NASHVILLE, TN — The Herb Society of Nashville (HSN) is now taking early registration for its annual Herb Day event on September 20, 2014 at Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art. Herb Day 2014, “A Closer Look at Herbs” will take place at Cheekwood’s Botanical Hall, 1200 Forrest Park Dr, Nashville, TN 37205.
Registration is available at herbsocietynashville.org/public-events.html. The 2014 Herb Day program offers a closer look at herbs in the laboratory, in gardens and in the artist’s studio. The program is intended to raise awareness of botanical adulteration, a practice dating back to the beginnings of trade and commerce.
Jenny Perez, community herbalist and education coordinator at the American Botanical Council, will introduce the Botanical Adulterants Program, highlighting present-day efforts to identify and expose adulterants in botanical products in the marketplace.
The Adulterants Program focuses on both accidental and intentional adulteration of herbal ingredients that find their way into popular commercial botanical products, such as herbal dietary supplements, herbal teas, and cosmetics.
Erika Galentin, MNIMH, of United Plant Savers (UpS) will give an update on at-risk herbal species and how to sus- tain them, emphasizing conservation through cultivation. Certain native herbs are at risk of extinction and have suffered significant declines within their current range due to over-harvesting, loss of habitat, poor logging practices, or by the nature of their innate rareness or sensitivity.
The UpS At-Risk List includes native herbs broadly used in commerce, including some local landscaping favorites. Pre-registration is required. The cost to participate in the 2014 Herb Day edu- cational program is $47 per person, and this price includes lunch. Attendees may register by August 31 to receive a dis- counted Early Bird rate of only $42 per person. The registration deadline is September 14, 2014 at midnight.
The Herb Society of Nashville is a non-profit, working organization and an official affiliate of the Herb Society of America since 1981. Its mission is to promote the knowledge, use, and delight of herbs through educational programs, research, and sharing the experience with the community.
The American Botanical Council is an independent, nonprofit research and education organization dedicated to providing accurate and reliable information for consumers, healthcare practitioners, researchers, educators, industry, and the media. To learn more about the American Botanical Council and The Botanical Adulterants Program, visit abc.herbalgram.org.
United Plant Savers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of medicinal plants native to the United States and Canada and the protection of their habitat to ensure an abundant and renewable supply of medicinal plants for generations to come. To learn more about United Plant Savers visit united- plantsavers.org
For more information email HerbDay2014@gmail.com