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Tip: Your message to SUST-MAR must be html-free. So, BEFORE you hit SEND, please go to your "Format" pull-down menu and select "Plain text." Thanks! ____________________________________________________________________________ This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------F3FAE285D6CFEF332D05BA31 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Foundations in Herbal Medicine - Summer/Fall 2004 ? This herbal course offers a unique opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge about the plant medicine that grows throughout Nova Scotia. ? During this course, we focus on accurate plant identification, herbal therapeutics and medicine making with local plants - from gardens and the wild. ? This is a practical course with emphasis on learning by doing - through fieldwork, classroom sessions, practical assignments and supervised research. ? Foundations in Herbal Medicine is suitable for intermediate and beginner herbal studies students. Some basic knowledge of herbs is recommended. The purpose of this herbal studies course is to provide the herbal student with the foundation tools and experience to identify wild and cultivated medicinal plants, know the therapeutic actions of the plants, develop skills in making quality herbal medicine and learn how to use plant medicine wisely. A holistic framework and participatory learning environment make this course an engaging experience. Foundations in Herbal Medicine =96 Summer 2004 blends theory and practica= l hands-on learning as well as scientific and traditional approaches to practicing herbal medicine. The topic areas to be addressed include: ? Basic field botany for herbalists ? Tools and processes for plant identification ? Ethical wild gathering and plant harvesting practices ? Materia medica of the local plants studied ? Ways of making herbal preparations ? Creating a herbarium for plant study Students will develop a complete herbal pharmacy of botanical medicine made during the course and possess the knowledge for safe and effective usage of these preparations. Time commitment for the Foundations Summer/Fall 2004 course: ? Students will attend five intensive full weekend sessions which include both classroom style teaching and =93in the field=94 sessions - = the weekends will take place at regular intervals from June through October 2004. ? Personal time of at least 5 hours per week needs to be set aside for reading, research and practical homework assignments ? Each student will determine their personal learning objectives with the course instructor and develop an individual plant study research project. The instructor for the course is Danette Steele, BA, MA, RH, Medical Herbalist. Danette is a skilled teacher and herbal practitioner. She has consciously been studying and working with medicinal plants and people since 1987. The cost for the course is $725.00. A payment plan is available =96 see registration form. To register, send your completed form to Danette. For information, contact Danette Steele by telephone at: 902-489-6382 or by email: dandelion_danette@rogers.com Foundations in Herbal Medicine =96 Summer/Fall 2004 Registration Please provide the following information as part of the registration process for the Foundations course offered for Summer/Fall 2003. Name: Address: Postal Code: Telephone: Email: Registration: Course Fee $725.00 or Deposit $150.00 enclosed For those who choose a monthly payment plan, 6 monthly installments of $100.00 are required in addition to the initial deposit at the time of registration of $150.00. ? Describe your experience to date with herbal studies and/or with growing and using herbs in your life. ? Please state why you are interested in this course. ? How do you intend to apply what you learn during this course? Please return your registration to: Danette Steele, 16 Pickering Street, Toronto, Ontario M 4E 3J6 Places in class are allocated on a first come basis following an intake interview. --------------F3FAE285D6CFEF332D05BA31 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="vcard.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Jennifer Melanson Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="vcard.vcf" begin: vcard fn: Jennifer Melanson n: Melanson;Jennifer org: ACORN email;internet: jen_melanson@ns.sympatico.ca note: Tel: 902-632-2523 Fax: 902-632-2837 www.acornorganic.org x-mozilla-cpt: ;0 x-mozilla-html: FALSE version: 2.1 end: vcard --------------F3FAE285D6CFEF332D05BA31-- ____________________________________________________________________________ Did a friend forward this to you? Join sust-mar yourself! Just send 'subscribe sust-mar' to mailto:majordomo@chebucto.ca
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