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.
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.
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.
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:
- Write an article for the newsletter. It is published four times annually,
mailed to members and is available on our website. Please respect that
the work to put the newsletter together is done by busy volunteers - edit
and run a spell check on what you write before submitting.
- Join a committee.
- Organize or host a program.
- Send information on programs you are sponsoring or other events that
would interest our members for inclusion in the newsletter, egroup or
website.
- Share your ideas of speakers or programs that you would like to see
or present. What herbs or topics would you like to see discussed at the
monthly meetings?
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 2009/2010. 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 either Michele: michelemaclure@hotmail.com
or Gail: sagewand1@aol.com
if you are willing to serve.