WVHA Annual Fall Conference ~ The Many Uses of Herbs

West Virginia Herb Association
Annual Fall Conference: The Many Uses of Herbs
October 19, 2024
Register early to secure your place and read more: https://wvherbassociation.org/events.htm

The West Virginia Herb Association is holding its 32st Annual Fall Conference “The Many Uses of Herbs” on October 19 at Jackson’s Mill, WV. Keynote Speakers are Joe & Terry Graedon of NPR radio show: The People’s Pharmacy. Keynote lecture: Why Are Herbs Safer Than Pharmaceuticals? For more than four decades, Joe and Terry Graedon have been teaching, writing, and broadcasting information to help people make informed decisions about their health.

The conference is open to the public to learn about native plants, medicinal herbs, forest farming, mushroom identification, Native American herbal lore and more including an herb walk from 14 knowledgeable speakers including: herbalists, WVU professors, herb/plant farmers, authors, and naturalists all who encourage the use of West Virginia farm and forest grown medicinal plants and herbs. The $30 registration fee will cover the entire day of classes with ample time for browsing many vendors of herbal products.

Other presenters and topics include:
Barbara Volk, Herbal Preparations for your Companion Animals and Farm Animals; Melissa Dennison, How to make Your own Herbal Tinctures; Joan Beard, M.A., Efficacy Research on Some Most Studied Medicinal Herbs; Sarah Briggs of Peasants Parcel, Mushrooms & Wild Foraging; Joe & Terry Graedon, Herb and Drug Interactions; Sarah Boggess & Eve Von Deck, CH, WVMN, WVHA President, How to Make Plant Prints, a make and take workshop; Ed Daniels, Forest Farming – Growing Under the Canopy; Eugene Breza, Making Colloidal Silver and Its Various Uses; Roy Ramey, Edible and Survival Plants Walk; Ellessa Clay High, Native American Herbal Lore and Stories; Trish Uptain of Blackthorn Estate Nursery, How to Dry and Preserve Lavender & make Lavender Syrup; Max Dubansky, Organic Farming & Diversity; Sierra Cox with Joan Beard, M.A., Plant Meditations: Sharing Practical Medicinal Uses and Organic Methods; and David Hawkins, “Herb Doc”

West Virginia Herb Association, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit.

For more information email: info@wvherbassociation.org