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["Sandra J. Repp" <sjr37 AT cornell.edu>]

There are still a few spots left in these classes, coming up tonight and tomorrow night!  Register online to save your seat!

 

Growing Medicinal Herbs for Home and Farms

Tuesday, April 10, 6:00-8:00pm

@Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street, Ithaca, NY 14850

Andrea and Matthias Reisen of Healing Spirits Herb Farm (healingspiritsherbfarm.com) will lead this class on how to grow medicinal herbs in your home garden or farm. They will cover easy and more challenging herbs, and the processes for planting, cultivating, harvesting, processing, and marketing them. Cost: $10-$20/ person self-determined sliding scale, pay what you can afford. Pre-registration is required to hold your place, visit http://db.ccetompkins.org/programs/civicrm/event/info?id=1320&reset=1 to register and pay online.  Questions?  Contact Jennie Cramer at jrc10 AT cornell.edu or (607) 272-2292.

 

Using Plants for Natural Dyes

Wednesday, April 11, 6:30-8:30pm

@CCE-Tompkins Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14850

Natural dyes can be made from many wild and cultivated plants, and also from common foods. Textile artists Sarah Gotowka (Luna Fibers) and Tracy McLellan will discuss native dye plants you can grow, methods for dyeing fibers and fabrics, and will show examples. Cost: $7-$10/person self-determined sliding scale.  Pre-registration is required to hold your place in the class.  Register and pay online at: http://db.ccetompkins.org/programs/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1268 .  Questions? Contact Chrys Gardener at cab69 AT cornell.edu or (607) 272-2292.