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Spring Herbal Conference at Warren Wilson College

Sheville Staff

Warren Wilson College is hosting a Spring Herbal Symposium April 17-19. The symposium provides an opportunity to expand our understanding of herbal medicine by exploring connections between environmental stewardship, scientific research, and traditional herbal wisdom in Western North Carolina.

A weekend of collaboration, brainstorming, environmental advocacy, education, and celebration will occur through workshops, classes and herb walks on the Warren Wilson campus.

Ethnobotanist James Duke, Ph.D., author of "The Green Pharmacy," will be the keynote speaker for the conference on Saturday evening. Duke will be joined by keynote speaker Terezhina de Jesus Soares Dos Santos “Teka,” an ethnopharmacologist, and phytotherapist in northern Brazil, who will speak on Sunday afternoon.

Additional presenters include Juliet Blankenspoor, Luke Cannon, Frank Cook, Vishnu Das, Ceara Foley, Sandi Ford, Jessica Godino, Mimi Hernandez, Sierra Hollister, Phyllis Light, Irene Moser, Joan Moser, CoreyPine Shane, Mary Morgaine Thames, Marc Williams and Corinna Wood.

Representatives from the Bent Creek Institute also will present on the medicinal plant research occurring in Western North Carolina.

The cost for the weekend is $65 in advance. The registration fee includes presentations Friday night, workshops all day Saturday, a presentation by James Duke Saturday night and workshops through Sunday afternoon. The price for Saturday only is $45. Registration will be available the day of the symposium for an additional cost.

Meals can be purchased on campus for the weekend, including lunch on Saturday by local chef Michael Gentry, for an additional cost.

If you wish to register, please write to herbconference@warren-wilson.edu with your name, address, email and telephone number. If you wish to register over the phone, call 828-771-5848.

For more information, see http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~herbalsymposium/index.php.