Top 10 Reasons to attend the

NC Herb Association’s 23^rd Annual Conference

Wild Herb Weekend 2009

July 24-26, 2009 (Friday evening – Sunday noon)

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      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 http://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)