 
entertainment.  The Catskill Point is located right on the beautiful Hudson 
River just about 100 miles north of NY City and 30 miles south of Albany 
NY. It is easily reached via the NYS Thruway Exit 21, Catskill.
      The Catskill Mountain Ginseng/Medicinal herb Festival is sponsored by 
the Heart of Catskill Association/ Catskill Chamber of Commerce, Cornell 
Cooperative Extension of Greene County and Greene County Tourism. For more 
information on the educational programs call Bob Beyfuss at (518) 622-9820 
or email at <mailto:rlb14 at cornell.edu>rlb14 at cornell.edu. For information on 
vendors (there are still vendor openings) nearby lodging or directions 
contact Linda Overbaugh at (518) 943-0989 or email 
<mailto:catskillchamber at mhcable.net>catskillchamber at mhcable.net.


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