Jane H. Stevens — Saving the Planet, One Herb at a Time
April 8, 2020 Meeting replay

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Join us Wednesday, June 10, 7:00 – 8:30pm , for our virtual NCHG meeting: Preregistration information coming soon

A Foraged Feast with Betsy Nelson, That Food Girl

Herbalist and food stylist Betsy Nelson will teach some easy ways to weave foraged foods into your daily cooking.

Please have these (optional) materials for a mindful tasting experience and to enhance your experience of this online presentation: (PDF of list)

• + Please have 1 teaspoon fresh or dried rose petals
• + A couple fresh dandelion leaves, washed
• + 1 sprig of Creeping Charlie, with flowers, washed

• + Dandelion greens (Taraxacum officinale)
• + Creeping Charlie (Glechoma hederacea)
• + Violet leaves (Viola spp.)
• + Lambsquarter (Chenpodium album)
• + Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
• + Plantain (Plantago major)
• + Wood Sorrel (Oxalis spp.)
• + Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)
• + Yellow dock (Rumex crispus) leaves

Some Resources for COVID-19:
The American Herbalists Guild has a great summary of CoVid-19 resources: https://www.americanherbalistsguild.com/covid-19-resources

Stephen Harrod Buhner – Herbal Treatment for Coronavirus Infections
Aviva Romm’s Commonsense Approach

Matthew Wood has provided information regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) for FREE using the links below. 
Please note, when you click the links below, you will be cued to sign in, or will be taken directly to the content if you already have an account. If you are new to the Matthew Wood Institute of Herbalism you will need to create a free account first, and then you will be taken to the content.  Content regarding COVID-19 is in the FREEBIES section.
Matt Wood COVID-19 
Matt Wood Respiratory and Influenza Herbs

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Congratulations to Jane Hawley Stevens and David Stevens of Four Elements Organic Herbals won the MOSES 2020 Organic Farmers of the Year

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At our last meeting, we learned about The Practice of Fasting with Sal Salerno. Please see the attached document (PDF) summarizing some of the fasting protocols that he discussed. Sal has a fasting group on Meetup (Minneapolis Fasting Meetup Group) and is interested in forming a group to make a big batch of the fasting formula. Email Sal at fiveelement@yahoo.com or call at 612-508-5902 if you’re interested in participating.

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2020 NCHG Schedule (PDF postcard)

February 5, 2020
Leo Cashman, MN Natural Health Coalition Health Freedom in Minnesota: The Year 2000 Law Protecting Unlicensed Practitioners

March 4, 2020
Sal Salerno, PhD, L.Ac. – The Practice of Fasting

April 8, 2020 – online (originally scheduled April 1 - postponed)
Online – Jane H. Stevens – Saving the Planet, One Herb at a Time

May 13, 2020 (originally scheduled May 6 - postponed)
Online – Molly Kubinski, L.Ac., Dipl. OM – Chinese Medicine & Women's Health

June 3, 2020
Betsy Nelson – A Foraged Feast – Meet at Utepils Brewing

August 5, 2020
Matthew Wood – Herb Walk – Meet at Lake Harriet Rose Garden

September 2, 2020
Jessica Levy, DVM – Natural Pet Care

October 7, 2020
Laura Shaw Sanden – Metaphysical Fitness: A Holistic Approach to Weight Loss

November 4, 2020
Macey Flood and Emily Beck – Herbalism and Historical Responsibility

December 2, 2020
Speaker TBD
Plus our Annual Silent Auction

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NCHG LOCATION

Meeting Place:
the historic Eero Saarinen designed
Christ Church Lutheran [google map]
3244 34th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55406

Enter the 1962 addition building and go down the stairs to the basement.