Connecticut Herb Association

The focus of the Connecticut Herb Association is to educate and share the diverse world of herbs with one another and our community.

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Connecticut Herb Association Meetings

Open to anyone interested in herbs

September Meeting - BYO Boxed Dinner

Come visit the beautiful gardens, ponds, and greenhouse of Elizabeth Park. Join us for a stroll through the gardens at Elizabeth Park in Hartford, followed by the monthly CHA meeting. Get out and network with like minded people. We will meet at the Pond House. Elizabeth Park is located at the corner of Prospect Avenue and Asylum Avenue on the Hartford / West Hartford line.

In case of inclement weather we will be holding our meeting at Tisane Tea Shop at 537 Farmington Ave, a step away from Elizabeth Park.

When: Wednesday - September 15 - 5:15PM

Where: Pond House, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, CT

Cost: CHAI Members Free. Non-Members $10

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


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.


Membership Reminder: The membership year begins June 1. Click here for information and a membership form.

Notes From the Membership Chair Pam Quayle

Your membership entitles you to Member-2-Member discounts which are offered by several of our business members. The list of members that offer the discount will is included in the 2009/2010 (updated 10.21.09) directory of members in the members only area of the website and the password will be sent to you. The directory is periodically updated by the membership chair.

Our organization is all volunteer and therefore is only as strong and exciting as our members make it. We hope that you will participate and share your experience and knowledge with the rest of us. Some of the ways you can do that are:

Our website is www.ctherb.org

Our eGroup is http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHA/

Contact information for all officers and committee chairs is on the website and in the newsletter. Please contact us with any ideas, comments, questions or concerns. I hope to see you at an upcoming event.


CHAI Needs You

There are many opportunities and challenges in store for the membership in 2010/2011. It may well prove to be a very auspicious time...new beginnings, new ideas, perhaps even new directions, but always the same mission!

Please email Gail: sagewand1@aol.com if you are willing to serve.