CHAI EVENTS
2008 will be an exciting year. CHAI and our members have many educational and fun events planned.
Saturday, June 7th
The brochures are available. Please contact Carole Miller topmost@woldnet.att.net if you can help distribute them in your area. Download the brochure with the schedule of excellent speakers and vendors here.
Ann Harford alharford@aol.com is organizing volunteers. Please volunteer to work for two hours - you will get free admission and know you did a part to support your organization. More information!
Nature Walks
Sunday, May 4th ~ First in our series of three Nature Walks from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Meet at Bulls Bridge in Kent. Local CHAI member, Alicia North, will guide us on a walk through this beautiful area. The calcareous ecosystem has an abundance of native plant diversity including many native herbals. After our walk we'll proceed just north of Bulls Bridge to the Kent Land Trust's Marble Valley Farm for a picnic by the Housatonic River. Alicia will share the local legend of the "Molly Fisher Rock". This tale involves a mysterious colonial healer who frequented the unusual Kent boulder which has inscriptions dating back over 200 years that have yet to be deciphered. If time permits we may even visit "Molly's Rock" which was preserved by the Kent Land Trust along with it's 70 acre tract of land that overlooks the Housatonic River Valley.
There is a lovely picture and description of Bulls Bridge here. Bulls Bridge is just off Route 7 South of Kent's Center. There is a light at the intersection for Bulls Bridge which is on the west side of RT. 7 and Bulls Bridge Inn and the Bulls Bridge Country Store are on the east side of Rt 7. Meet Alicia in the parking area closest to the bridge on the west side of the river.
Pre-register with Pam Quayle herbgatherer@hotmail.com. Let's try to carpool since it is a long drive for some of us.
Sunday, July 20 ~ Second in our series of three Nature Walks at 10:00 a.m.
Local CHAI member Pam Brundage will lead a weed walk at Trail Wood, once the home of Pulitzer prize-winning nature writer, Edwin Way Teale. Now under the care of CT Audubon, this 168-acre sanctuary has many different habitats and is a wonderful place to learn about plants. Pam Brundage lived next-door in the early 1980's and has stories to tell about the Teales as well as the plants that abound on the sanctuary. We will see a large witch hazel stand, large patches of wild ginger and mayapple as well as many other plants of field, forest, and wetland.
Be aware that wild harvesting is NOT permitted on CT Audubon Sanctuaries. The walk will take approximately two hours. We will go at a slow pace through some wet and uneven terrain. Wear sturdy shoes that can get muddy.
Walk is limited to 10 people. Please pre-register by calling Pam at (860) 974-1633 before July 14th
Directions: From Route 6 travel north on Route 97 for 2 miles, turn left onto Kenyon Road. Travel 1/2 mile. Entrance is on the left. From Route 44 travel south on route 97 for 5.2 miles. Turn right on Kenyon Road. Travel 1/2 mile. Entrance is on the left.
Saturday, September 27 ~ Third in our series of three Nature Walks
Local CHAI member Pam Quayle will lead us on a walk through the Bamforth Land Trust Preserve in Haddam. This preserve is being developed to enhance bird habitat. The field is planted with a variety of native grasses for nesting birds and along the forest edges invasive plants are being removed and native trees and shrubs encouraged or planted to increase biodiversity for bird habitat. Native plants with herbal uses abound in the variety of sunny grassland, forest edge and wetland areas. More Info to follow.
Sunday, May 18 Tree Walk 12:00
Ellen Evert Hopman, author of Tree Medicine - Tree Magic, A Druid's Herbal For the Sacred Earth Year will lead a tree walk at Elizabeth Park in West Hartford. A slide presentation on the spiritual and medicinal aspects of trees and a pot luck meal will follow at the Elmwood Community Center. More info to follow.
CHAI Member Sponsored Events, Classes & Workshops
Many CHAI members are active in teaching and in the holistic community. The following are just a few of the activities/classes available. Also see the Member Websites Page for more information. If you wish to list your workshops and events here contact the WebWeaver.
Rosemari Roast ~ Walk in the Woods School of Herbal Wellness
~ Introductory classes upon request ~ Schedule yours today and jump into our herbal course of study! ~ Flexible course of study ~ Pay as you go ~ Casual Study or Certification Program. Email Rosemari or call 860.738.1608 for a course schedule, fees and more information! Pre-registration for all workshops and lectures is required as well as appreciated. Please call 860.738.1608 unless otherwise noted.
Saturday, May 10 ~ Core Class - Endocrine System ~
Cost: $35
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at Walk in the Woods in Winsted Call 860.738.1608
to pre-register by 5/7/2008.
Saturday, May 24 ~ Making Herbal Medicines parts I & II ~ Cost: $70
12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. at Walk in the Woods in Winsted
Join us for this empowering discussion and demonstration of basic techniques for creating your own herbal applications at home. You will learn the art of creating smple nutritional beverages and food stores, medicinal tinctures, healing oils, balms and other remedies and healing applications. Call 860.738.1608 to register by 4/21/2008.
and . . . don't forget to mark your calendars for .Forest Folk ~ Spirit in the Woods
A community festival Embracing Universal Spirituality Promoting Peace & Harmony, and Inspiring Creativity, Knowledge & Love. Thursday, May 15th thru Sunday. May 18th at Schrieber's Farm in Oxford, CT. $30 for a weekend pass (includes camping)or $10 for a day pass proceeds donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ~ www.forestfolkfest.com
Lupo Connell, Community Herbalist , Flower Essence Practitioner, Educator
She can be reached at 860. 799.0457 • plantessence@aol.com • www.luposbotanicals.com. Based in New Milford, CT, Lupo offers consultations, classes and workshops including:
Mountain Roots, An Introduction to Herbalism
An eight week course focusing on plant walks, herbal medicine and community wellness begins May 6.
Tuesday evening topics covered include: Herbal First Aid and Kitchen Remedies, Easing Stress with Herbs, Immune and Digestive health, Holistic Nutrition, Herbal Healing for Woman, Men, Children, Elders and Pets! Each class will include a hands-on demonstration making herbal remedies. Participants will learn to create there own Herbal teas, Healing oils, Ointments and salves, Herbal tinctures, glycerites and vinegar’s.
Saturday classes include outdoor plant identification walks, making flower essences, summer skin care, herbal organic gardening and more.
Trillium ~ A Flower Essence Practitioner Certification Course
Trillium runs over the course of six months - March 28-30, July 27-29 & October 26-28. We meet during each growing season, spring, summer and fall for three weekend intensives. Our course offers over 100 hours of in-depth flower essence training with most of our time will be spent outside working directly with the abundant flowers and plants that cover the Litchfield Hills of Western Connecticut. Students will go on to spend an additional 30 hours working directly with clients, learning how to confidently use flower essence therapy in a professional setting.