Well, we've just gotten back home from our trip and the kids should be home in a few minutes. My mom and dad came down to spend the weekend with the kids, but we never actually saw them in person, since they came and left while the kids were in school--as did we! Mom and Dad scored huge bonus points with us, as we came back to find the flower bed weeded, the grass cut, the lawn edged, and a new weedeater in the shed! Yay! Mom was so sweet, especially when she apologized for not doing more in the back yard and not cleaning my messy house for me!
Anyhow, we enjoyed the herbal conference. It served to generally get us motivated to incorporate more herbs into our daily life. Two topics have my enthusiasm, in particular.
Gaia Herbs is a company right there in Brevard, NC. We toured the facility and the organic herb farm. They are deeply committed to creating high-quality products while preserving the environment, and we got to see first-hand how they combine modern, state-of-the-art technologies with sound ecological practices on a massive scale.
Rosita Arvigo, DN, was the keynote speaker. She single-handedly preserved a massive amount of valuable herbal knowledge from being lost. After doggedly pestering an ancient Mayan shaman for over a year to teach her his art, he finally gave in. He was past 90 years of age and had no apprentice. He trained her for 12 years, and she's catalogued the medicinal uses of over 500 rain forest plants in Belize. He could neither read nor write, and he seemed to be the last of his kind. They were both featured in an inspiring documentary, Satsun, that won many prestigious awards and, I believe, was nominated for 2002's best documentary Academy Award. Michael and I attended a couple of her seminars, and I'm looking forward to reading her book.
Anyhow, we enjoyed the herbal conference. It served to generally get us motivated to incorporate more herbs into our daily life. Two topics have my enthusiasm, in particular.
Gaia Herbs is a company right there in Brevard, NC. We toured the facility and the organic herb farm. They are deeply committed to creating high-quality products while preserving the environment, and we got to see first-hand how they combine modern, state-of-the-art technologies with sound ecological practices on a massive scale.
Rosita Arvigo, DN, was the keynote speaker. She single-handedly preserved a massive amount of valuable herbal knowledge from being lost. After doggedly pestering an ancient Mayan shaman for over a year to teach her his art, he finally gave in. He was past 90 years of age and had no apprentice. He trained her for 12 years, and she's catalogued the medicinal uses of over 500 rain forest plants in Belize. He could neither read nor write, and he seemed to be the last of his kind. They were both featured in an inspiring documentary, Satsun, that won many prestigious awards and, I believe, was nominated for 2002's best documentary Academy Award. Michael and I attended a couple of her seminars, and I'm looking forward to reading her book.
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