2016 RI Herb Festival Schedule: 10am-5pm

We will have a kid's tent 
available with kids activities all day. Children need to be supervised by parents or guardian.  

10am-11am   

Essential Oils for Stress  
with Lesley Wooler
Stress is a common everyday occurrence in our lives. Learn which essential oils can help you deal with this on physical, emotional and psychological levels. Handouts will be provided.   
Lesley Wooler is the owner of The Herb Wyfe and is the RI Regional Director for NAHA (National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy). She has a B.Sc. in Horticulture and has maintained her own landscaping business for almost 20 years.

Super Nutrition for Free with Karen Talbot
Discover how you can make family meals delicious and nutritious with “weeds” that grow right under your feet. Samples of food and drink as well as recipes will be available for the adventurous!  Karen Talbot has been a certified herbalist for 25 years and has led wild plant walks for organizations, schools, and private clients. She aspires to empower you to access the most local and sustainable foods no matter where you live – country, suburbs, or city.

Summer of Herbs with Rachel Playe 
Summer is a time we crave to be outside, but the heat can be hard for some. It's also a time when we have access to fresh herbs. Come to the class to learn how to take care of your health using plants that are in season!

Rachel Play is the owner of Radia Herbs.  Located in Providence, Radia Herbs ethically wildcrafts herbs or sources them from their own gardens or local farms.  To Rachel, herbalism is not just about taking take of ourselves, but making sure we're also caring for the plants. Rachel is a graduate of Farmacy Herbs' level I and II programs and still continues her studies at Farmacy Herbs. Rachel is also a photojournalist and co-editor at Transport Providence, a public transportation and bike advocacy blog.

Farmacy Gardens Plant Walk with Mary Blue
Join Farmacy Herbs founder and lead herbalist on  a plant walk through the 16 year old medicinal herb gardens at Farmacy Herbs.  Mary Blue is the author of “Herbal Foundations” and the founder of Farmacy Herbs and Sage Clinic. She has 16 years experience as an herbalist. 

   11:15-12:15pm   

Spice It Up with Bonnie Kavanagh

This class is an A to Z tour of your kitchen spice cabinet with the emphasis on the medicinal benefits of common culinary herbs. The history of the spice trade and how it influenced world exploration are discussed and recipes shared. Bonnie Kavanagh is a second generation nurse and herbalist who is the community herbalist at 7 Arrows Farm in Seekonk, Massachusetts. She has been an herbal educator for over twenty years and involved in health care for 37 years. Bonnie teaches Rosemary Gladstar's Art and Science of Herbalism Apprenticeship program at 7 Arrows Farm and offers herbal consultations by appointment.

The Gut Brain Connection with Mira Silverman
Does our emotional state affect our digestion or does our digestive health affect our emotional state? How does stress impact our digestive system? Can the bacteria in our gut influence how we think? This class will look at how it’s all connected and what herbs can help us maintain equilibrium.
 Mira Silverman is a registered nurse, herbalist, writer, kundalini yoga instructor, and plant-loving earth-wanderer. She works as a visiting nurse for low-income pregnant women and new moms and also gives private, sliding scale herbal consultations.

Ask Better Health Questions with Traci Picard

Join Traci for a talk about health care questioning—we’ll ask ourselves--can better questions lead us to better answers regarding health care?

We’ll explore the who, what, when, where, why and how of asking!

Traci Picard, a community herbalist, medicine maker and teacher from Providence, RI with a propensity to asking WHY.  You can see more about her work and contact info at www.fellowworkersfarm.com

12:15-1pm

Gastros 401, the food truck will be selling lunch, or bring your own! 

1pm-2pm 

  
Herbal Cocktails with Jessyloo Rodrigues

Learn how to make cocktails with herbs from your pollinator garden. We’ll discuss tonic herbs that benefit our garden pollinators & how to use them in herbal libations. This includes: how to grow, how to harvest, how to infuse, and how to shake them into a cocktail. We will taste samples of the herbs & infusions. Must be 21 to participate.    Jessyloo Rodrigues, aka Dr Gin Medicine Woman, manages the Pearl Farm in Providence: an urban herb farm. On this organically managed city plot she grows & curates the Parcel Apothecary, an Herbal CSA & Cocktail Farm. www.parcelapothecary.com

Urban Plant Walk with Traci Picard
Venture outside the gardens of Farmacy to see what is growing in the cracks and crevices of the city!


Raising Herbal Kids with Sakinah Abdur-RasheedJoin Sakinah as she talks about her success in raising her two boys without chemicals, toxic food or vaccines. Using nutrition and herbs she successfully reared 2 boys into healthy young men. Sakinah has been a practicing herbalist for 25 years, and is the founder of WE HEAL, a community based herbal venture.


Medicinal Herbs in the Kitchen with Stephanie Minor
Come learn about tasty ways to eat your herbs! We’ll be discussing ways to add fresh and dried medicinal herbs to all kinds of food, and you’ll leave with some new recipes to try.
Stephanie Miner is a community herbalist, herb gardener and apothecary extraordinaire. She enjoys making anything with her hands and swooning over plants while walking in the woods.

2:15-3:15   

The Digestive Process with Bill Burgess
How does digestion work? What sort of things can impede it? In this class Bill will explore assimilation, excretion and how the digestive process works.  
Bill Burgess is a skilled carpenter, and a long time student of holistic health. He enthusiastically shares his knowledge with friends, family and clients. His own healing process has led him to become an advocate for nutritional and herbal healing in all areas of his life. 

The Flowering Plants of Farmacy Herbs  
with Mary Blue
Join  Mary as she talks about the medicinal and energetic uses of the flowering plants at Farmacy Herbs.


Beyond Tea: Herbal Sprites & Spritzers with Angel Putney
Come join Angel from Reclaiming our Roots Community Herbalism in relishing the bounty of summer and the art of creating herbal spritzers! Who knew medicine could be so tasty. We will talk about and demonstrate how to make oxymels, infused vinegar & other tasty mediums to use to create cooling, calming and nourishing herbal drinks. A great way to infuse plants into your daily life and benefit from them in a tasty way as well as getting those great live cultures for a healthy gut!

                          3:15pm-4:15pm

Plant Walk with Maggie Hatzpanian, RN, Herbalist Maggie Hatzpanian will lead you through the urban gardens at Farmacy Herbs. Her perspective as a nurse/herbalist will give you insight to the world of integrative health care. Maggie has been an herbalist for 15 years. She works to integrate herbs and allopathic medicine.
Her love of medicinal herbs grew from her desire to understand the plants around her.  She is an active organizer and founder of The Ocean State Herbal Association.

Muscular Healing with Herbs with Loren Mendozzi
Come learn about herbal properties that help specific muscular issues. Also, learn which herbal treatment will help to reduce muscular pain, spasms, and cramping.
Loren is the owner of East Side Escape and has10 years of experience practicing an array of holistic treatments such as massage, Reiki and herbalism.

Herbal First Aid with Anna Fox
Learn how to use plants as your everyday allies in first aid at home and outdoors! You will be introduced to local plants such as Plantain, Garlic, and Yarrow and how to use them as remedies for common happenings such as cuts, bites, and stings. Anna is inspired by plants and plant people daily as the Production Manager at Farmacy, where she also takes classes and works on the farm. She has studied Ayurveda, and recently went to Costa Rica to study and practice Herbal First Aid with 7Song.