[MPWG] This just in! Wild Herb Weekend 2009; NC Herb Association Summer Conference - July 24-26, 2009 - Valle Crucis, NC

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After you finish volunteering at the Mt. Rogers black cohosh monitoring 
field site in Virginia (July 19-21, 2009), you can hop on over to the 
North Carolina Herb Association's Annual Conference! Read on! 


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Top 10 Reasons to attend the
NC Herb Association?s 23rd Annual Conference
Wild Herb Weekend 2009
July 24-26, 2009   (Friday evening ? Sunday noon) 
1.      Spend a weekend immersed in herbs with herb professionals, herb 
growers, herbalists, and herb enthusiasts.
2.      Relax in the mountains at the beautiful Valle Crucis Conference 
Center  (http://www.highsouth.com/vallecrucis).
3.      Low cost!  Registration fee includes NCHA membership, meals, 
lodging, and most classes.
4.      Support local!  North Carolina conference center, businesses, and 
herb organization.
5.      Meet keynote speaker Richo Cech ? founder of Horizon Herbs in 
Oregon (http://horizonherbs.com).
6.      Take Herb Walks with Richo Cech and CoreyPine Shane.
7.      Learn cool stuff from all the other amazing presenters:  Nadja 
Cech, Jeanine Davis, Ceary Foley, Jon Lawrie, Sarah Schober, Meg Shelton, 
and Michele Tanner.
8.      Live music!  Andy Owens and his group will entertain us.  
9.      Visit the vendors? tables and buy plants, books, soaps, and many 
other herbal products.
10.     Take charge of your health! Learn about the synergy of medicinal 
herbs. 

         Full details and registration form at www.ncherbassociation.org
Concurrent Educational Presentations:
o A Walk with the Senses, CoreyPine Shane (preregister, limit 30)  (
http://www.blueridgeschool.org/) 
o Bay, 2009 Herb of the Year! Ceara Foley (http://www.herbsheal.com/) 
o The Herbal Bath, Michele Tanner ($5 fee) (
http://michelesgardenofhealth.com/links.html) 
o From Ginseng to Mushrooms: Goodies from Your Woods, Jeanine Davis (
http://ncherb.org) 
o Sacred & Magical Plants, Joe Hollis (
http://www.mountaingardensherbs.com/about.html) 
o Garden Service Project (renovating the Dick Tippet Herb Garden), Meg 
Shelton (http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M9889)
o The Role of Scientific Research in Practical Herbal Medicine: Echinacea 
as a Case Study, Nadja Cech  (http://www.uncg.edu/che/faculty/cech.html)
o Meet the MUFAS, Michele Tanner 
oChinese herbs for Your Garden, CoreyPine Shane 
o Microgreens for Home Use, Meg Shelton 
o Girl Scouts! Herbal Cooking For Kids by Kids, Sara Schober  (
http://abtech.edu/sbc/naturalproductslab.asp) 
o Income Opportunities with Natural Products, Jeanine Davis 
o Edible Flowers, Meg Shelton 
o Introduction to the Federal Good Manufacturing Practices, Jon Lawrie (
http://abtech.edu/cr/techtalk/ttarchives/2006tt06/pg6.html)
o Propagating Forest Botanicals, Jeanine Davis 
o  Wild Greens Kitchen, Michele Tanner 
o Herbal First Aid-Focus on Pain Relief, CoreyPine Shane 
o Bamboo, cultivation, preparation, uses;fences & trellises, Joe Hollis 
o Plants that fight Drug Resistant Bacterial infections, Nadja Cech 
Sessions with Keynote Speaker, Richo Cech 
Herb Walk with Richo Cech  (sign up at registration- limit 30) 
Horizon Herbs Seed Farm 
Herbal Adventures in Zanzibar , Keynote Address 
Friday Night Entertainment: 
Welcome Reception and ?Best Foods? Contest- Apple Barn, 
Musical Hoe Down with Andy Owens & Co! 

Jeanine M. Davis 
Associate Professor & Extension Specialist 
Department of Horticultural Science 
North Carolina State University 
Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center 
455 Research Drive, Mills River, NC 28759 
Phone: 828-684-3562   FAX: 828-684-8715 
Email: Jeanine_Davis at ncsu.edu 
Websites:  http://ncherb.org 
http://ncspecialtycrops.org 
http://ncorganic.org 
http://ncmedicinalherbs.org 
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