SOUTHEAST HERB FEST- TAKE THREE. From a weekend program, to digital, to a one-day intensive, the program has recently been revised with registration open for the first ten participants to register. Here is our schedule.

SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2020 - CLOUDLAND STATE PARK, Rising Fawn, GA

$133- Covers all costs plus breakfast and lunch REGISTER HERE WITH PAYPAY

TAKE FOUR- SO SORRY EVERYONE

VENUE CANCELLED DUE TO COVID.



Session #1- 9:00-11:30

  • Introduction to participants and sponsors

  • Foraging Locally - What is foraging and why should we do it?

  • Using individual herbs and blending a variety

  • Herbal Teas and Cooking Blends

  • Learning the importance of soil and composting

  • Herb kits distributed containing:

    • Materials for herbal blending

    • Clay diffusers

    • Materials for Lavender Sleep/Dream Bags

    • Red Moon Herbs Catalog

    • Book- Herbs, Health and Healing

BREAK FOR LUNCH (PROVIDED) - Raffles; Acknowledgement to sponsors

Session #2- 12:30-4:30

  • History of Herbalism

  • How important is herbalism?

  • Why has the practice been lost over the ages?

  • Basic herbs used throughout history (Contained in kit)

  • Hands on blending

  • Herbal Honey as an art and a science discussion

SPONSORS

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INSTRUCTOR- BELLA DONNA

Herbalist, Apitherapist, Beekeeper, Holistic Healthcare Provider, with 40 plus years of using and studying herbs for health and healing, Bella shares some important and exciting aspects of herbalist that you can incorporate into your own life.

Bella has been around the globe and has made friends who continue to enhance her knowledge and use of herbalism and beekeeping. She has taken the combo of these two ancient and lost arts and applies them to her life as well as with working with her. clients. Holistic and natural healing is always the best, in her opinion.

She has a lot to share with you.

WHY I GROW AND FORAGE MY OWN HERBS FOR TEAS, TINCTURES AND HERBAL HONEY

1). What is listed on the label of herbal products is not always what is found within the product. DNA barcoding was able to authenticate 48% of the products tested

2). Most (59%) of the herbal products tested contained species of plants not listed on the labels

3). Some (33%) of the authenticated herbal products also contained contaminants and or fillers not listed on the labels.

OTHER REFERENCES

DNA barcoding detects contamination and substitution in North American herbal products. Information provided by from National Institute of Health

Reference to local/U.S. honeys matching and outperforming Manuka in fighting MERSA (ongoing study out of San Juan College in Farmington, New Mexico.