Biophilia: Pittsburgh
The Thurs., June 2 Biophilia: Pittsburgh meeting will feature Norma P. Weinberg, herbal educator, writer, speaker and master gardener, who will lead a discussion on "Herb Gardening Through a Sustainable Lens." Norma will discuss what it means to be a sustainable gardener, detail the features that make a garden low maintenance and eco-friendly, and explain how herbs offer a myriad of benefits toward making a garden more sustainable.
Norma Weinberg lives in Harvard Square and Cape Cod’s Lake Wequaquet. An herbal educator, writer, speaker, master gardener, and ‘what grows where’ world traveler, she has written multiple resource books, including Herbal Secrets for Gardeners, Natural Hand Care, Henna from Head to Toe, Natural Remedies for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Herbal Hand Creams and Salves, and The Herbal Home Spa. She is the originator of the cable television series “herbsdottir” and is the founder of the Healing, Herbal Medicine and Cancer Conference. She is also a former chair of the New England Unit of the Herb Society of America and a regular contributor to Pennyroyal Papers; her column, "The Herb Traveler," takes readers around the globe for insights into the ethnobotanical uses of a country’s varied gardens and how plants are used for food, clothing, shelter and medicine.
Meeting Schedule:
5:30 – 6 p.m. Networking and refreshments
6 – 6:30 p.m. Presentation
6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Discussion
Directions and Parking:
This meeting will take place in the Center for Sustainable Landscapes (CSL) Classroom which is located on the facility’s first floor. The main Conservatory entrance will be closed, as this meeting takes place after normal hours; to access the CSL, follow Frew Street (located between the Oakland/Schenley Park bridge and the Christopher Columbus statue), which will take you around the Conservatory to the lower campus. Guest parking spaces are available on your left as you approach the CSL.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3830 - USA
Thursday, June 2 at 5:30 PM
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http://www.meetup.com/BiophiliaPittsburgh/events/230989338/