Connecticut Herb Association

Connecticut Herb Association Meetings

Open to anyone interested in herbs

January Connecticut Herb Association Meeting

Master Herbalist, Marlene McKenzie, will present a talk on herbs and foods for the immune system. Come learn about one of the most important systems in the body to keep in balance, especially during the cold/flu season. Following talk will be a CHA meeting.

When: Wednesday, January 20th - 6:30 pm

Where: Newington Public Library, second floor, 95 Cedar Street, Newington

RSVP and Directions: Please contact Marlene Mckenzie at 203 2720471 or goldenspirit133@sbcglobal.net.

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February Connecticut Herb Association Meeting

Holistic health counselor and raw foods gyru, Glen Colello, will present a talk on whole foods, raw foods, and smoothies. Samples will be provided. Following talk will be a CHA meeting.

When: Wednesday, February 17th - 6:30 pm

Where: Edge of the Woods Health Food Store, second floor, 379 Whalley Ave, New Haven

RSVP and Directions: RSVP REQUIRED by Feb 15th to Marlene Mckenzie at 203 2720471 or goldenspirit133@sbcglobal.net. Event starts promply at 6:15 at Edge of the Woods second floor. Short meeting to follow until 8pm. RSVP required for raw foods. Members and non-members free.

Directions: From 91 south to exit 1 (34 WEST-Downtown). Follow until expressway ends. Follow for 1 mile straight through 6 lights. At 7th light turn right and follow straight for 5 lights. At 6th light turn right onto Whalley Ave. After second light, turn left into Edge of Woods parking lot.

From Rt.15 (Merrit Parkway) take exit 69 either south or north. Turn right off exit ramp and follow straight onto Whalley Ave. for sixteen lights (about 3 miles). Turn left into Edge of Woods parking lot. From exit 69 north the amt. of lights is 15 total instead of 16.

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March Connecticut Herb Association Meeting

New England is home to over 150 species of edible wild plants, some of which are more nutritious and/or flavorful than their cultivated counterparts, and dozens of species of edible mushrooms. Join Russ Cohen, expert forager and author of Wild Plants I Have Known…and Eaten, for a 90-minute slide show entitled “Edible Wild Plants and Mushrooms of New England”. It covers over 70 of the tastiest species the region has to offer. These range from plants everyone knows well, like Daisies and Dandelions, to plants they may never have even heard of, like Calamus and Carrion Flower. About a dozen of the tastiest (and easiest to recognize) mushroom species are included as well, from Morels in the spring, Black Chanterelles in the summer and Hen of the Woods mushrooms in the fall (all of which he has found in Connecticut).

Russ will present information for each species on identification tips, edible portion(s), season(s) of availability and preparation methods, along with general guidelines for safe and environmentally-responsible foraging. Russ will also bring along a foraged goodie for people to taste.

Following talk will be a short CHA meeting.

When: Thursday, March 25th - 6:30 pm

Where: Newington Public Library, second floor, 95 Cedar Street, Newington

Cost: CHAI Members Free. Non-Members $10

RSVP and Directions: Please contact Marlene McKenzie at: goldenspirit133@sbcglobal.net or 203-272-0471.

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Connecticut Herb Association, Inc. (CHAI) was created by a group of enthusiasts with a simple desire to educate and share the diverse world of herbs with one another and our community throughout the state, as well as to create a local network of herb-related resources.

CHAI has a diverse membership from the practitioner, student, grower, educator, and shopkeeper to the gardener and novice. All of the members of CHAI intricately weave a web that forms together one bond, each member lending his or her own energies and expertise to form the organization we now have that reaches out state wide to educate and inform individuals and other groups about herbs and holistic modalities.

CHAI serves as a forum for exchange and discussion of matters of importance in the herbal community such as therapies, research, education, workshops, growing, retailing, wildcrafting, herbal supplies, as well as environmental, legal and legislative concerns impacting herbalism.

CHAI hosts events and gatherings around the state throughout the year. These include presentations by members and guest speakers, or visits to a shop, garden, farm or wild place where we can learn and share together the wisdom of all things green. As a member of CHAI you will have the opportunity to host an event or gathering in your region of the state.