Sunday, June 3, 2007

Open House and Seminar

“A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE”

with Carroll English

10:00 Overview of CSC and community of Stelle
11:15 Tour of community (Solar & wind applications, gardens, etc…)
12:15 Lunch (Made with garden produce and herbs – vegetarian option)
 1:30 Seminar - 'A Walk On The Wild Side'

Wild Violets

Please join us for an informative afternoon as Carroll English leads us on a nature walk. Carroll will guide a tour of the land, identifying many common weeds and wild plants. She will explain their nutritional and medicinal values and suggest ways to utilize them. We can expect to see wild carrot (a natural contraceptive), chicory (a nutritive that is used as a coffee substitute), dandelion (a nutritive liver and blood tonic), violet (a nutritive high in Vitamin C), and juniper berries (a kidney and stomach tonic) as well as many other native “weeds”.

BIO: CARROLL ENGLISH
Carroll English has lived in the Stelle community for almost 35 years and is one of our native plant experts. Carroll’s love of the land began as a toddler, following her grandparents around their farm. Their knowledge and use of numerous plants was passed along, and Carroll became well-versed on the nutritional and medicinal value of plants.

Carroll has traveled and taught extensively. She holds a master’s degree in Education, and speaks Spanish fluently. Carroll also authored a booklet, “Health Values of Our Most Common Local Weeds,” describing the benefits of 20 native plants, which will be available for purchase at the seminar.

Cost for the afternoon talk: $20
Lunch: $10

Please email us or call 815-256-2204 if you plan on attending
so we can make adequate arrangements for food and space.  Thank You --
Click here for directions to Stelle and the CSC building.