Saturday - April 27th: Arbor Day Celebration

Arbor Day Festival Celebrates Community and Nature with Family-Friendly Activities

 Join us on Saturday, April 27th, for a day filled with fun and educational activities at the Arbor Day Festival. The event will feature live music, food vendors, chainsaw art demonstrations, and interactive booths, plus free tree giveaway.

Master Gardeners, along with Penn State's Shrooms and Blooms Club, will offer tree planting tips and educate on wildflowers. The local Boy Scouts will lead tree identification walks, and utility line clearance experts will be on hand to demonstrate safe practices. The festival aims to celebrate nature and promote environmental awareness in our community.

Our Program will include:

10-11 Students’ presentations

11-12  Tree Care:  Brian Stone, State Wildlife (Howard)

12-12:30 Tree Disease:  Calvin Norman, PSU Forestry

1:30 – 3    Tree Identification:  Prof. Sandy Smith, PSU Forestry

3:30-4       Forest Health Walk: What it is (there will be a booth where people can sign up)

10 – 4   Book Drawing every hour; winners get their choice of free books on display

• Brian Stone of PA Fish & Wildlife Nursery in Howard will discuss care and maintenance of your trees & shrubs at 10:30 am.

• Native Garden volunteers will demonstrate proper planting of your trees & we will offer an opportunity to plant milk weed seeds to encourage visitors to develop pollinator gardens in their own yards, especially the endangered Monarch Butterflies.

• At 1:30 pm PSU Professor Sandy Smith will conduct a class on Tree identification during a walk in the woods. Yes, its easy with his technique.

• "Forest Bathing", which provides therapeutic benefits & stress release.

• Painting instruction will be offered to help draw out the beauty of trees and to decorate your home. Our garden and landscape is a perfect backdrop for this opportunity to learn a creative and expressive skill.  Also come with your questions about photography and learn about our upcoming classes in the spring and summer. Some hands on advice will be shared as time allows.

• Food and drinks are available as well as a make your own pizza, cooked in our outdoor brick & wood-fired pizza oven.  Watch for additional programs as we solidify our vendors to join us on this day. Our full schedule will be available in early April.

Tree Giveaway

Displays and Presentations (10 – 4):

Planting Your Trees:  Master Gardeners

Save the Monarchs:  Planting Milkweed for Your Garden

Help Our Mason Bee Population -  Build a Nest Site

Woodworking:  Assemble Blue Bird Boxes

Discovering Local Teas

Ancient Skill of Creating Leaf Prints

Art Classes – Paint Your Own Nature Masterpiece

Make Your Own Leaf Earrings with Beads

Tree Planting:  Boy Scout Troop 88 of Millheim

Mineral Club:  geode display

Food (10 – 4)

Dine in the Woods:  Assemble Your Own Pizza (+Drinks)

Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Delicious Sweets

Exhibits (10 – 4)

Nature Photography Skills:  Phil

Centre County Bee Keepers

Centre County Bird Club

Video:  Save the History of Local Barns

Enjoy Quail

PA Native Plant Society

Vendors

10,000 Villages

Peter Frantz

Jewelry 

Music

Remember and Return – a call to reconnect with nature through nourishing the earthly garden, ourselves and others.

This year we will be having a Friday evening workshop – before the workshop there will be a social time with herbal cocktails and noshes and a book signing with the Hawthorn teachers!

Saturday we will have large group classes, and in addition we will be offering smaller “satellite” classes for those interested in a more intimate setting, the satellite classes will be pre-registered. One other offering this year is the Individual sessions which are one on one sessions available at additional cost. Descriptions follow the visual schedule and are categorized. Please note, classes are subject to change and though this is a rain or shine event the schedule may be modified due to weather.

Visit the Event’s Host Page

See their Event Schedule

Event Registration and all that is included

Remember and Return – a call to reconnect with nature through nourishing the earthly garden, ourselves and others.

This year we will be having a Friday evening workshop – before the workshop there will be a social time with herbal cocktails and noshes and a book signing with the Hawthorn teachers!

Saturday we will have large group classes, and in addition we will be offering smaller “satellite” classes for those interested in a more intimate setting, the satellite classes will be pre-registered. One other offering this year is the Individual sessions which are one on one sessions available at additional cost. Descriptions follow the visual schedule and are categorized. Please note, classes are subject to change and though this is a rain or shine event the schedule may be modified due to weather.

Visit the Event’s Host Page

See their Event Schedule

Event Registration and all that is included

Class 1: In this class, we offer a basic foundation in herbal medicine.  This includes exploring introduced variety of herbs, herbal “actions”  for how herbs work on the body, and basic botany/plant identification. We will learn how to make a tincture and discuss cultivating/planning your herbal garden.

Establish a strong foundation on your path to learning herbal medicine with our Foundations of Holistic Course. This five-class sequence offers an excellent introduction to herbal medicine by combining of hands-on learning, lecture, projects and getting out in the field to harvest and create a variety of herbal medicines.

We will cover 20 common Pennsylvania-based medicinal herbs, how to make a variety of herbal medicines (tinctures, salves, liniments, herbal vinegars, bitters, and teas), and how herbs apply to basic systems of the body. We will also present an integrated philosophy for understanding herbs by their common herbal actions, drawing upon holistic herbalism and traditional Western herbal foundations. 

By the end of this course, you will feel confident in how to make your own herbal medicines and integrate their use into your daily life. 

Note: This course serves as the foundation for our Holistic Herbalism Certificate.

Dates: June 30, July 28, August 25, Sept 29, and October 27th 2024, 9:30 – 2:30pm..

 You can sign up for the 20 hour certificate course/all 5 sessions

- or -

Single sessions (if space allows).

 All materials are provided as well as herbal tea and light snacks.

 If you are interested in the certificate program but can not make all of the dates, lecture portions of class will be video recorded and available for a limited time after each session. If preferred, private makeup sessions will be available at an additional cost.

See Foundations of Holistic Herbalism Course and Details Page for information and Registration

Pennsylvania School of Herbalism Website

Class 2: This class will cover herbal energetics though hands on experience. We will cover the basics of the immune system and nervous system and how they relate to our herbal practice. We will also learn how to properly dry herbs and make herbal teas.

Establish a strong foundation on your path to learning herbal medicine with our Foundations of Holistic Course. This five-class sequence offers an excellent introduction to herbal medicine by combining of hands-on learning, lecture, projects and getting out in the field to harvest and create a variety of herbal medicines.

We will cover 20 common Pennsylvania-based medicinal herbs, how to make a variety of herbal medicines (tinctures, salves, liniments, herbal vinegars, bitters, and teas), and how herbs apply to basic systems of the body. We will also present an integrated philosophy for understanding herbs by their common herbal actions, drawing upon holistic herbalism and traditional Western herbal foundations. 

By the end of this course, you will feel confident in how to make your own herbal medicines and integrate their use into your daily life. 

Note: This course serves as the foundation for our Holistic Herbalism Certificate.

Dates: June 30, July 28, August 25, Sept 29, and October 27th 2024, 9:30 – 2:30pm..

 You can sign up for the 20 hour certificate course/all 5 sessions

- or -

Single sessions (if space allows).

 All materials are provided as well as herbal tea and light snacks.

 If you are interested in the certificate program but can not make all of the dates, lecture portions of class will be video recorded and available for a limited time after each session. If preferred, private makeup sessions will be available at an additional cost.

See Foundations of Holistic Herbalism Course and Details Page for information and Registration

Pennsylvania School of Herbalism Website

Class 3: In this class we will enter a holistic mindset and look into how herbs can be incorporated into our food. We will discuss the botanical spectrum from food to poison.  The digestive system will be covered as well as how to make bitters, vinegars and liniments.

Establish a strong foundation on your path to learning herbal medicine with our Foundations of Holistic Course. This five-class sequence offers an excellent introduction to herbal medicine by combining of hands-on learning, lecture, projects and getting out in the field to harvest and create a variety of herbal medicines.

We will cover 20 common Pennsylvania-based medicinal herbs, how to make a variety of herbal medicines (tinctures, salves, liniments, herbal vinegars, bitters, and teas), and how herbs apply to basic systems of the body. We will also present an integrated philosophy for understanding herbs by their common herbal actions, drawing upon holistic herbalism and traditional Western herbal foundations. 

By the end of this course, you will feel confident in how to make your own herbal medicines and integrate their use into your daily life. 

Note: This course serves as the foundation for our Holistic Herbalism Certificate.

Dates: June 30, July 28, August 25, Sept 29, and October 27th 2024, 9:30 – 2:30pm..

 You can sign up for the 20 hour certificate course/all 5 sessions

- or -

Single sessions (if space allows).

 All materials are provided as well as herbal tea and light snacks.

 If you are interested in the certificate program but can not make all of the dates, lecture portions of class will be video recorded and available for a limited time after each session. If preferred, private makeup sessions will be available at an additional cost.

See Foundations of Holistic Herbalism Course and Details Page for information and Registration

Pennsylvania School of Herbalism Website

Class 4: This class will delve into constitutional energetics – how the energetics of plants interact with the environment of our bodies. We will dive into the integumentary system and the lymphatic system, learn how to make oils and salves and get first hand experience with foraging/wildcrafting.

Establish a strong foundation on your path to learning herbal medicine with our Foundations of Holistic Course. This five-class sequence offers an excellent introduction to herbal medicine by combining of hands-on learning, lecture, projects and getting out in the field to harvest and create a variety of herbal medicines.

We will cover 20 common Pennsylvania-based medicinal herbs, how to make a variety of herbal medicines (tinctures, salves, liniments, herbal vinegars, bitters, and teas), and how herbs apply to basic systems of the body. We will also present an integrated philosophy for understanding herbs by their common herbal actions, drawing upon holistic herbalism and traditional Western herbal foundations. 

By the end of this course, you will feel confident in how to make your own herbal medicines and integrate their use into your daily life. 

Note: This course serves as the foundation for our Holistic Herbalism Certificate.

Dates: June 30, July 28, August 25, Sept 29, and October 27th 2024, 9:30 – 2:30pm..

 You can sign up for the 20 hour certificate course/all 5 sessions

- or -

Single sessions (if space allows).

 All materials are provided as well as herbal tea and light snacks.

 If you are interested in the certificate program but can not make all of the dates, lecture portions of class will be video recorded and available for a limited time after each session. If preferred, private makeup sessions will be available at an additional cost.

See Foundations of Holistic Herbalism Course and Details Page for information and Registration

Pennsylvania School of Herbalism Website

Class 5: In this class you will learn how to make a well-rounded herbal formula. We will taste/experience a variety of tinctures/herbs and share course end projects. This class is only open to students who have taken at least 3 classes in the series.

Establish a strong foundation on your path to learning herbal medicine with our Foundations of Holistic Course. This five-class sequence offers an excellent introduction to herbal medicine by combining of hands-on learning, lecture, projects and getting out in the field to harvest and create a variety of herbal medicines.

We will cover 20 common Pennsylvania-based medicinal herbs, how to make a variety of herbal medicines (tinctures, salves, liniments, herbal vinegars, bitters, and teas), and how herbs apply to basic systems of the body. We will also present an integrated philosophy for understanding herbs by their common herbal actions, drawing upon holistic herbalism and traditional Western herbal foundations. 

By the end of this course, you will feel confident in how to make your own herbal medicines and integrate their use into your daily life. 

Note: This course serves as the foundation for our Holistic Herbalism Certificate.

Dates: June 30, July 28, August 25, Sept 29, and October 27th 2024, 9:30 – 2:30pm..

 You can sign up for the 20 hour certificate course/all 5 sessions

- or -

Single sessions (if space allows).

 All materials are provided as well as herbal tea and light snacks.

 If you are interested in the certificate program but can not make all of the dates, lecture portions of class will be video recorded and available for a limited time after each session. If preferred, private makeup sessions will be available at an additional cost.

See Foundations of Holistic Herbalism Course and Details Page for information and Registration

Pennsylvania School of Herbalism Website