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2007 Conference

Event: The International Herb Association Educational Conference and Meeting of Members.
When: July 14 & 15, 2007
Where: Chalet Landhaus in New Glarus, Wisconsin
Cost: Early bird member $175, $200 after June 10th. Non-member $225
Contact Person: Nancy Momsen or call (608)328-4230 (interviews available)

The International Herb Association (www.iherb.org) will hold its annual Educational Conference and Meeting of Members on July 14 & 15, 2007 at the Chalet Landhaus in New Glarus, Wisconsin. Public Education Day, July 14th fees are $65 through June 15th and $75 thereafter. Lunch is included.

Saturday's Public Education Day topics include Cooking with Lemon Balm: Herb of the Year 2007; Herbs of Switzerland; The Role of Fungicide, Mycorhizzia & Base Materials in Soilless Mix; Herbs of Morocco; Fertilization, Water Chemistry & Plant Assimilation of Nutrients; De-Stressing with Herbs; The Creative Herbal Home; Thinking Outside the Box with Herbs; and Ten Practical Steps for the Green Gardener. A diverse slate of speakers includes well-respected professors and herbal professionals Dr. Art Tucker, Pat Crocker, Bill Handel, Kim Moore, Marge Powell, Susan Belsinger, Donna Frawley, Gert Coleman, and Tina Marie Wilcox.

The full conference is open to non-members and includes lunch on Saturday, pot-luck supper and evening concert party on Saturday night, Sunday's lectures and demonstrations, lunch and attendance to the Awards Banquet and Otto Richter Memorial Lecture featuring Daniel Gagnon, Medical Herbalist and owner of Herbs, Etc. Incorporatd in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Non-member fees are $225 through June 15th and $250 after June 15th.

~ Early Lodging Reservations are strongly recommended. Call Chalet Landhaus, (608) 527-5234. Be sure to mention that you are with the IHA Educational Conference to receive the discounted room rate.

There will be a Pre-Conference Excursion to Maple Leaf Cheese Factory, Monroe, Wisconsin and Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin on July 13. Lunch is on your own with shopping on State Street. Tour Cost is $16.

The Post-Conference Excursion is to Old World Wisconsin on July 16. Catch the tour bus at 8:30 for a full educational, fun-filled day. Wear your walking shoes and bring a camera. Lunch is on your own at Old World's Clausing Barn Cafetaria. The bus returns at 5 p.m. Cost of the tour is $30.

~ Business owners note: Herbal Marketplace space is available: $75 per table for members of IHA and $100 per table for non-members.

For registration form and further details, click here, e-mail, or write to:

        IHA Conference
        P.O. Box 5667
        Jacksonville, FL 32247

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The Herbal Gourmet

The May Newsletter is on the website with information on Lemon Verbena, Tea Herbscapes and our Spring Classes. Note that we are taking reservations for several additional classes which are full. ATTENTION! Beginning May 10th, The Herbal Gourmet will be open on Thursdays 10am - 6pm

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Buffalo Springs Herb Farm May Day: A Celebration of Spring
Saturday, May 5, 2007 Raphine, VA

Buffalo Springs Herb Farm will host its annual May Day celebration Saturday, May 5, 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. May is the month when our part of the world births itself. The blustering March wind and a rainy April give rise to a riot of color and scent as the earth explodes in floral fireworks. Join us as we celebrate the old custom of "bringing in the May." This event will usher in the spring season with Morris dancers, a May pole, garden seminars, a nature walk, and a delicious "gourmet weiner" lunch. The Albemarle Morris Men Dancers from Charlottesville, Virginia, will help usher in the spring season. Morris Dancing is a centuries old traditional folk dance which was found in small villages around Oxford, England. It was a central part of annual springtime rituals throughout the region. The dancers wear bells on each shin, wield sticks and/or handkerchiefs, and dance to lively folk tunes. The event is free with lunch available for a fee. For information, call the herb farm at 540-348-1083 (Wednesday thru Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.) or visit our website at www.buffaloherbs.com.

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Previews of Coming Herbal Attractions at the Ozark Folk Center's Heritage Herb Garden, Mountain View, Arkansas! www.ozarkfolkcenter.com (870) 269-3851

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National Herb Day October 14, 2006

Join the gardening staff and regional herbal merchants for a day of play in the Heritage Herb Garden. Garden tours, hands-on workshops, and demonstrations are available to all visitors to the Ozark Folk Center's Craft Village from 10 A.M. until 5 P.M. Bring the children in your life to explore the new Folk Kids' Mountain Garden and attend the Young Pioneer Programs. HerbDay is a coordinated series of public educational events celebrating the importance of herbs and herbalism through harmonized, independently planned activities held throughout North America. Craft admission required.

Deck the Halls Ozark Style!
Join veteran herbalists, gardeners, and friends for up to three jolly days of harvesting, conditioning, and preparing natural materials for creating your own Christmas decorations.
Go a Gathering on Iron Mountain Thursday, November 30, 2006

Harvest & Conditioning at the Heritage Herb Garden Friday, December 1, 2006

Hands-on Workshop for Decorations to Make and Take Home Saturday, December 2, 2006.

Ozark Folk School March 18-23, 2007 Living the Herbal Life
Join author and culinary herbalist Susan Belsinger as she leads you on a daily adventure of how to use herbs to enrich your life. We will concentrate on cooking with herbs and lots of hands-on experience.

Organic Herb Growing
From greenhouse and cold frame to garden to compost heap this class will delve deeply into the mysteries of plants. You'll go away with extensive handouts, new plants for your garden, and a desire to go home and get growing.

Contact the Ozark Folk Center at (870) 269-3851 and check out www.ozarkfolkcenter.com for details and registration.

October 14th 2006 First Annual National Herb Day

All over the United States herbalists will be offering programs to help promote and educate about herbs and herbals products.

Please join us at Nancy's Meadow Herbs to celebrate herbs. Come early and Stay late…Rain or Shine!!!! Workshops and dinner by reservation. Seating is limited.

1:00-4:00- Art at the Piazza: Local Artists will be displaying their work. Come and See what they're doing!!!!

1:00 p.m- Herb walk and talk with Terry: So what do we have to work with???? A how to of growing, harvesting, seed saving and plant trivia.

2:00p.m- a Demonstration with Phil "The Bee Man" and Nancy: Infusions of Honey, Vinegars, Syrups and what to do with them. Tastes and treats

2:30p.m- A workshop with Joyce: Potpourri gifts. Take home a bag of potpourri herbs. 3:00p.m- A workshop with Nancy: Blending herbs for all kinds of cooking. Take home a personally blended herbal seasoning.

Gourmet Dinner-4:30 herbal cocktails and hors d'oeuvers

5:30/7:00- Dinner There will be a small fee to help defer cost of food. Dinner price and Menu will to be announced. Reservations necessary!!

7:00-Concert- Bill Camplin, A well known and very fun Wisconsin Folk singer and collector of Bob Dylan songs.

Dessert Potluck begins at 6:45 BYO drinks

Please make reservations for workshops and Dinner
(608)328-4230
Nancy's Meadow Herbs W5549 Center Road Monroe, Wi 53566

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The Third NC Natural Products Association Conference
"Cultivating the New Wellness-Driven Economy in North Carolina"
Friday, November 17, 2006: 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
Saturday, November 18, 2006: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
The Broyhill Inn & Conference Center
775 Bodenheimer Drive, Boone, NC 28607

You won't want to miss this outstanding line-up of speakers and topics, including: Keynote Speaker: Michael McGuffin, President of the American Herbal Products Association

Plenary Speaker: Loren Israelson, Executive Director of the Utah Natural Products Association

Friday Workshops:
Chinese Medicinal Plant Workshop: Focus on Angelica -Joe Hollis, Mountain Gardens

Hands-On Medicine Making from Common Wild Plants -Ceara Foley, the NC School for Holistic Herbalism Pathogens on Forest Understory Plants -Dr. Joe-Ann McCoy, USDA-ARS

Hands-on Log Grown Mushroom Workshop -Paul Goland, Hardscrabble Enterprises

Hands-on Medicinal Herb Propagation -Ed Fletcher, Strategic Sourcing and Robyn Fletcher, Gardens of the Blue Ridge

Medicinal Herb Buyers and Growers Panel- Featuring regional growers and industry buyers

Native Plants of the Southeast: Thearpeutic Useage and Hands-on Medicine Making- Patricia Kyritsi Howell, BotanoLogos

Saturday Sessions:
Wellness & Preventative Medicine -Susan Delaney, ND

The Issue of Heavy Metals in Natural Products -Dr. Keith Levine, Research Triangle Institute

Use of Medicinal Mushrooms -Paul Goland, Hardscrabble Enterprises

Integrative Medicine: A Panel Discussion -Dr. Susan Gaylord, UNC-Chapel Hill

Muscadine Grapes: All-American Good Medicine -Dr. Violeta M. Colova, Florida A&M University

Biotechnology & Natural Products in NC -Cheryl McMurry, NC Biotech Ctr., Dr. Jeff Schmitt, Greg Cumberford, Gaia Herbs

Ecological Pharmacology- Kevin Spelman, UNC-Greensboro and Tai Sophia Institute

Quality of Herbal Drugs: Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full? -Dr. Nick Oberlies, RTI and Selester Bennett, Nature Diagnostics

Building and Marketing a Natural Products Business -Dr. Jon Lawrie, NC Biobusiness Center

A Diverse Panel of Successful Natural Products Businesses -led by Annice Brown, Small Business & Technology Dev. Ctr.

What Really Matters in the Natural Products Industry -Michael McGuffin and Loren Israelson

Good Manufacturing Practices/Good Agricultural Practices -Ed Fletcher, Strategic Sourcing & Michael McGuffin, AHPA

Adventures of a Natural Products Marketer -John Grassby, Yampa Valley and Robin Suggs, MoonBranch Botanicals

Adding Value to a Mountain Tradition: Ramps -Beverly Whitehead, Smoky Mtn. Native Plants & Glen Facemire, Ramp Specialities

Biofuels in the High Country -Jeff Ramsdell, Appalachian State University

Mobile Quality Assessment: Bringing the Lab to the Farmer -Dr. Grant Holder, Appalachian State University

Forest Production of Ginseng -Andy Hankins, Virginia State University

Producing and Marketing Organic Medicinal Herbs -Jackie Greenfield, Gaia Herbs

Using the USDA Germplasm Collection for Research and Production -Dr. Joe-Ann McCoy, USDA-ARS

Opportunities with Woodland Botanicals -Dr. Jeanine Davis, NC State University

The purpose of the event is to inform and inspire attendees about the economic potential of natural products for North Carolina. Opportunities are available in agriculture, medicine, manufacturing, and research for a wide array of natural products ranging from native medicinal herbs and functional foods to biofuels. This conference will provide information from leaders in the field, many from North Carolina. Attendees will choose from a number of hands-on workshops and information packed educational sessions designed to help them realize the opportunities that await as North Carolina expands into a wellness-driven economy.

Please visit www.ncnaturalproducts.org for a complete session listing, times, registration form, lodging, and exhibitor information.

The conference registration fee is $95 for members of the North Carolina Natural Products Association (NCNPA); $135 for the general public. Please have form postmarked by November 3rd, 2006. Registration and other fees are non-refundable.

The NC Natural Products Association was formed in 2002 to establish North Carolina as a leader in the natural products industry. This conference is made possible with financial support from the NCCCS BioNetwork, the NC State University Medicinal Herbs for Commerce Project, Gaia Herbs, The NC Arboretum, The Biltmore Estate, Appalachian State University, the NC Biotechnology Center, Ridge Runner Trading Co., Greenlife Grocery, the Small Business Technology & Development Center, AcctVantage, and others.

CONTACT: Lindsay Benedict, Conference Coordinator Telephone: 828.777.5747 - Email: Lbenedict@ncarboretum.org www.ncnaturalproducts.org Notice sent by: Jeanine Davis, NC State University, Jeanine_Davis@ncsu.edu Jeanine M. Davis Assoc. Professor & Extension Specialist N.C. Specialty Crops Program Coordinator Dept. of Horticultural Science NC State University Mtn. Hort. Crops Research & Extension Ctr 455 Research Drive, Fletcher, NC 28732 Phone: 828-684-3562 FAX: 828-684-8715 Email: Jeanine_Davis@ncsu.edu Websites: http://ncherb.org http://ncspecialtycrops.org http://ncorganic.org http://ncmedicinalherbs.org

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Buffalo Springs Herb Farm: The Fall & Holiday 2006 Newsletter is now posted on our website at www.buffaloherbs.com
We look forward to seeing you this fall! Join us as we celebrate our 15th anniversary!

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Australian International Herb Association member John Mason develops courses on CD
Study from CD Offers More Services at a Lower Cost
New Organic Plant Growing Course

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Frawley's Fine Herbary Open House! click on link to view the November 2005 press release

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New Officers: Tina Marie Wilcox, President
Nancy Momsen, Vice President

HELP WANTED!

The following is a list of committees of your IHA.  This is your personal invitation to volunteer to serve and participate in the governance of your association.

A typical committee meets by conference calls and e-mails  2 to 4 times a year.  Meetings usually last 30 minutes to about 1 ½ hours.. 

Please review the list of committees, check which one interests you and send back to IHA, fax 904 399-3241 or mail to PO Box 5667, Jacksonville, Florida 32247-5667 

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3. Horticulture              ____

4. Conference               ____

5.Website                     ____

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