• Celebrate HerbDay 2010 with an Urban Herb Stroll
• Dr. Hauschka Skin Care Sale
• Biodynamic Farming
• Natural Family Planning Class - Back by Popular Demand
• Herbal Foundations starts this month!

180 South 3rd Street West
Missoula, Montana

HerbDay 2010 with an Urban Herb Stroll

Saturday May 1, 2010, 1 pm

Join the Montana Herb Gathering and Meadowsweet Herbs in celebration of our Urban Herbs. Find out which herbs grow in your neighborhood as we take you on an herb walk through the "hood". We will also raffle off one ticket to the 10th Montana Herb Gathering happening June 25-27 (value $185). The drawing will be held at Meadowsweet Herbs on Saturday May 1 at 4:30 pm. Raffle tickets are available at Meadowsweet Herbs and Hill Botanical (Bozeman). Prices: 1-$5.00 3-$10.00 &; 5-$20.00 What an inexpensive opportunity to win a ticket to the Montana Herb Gathering! To find out more go to www.herbday.org/attend-an-herbday-event.

HerbDay is a coordinated series of independently produced public educational events celebrating the importance of herbs and herbalism. HerbDay was conceived of by five nonprofit organizations with interests in herbs and herbalism (the HerbDay Coalition) to raise public awareness about the significance of herbs in our lives and the many ways herbs can be used safely and creatively for health, beauty care, and culinary enjoyment. Greater familiarity with herbs will increase informed use of herbal products and build public support for maintaining personal choice in the use of botanicals. Check it out at www./herbday.org.

Annual Mother's Day Dr. Hauschka Sale

Wednesday May 5 -- Saturday May 8

Our annual Mother's Day Dr. Hauschka Sale is one of our biggest events of the year. This is your chance to stock up on your favorite Dr. Hauschka products or to treat yourself to something delightful that you have never tried before -- or both!

15% off on ALL Dr. Hauschka products:

Face Care
Body Care
Make up

Treat your skin to the finest in natural body care: organic, biodynamically grown, extremely pure, rhythmically processed with the seasons and the phases of the moon: Dr. Hauschka! Deeply therapeutic and restorative, Dr. Hauschka will help to improve and protect any skin condition. Discover for yourself why people have felt transformed by Dr. Hauschka products for the past forty years. Order early! Give us a call before the sale to put an order together just for you: 406.728.0543.

Two FREE Dr. Hauschka Opportunities

Dr. Hauschka Skin Care Class
Join herbalist and Dr. Hauschka trained representative Katrina Farnum for a free Dr. Hauschka class. Learn how to support and nourish your skin with the rhythmic processes and exceptional products of Dr. Hauschka's biodynamic face care, body care and make up lines.

Wednesday May 5, 7 -- 8 pm
Cost: FREE!
Register early, as space is limited: 728-0543

Personalized Face Care Consultations
Join herbalist and Dr. Hauschka trained representative Katrina Farnum for a free personalized skin care consultation. Let Katrina help you choose the products and the process to make your skin glow with natural health and beauty!
Saturday May 8
Call for a FREE appointment: 728-0543
Please register early as spaces fill quickly.

Biodynamic Farming

Based on An Introduction to Biodynamic Agriculture, originally published in Stella Natura 1995.

What is Biodynamic agriculture? In seeking an answer let us pose the further question: Can the Earth heal itself, or has the waning of the Earths vitality gone too far for this? No matter where our land is located, if we are observant we will see sure signs of illness in trees, in our cultivated plants, in the water, even in the weather.

Organic agriculture rightly wants to halt the devastation caused by humans; however, organic agriculture has no cure for the ailing Earth. From this the following question arises: What was the original source of vitality, and is it available now?
Biodynamics is a science of life-forces, a recognition of the basic principles at work in nature, and an approach to agriculture, which takes these principles into account to bring about balance and healing. In a very real way, then, Biodynamics is an ongoing path of knowledge rather than an assemblage of methods and techniques.

Biodynamics is part of the work of Rudolf Steiner, known as anthroposophy - a new approach to science, which integrates precise observation of natural phenomena, clear thinking, and knowledge of the spirit. It offers an account of the spiritual history of the Earth as a living being, and describes the evolution of the constitution of humanity and the kingdoms of nature.

Broaden Our Perspective
Just as we need to look at the magnetic field of the whole earth to comprehend the compass, to understand plant life we must expand our view to include all that affects plant growth. No narrow microscopic view will suffice. Plants are utterly open to and formed by influences from the depths of the earth to the heights of the heavens. Therefore our considerations in agriculture must range more broadly than is generally assumed to be relevant.

Reading the Book of Nature
Everything in nature reveals something of its essential character in its form and gesture. Careful observations of nature - in shade and full sun, in wet and dry areas, on different soils, will yield a more fluid grasp of the elements. So eventually one learns to read the language of nature. And then one can be creative, bringing new emphasis and balance through specific actions. Practitioners and experimenters over the last seventy years have added tremendously to the body of knowledge known as Biodynamics.
 
Cosmic Rhythms
The light of the sun, moon, planets and stars reaches the plants in regular rhythms. Each contributes to the life, growth and form of the plant. By understanding the gesture and effect of each rhythm, we can time our ground preparation, sowing, cultivating and harvesting to the advantage of the crops we are raising.

Plant Life Is Intimately Bound Up with the Life of the Soil
Biodynamics recognizes that soil itself can be alive, and this vitality supports and affects the quality and health of the plants that grow in it. Therefore, one of Biodynamics fundamental efforts is to build up stable humus in our soil through composting....

Natural Family Planning - Back by Popular Demand

Natural Birth Control Class

A two part series: happening Sundays May 16 and 23, 2:00 - 4:30 pm
$95.00 for one person, $165.00 for a couple

Did you know that a woman can only get pregnant a few days out of every month? Learn how to avoid pregnancy naturally, or achieve it! The Fertility Awareness Method uses a woman's natural fertility signs such as cervical fluid and basal body temperature to accurately determine when she can and cannot become pregnant. Both men and women are welcome and encouraged to come. It's about time we all knew about a safe and highly effective birth control method that really works! Class taught by herbalist Elaine Sheff. Elaine is a certified instructor of Natural Family Planning and Fertility Awareness Methods. Class includes two information packets and charts. Learn how to avoid or achieve pregnancy naturally!

Advantages of Natural Family Planning:

• Highly effective with a 99.3% effectiveness rate when used correctly.
• Can be used throughout all phases of a woman's reproductive life, including breast feeding, perimenopause, or with irregular cycles.
• Totally safe with no side effects.
• Reliable: based on sound scientific knowledge and research.
• Inexpensive to use.

Registration Information

Herbal Foundations: an In-Depth Program in Herbal Medicine

Starts this month!

Thursdays, May 13 - August 26, 2010

Join us for the fifth year of our annual in-depth herbal studies program. Make a deeper connection to the earth. Discover the healing properties of medicinal plants - a special and unique part of our world. Come on a journey with us and experience an intimate connection with healing herbs that are native to the Northern Rocky Mountains.

We will study:

• Medicinal plants easily grown in our northern climate as well as some special exotics.
• How to grow herbs and how essential oils are made.
• Using medicinal herbs for different body systems.
• The art and science of medicine making.
• How to respectfully harvest and use wild plants.

We are looking for enthusiastic students committed to a long-term class series. Join in our excitement as we explore the healing power of plants and the study of herbal medicine. For more information, or to register click here

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