Appalachian Herbs Weekend
with Patricia Kyritsi Howell
July 9, 10 & 11, 2010

Sunnybank Inn and Retreat Center, Hot Springs, NC

Join Patricia Kyritsi Howell, author of Medicinal Plants of the Appalachian Mountains, to learn about the history, folklore and current uses of Southern Appalachian medicinal plants.

While hiking along trails lush with the native plants of summer, you’ll have plenty of time to use your senses and other time-honored techniques to identify plants and experience their essence through touch, smell, color and shape.

You’ll also learn about ethical harvesting and simple medicine making techniques using fresh herbs. This is a unique opportunity to study local flora in one of most botanically diverse regions of North America: the forests of the Southern Appalachian Mountains.

Weekend activities include an introductory lecture at the Inn on Friday night, morning and afternoon hikes on Saturday followed by an option visit to the hot springs, and a hands-on medicine making workshop Sunday morning.

Patricia Kyritsi Howell is author of Medicinal Plants of the Southern Appalachians, a clinical herbalist, and teacher. She is director of the BotanoLogos School for Herbal Studies in the mountains of northeast Georgia, and co-owner of Wild Crete, a company that offers plant lover’s tours of the Greek island of Crete. Patricia is a member of the Governing Council of the American Herbalists Guild, chair of the annual Southern Medicinal Plants Symposium at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, and co-founder of the Georgia Herbalists Guild. She lives in Rabun County, Georgia and on the Greek island of Crete.

Location: Sunnybank Inn, Hot Springs, NC

Cost: $220 per person. This includes herbal hikes and seminar with Patricia, two nights lodging at the Inn, six organic vegetarian meals, and bathing in the warm mineral baths.

Dates/Times: The retreat begins with dinner on Friday and ends after lunch on Sunday.

Registration and More Information: Contact the Sunnybank Retreat Association, PO Box 233, Hot Springs, NC 28743, 828-622-7206 (no e-mail). Registration is limited to 16 students. Pre-registration is required. A list of supplies needed will be sent after you register.