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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." In OE, select "Tools/Options/Send/"Plain Text"/Apply/Close." Thanks! ____________________________________________________________________________ . The Herbalist Association of Nova Scotia presents HERBAL FAIR & AGM 2005 July 23rd and 24th Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia See http://herbalns.org/ for more detailed information and a registration form. Registration Fees For non-HANS members SATURDAY ONLY $40.00 (includes 2 workshops, lunch and dinner) SUNDAY ONLY $40.00 (includes 2 workshops, breakfast and lunch) BOTH DAYS $100.00 (includes 4 workshops, meals & over night camping accommodations on Saturday night) For current 2004-05 HANS members SATURDAY $25.00 (includes 2 workshops, lunch and dinner) SUNDAY $25.00 (includes 2 workshops, breakfast and lunch) BOTH DAYS $70.00 (includes 4 workshops, meals & over night camping accommodations on Saturday night) LOCATION Dorje Denma Ling - Buddhist Centre 2280 Balmoral Road in Tatamagouche For directions see http://www.dorjedenmaling.com/how_to_get_here.html Most activities take place outside in the open or in open air tents so come prepared for the weather. MEALS Saturday meals of lunch and dinner and Sunday meals of breakfast and lunch are included in the registration fee. All meals are vegetarian. Some herbal teas will be provided. Please bring your travel mug. ACCOMODATIONS For those who register for both days - the Saturday and Sunday meals noted above are included as well as very comfortable camping accommodations. Platforms, tents, and hammocks are set up and provided for those who stay over. Bring your own sleeping bag and pillow. Shared washroom facilities are provided. Bring your own towel and toiletries if staying overnight. CLOSING CIRCLE and GIVEAWAY on SUNDAY There will be a giveaway at the Closing Circle - please bring something herbal with you to share. REGISTRATION Everyone who wishes to attend must register. Pre-registration is highly recommended as space is limited. PROGRAMME - SATURDAY 23rd 8:30am Registration Desk Opens 9am - 11am HANS Annual General Meeting - open to HANS members and observers, please register in advance 11am Community Marketplace Opens Silent Auction Starts 11:30am Welcome Circle noon - 1pm Lunch 1:30 - 3pm Workshop Series One 3:30 - 5pm Workshop Series Two 6pm Marketplace and Silent Auction closes 6:30pm Dinner and Silent Auction results announced Evening Campfire, Music and Storytelling PROGRAMME - SUNDAY 24th 8:30am Registration Desk Opens 8:30 - 9:30am Breakfast 9am Community Marketplace Opens 9:30 - 11:00am Workshop Series Three 11:15 - 12:45pm Workshop Series Four 12:30 - 1:30pm Lunch 1:30pm Closing Circle WORKSHOP SCHEDULE SATURDAY JULY 23rd WORKSHOP SCHEDULE SATURDAY JULY 23rd SERIES I Starting at 1:30 - 3pm Lavender Making Lip Balms & Ointments Regulation of NHP's: Domestic & International Concerns SERIES II Starting at 3:30 - 5pm Herbal Wine & Beer Making Wild Weed Walk Herbal Garden Design SUNDAY JULY 24th SERIES III Starting at 9:30am - 11am Tree Medicine Walk Fertility At Risk Medicinal Plants SERIES IV Starting at 11:15am - 12:45am Woodland Plant Walk Herbal Vinegars and other Delights Herbal Skin Care WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS Lavender The historical and contemporary uses of lavender herbs encourages us to bring this "Swiss-Army-Knife" of herbs back into our daily lifestyles. How to make practical use of lavender from your garden as a culinary herb and a healing source for skin & body care. Herbs and Fertility Deepen your connection to your own fertility. Herbal medicine and other natural treatments can be used to optimize your ability to conceive, and to blossom into a healthy pregnancy. Solutions to common medical obstacles to pregnancy achievement will be discussed. Making Herbal Vinegars This is an opportunity to make some herbal vinegars that can be used for medicinal and culinary purposes. Learn about some local plants that make delicious and healthy herbal vinegar tonics. Making Your Own Luscious Lip Balm You will learn step-by-step how to make a lip balm using herbally infused oils that you can make at home. We will also discuss the making of salves and ointments using a variety of beneficial herbs. Making Wine and Beer at Home Learn the basics of making wine and beer economically at home. Norman will share information about how to avoid the problems and pitfalls and offer some tried and true recipes. Herbal wines will be discussed. Tree Medicine Walk Let's take a walk through the woods enjoying the smells, sounds, sights and sensations. This walk will be about connecting our senses to the forest while we identify and learn about some of the Native Trees in the area. Wild Weed Walk This is an opportunity to meet the medicinal plants that grow wild in this area. We will look closely, breathe deeply, taste, touch, smell, and talk about the local plants and their many uses as food and medicine. And we will definitely sing a song to honour the plants and their gifts to us! Woodland Weeds Come with Jeanette to visit some of your woodland plant and tree friends. There, you will learn the plant names and their medicinal properties. We will also discuss the practice of ethical and mindful wild-crafting. ____________________________________________________________________________ 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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