Public tours are suggested fee of $20 to help support the garden and go with a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 25 people.
Please contact helometz@hotmail.com with a date that you would like to attend and directions to the garden will be sent.
Public Tour Dates:
Thursday, April 18 ~ 5 -7 pm
Sunday, May 5 ~ 10 am – noon
Thursday, May 23 ~ 5 – 7 pm
Thursday, June 13 ~ 5 – 7 pm
Thursday, June 20 ~ 5 -7 pm
Thursday, July 11 ~ 5 – 7 pm
For private tours: contact helometz@hotmail.com for fees and to arrange a date
Workshops:
Kick-off Spring with Green Farmacy Garden Wild Food Forays!
Learn to identify, gather and prepare delicious and nutritious wild food. The ramps are ramping up so join us as we leisurely harvest and enjoy a feast of truly local — i.e., native — wild foods. You’ll discover how easy it is to take in the landscape.
We will be offering these exciting walks on the following dates:
Sunday, April 7, 2013
noon – 3pm – Wild Edible Walk with the Green Farmacy Crew and Jim Duke. Dress for hiking in the outdoors
Thursday, April 11, 2013
2-4 pm with Alan Muskat Ready to go wild? Join famed forager Alan Muskat on an adventure “off the eaten path.” For more info, visit notastelikehome.org
Sunday, April 28, 2013
noon – 3 pm with Vickie Shufer author of The Everything Guide to Foraging http://www.ecoimages-us.com/default.aspx
All forages are for all ages.
Suggested donation of $25-45 sliding scale.
Spring and Summer Workshop Series
Wednesday, May 8th ~ 5-7 pm Chinese Longevity Tonics
Join Joe Hollis for an evening walk and talk, exploring tonic herbs for health and longevity. Focus will be on propagation, cultivation and uses.
Saturday, May 18th ~ 12-3pm Essential Oils
Andrew Ozinskas presents on how to distill your own essential oils and when to safely use them topically and internally.
Sunday, May 19th ~ 12-3pm Roots, Rock, Rhizomes
Join Roots as he breaks down evolution throughout geologic time, the rhizosphere,
soil chemistry, soil ecology, root structure and functions.
Saturday, May 25th ~ 12-3pm Herbal Spa Day
Show yourself some love and start this memorial-day weekend with Holistic Self Care! We will be creating our own beauty and wellness products.
Saturday, June 15th ~ 12-3pm Soap!
Soap making with the wonderful Wendy Wells.
Sunday, July 7th ~ 12-3pm Cordials and Elixirs
Join the “Cordial Queen” Teresa Boardwine of Green Comfort Apothecary as she disproves the old adage, “medicine has to taste bad to be good for you”.
Friday, July 12th ~ 6-8pm Mints for Mind, Body and Spirits
Cool off with an aromatic evening while sipping on mint juleps. Learn about concoctions like Jim Duke’s famous Crème de Mentia.
Saturday, July 13th ~ 12-3pm Ritual Uses of Plants
Join the Green Farmacy crew as we explore traditional uses of plants in ceremonial contexts.
Saturday, July 20th ~ 12-3pm Native American Medicine
Pat Kenny will be sharing her wisdom on indigenous healing ways.
Sunday July 21th ~ 12-3pm Love Potions
Spice it up with aphrodisiac Honeys, Elixirs and Herbal Edibles.
For workshops: contact greenfarmacygarden@gmail.com for information
