Ozark Folk Center’s Heritage Herb Garden
30th Annual Herb Harvest Fall Festival
Celebrating
The Foods, Folkways & Herbs of the Northern United States,
North of U.S. Highway 40
Dress Your Best for the *Lavish Herbal Feast* on October 3, 2019!
Register separately at https://ozarkfolkcenter.ticketleap.com/lavish-herbal-feast/dates/Oct-03-2019_at_0600PM
Herb Harvest Fall Festival Symposium Schedule
Friday, October 4, 2019
8-9:00 Meeting of the Herb Society of America-South Central District
9-9:15 Break
9:15-9:30 Welcome and Announcements
9:30-10:30 The Plant Explorers, Continued - the Northern United States—Kathleen Connole
10:30-11 Break
11-12:00 Maximum Flavor and Performance: Saving the Heirloom Seeds of the Midwest —Ben Cohen
12-1:30 Lunch featuring Midwestern recipes at the Skillet (included in fee)
1:30-2:30 Northern Exposure: Crops from Coast to Coast —Susan Belsinger
2:30-3:30 Cultivating the Garden of Eden: Why the Oregon Trail Led to the Willamette Valley —Gayle Engels
3:30-4:00 Break
4-5:00 Shaker Herb Traditions and the Evolution of the American Herbal Experience —Steven Foster
7-9:00 Concert Featuring Nick Shoulders, a warbling native of the Arkansas high country-- Ozark Highland Theatre (complimentary with nametag)
Saturday, October 5, 2019
8:45-9:00 Welcome and Announcements
9-10:00 From Hunting and Gathering to Buffalo Bird Woman's Garden: The Indigenous Peoples and Plants of the Northern United States—Kathleen Connole
10-10:30 Break
10:30-12:00 Regional Recipes from the East Coast to the Pacific Northwest—Susan Belsinger
12-1:30 New England-Style Lunch at the Skillet (included in fee)
1:30-2:30 American Ginseng and Goldenseal: Exploring a Sustainable Future—Steven Foster
2:30-2:45 Break
2:45-3:45 Wild Things! Native and Naturalized Plants of Cascadia—Gayle Engels
3:45-4:00 Break
4:00-5:00 Wild-Crafted Herbs & Cold Pressed Oils: How Local Ingredients are a Recipe for Success—Ben Cohen
About Our Presenters
Susan Belsinger lives an herbal life, whether she is gardening, foraging, herborizing, photographing, teaching, researching, writing or creating herbal recipes for the kitchen or apothecary—she is passionate about all things herbal. Referred to as a “flavor artist”, Susan delights in kitchen alchemy—the blending of harmonious foods, herbs, and spices—to create real, delicious food, as well as libations, that nourish our bodies and spirits and titillate our senses. She has been blogging regularly for Taunton Press’ www.vegetablegardener.com for the past eight years. Grow Your Own Herbs co-authored with Arthur O. Tucker—was released in June 2019 by Timber Press. Susan is Honorary President of the Herb Society of America for the 2018 to 2020 term. www.susanbelsinger.com</span>
Ben Cohen is an author, herbalist, gardener, seed saver and educator. He is the owner of Small House Farm and the founder of Michigan Seed Library, a community seed sharing initiative that has worked to establish nearly seventy seed library programs. Ben offers workshops and lectures across the country on the benefits of living closer to the land through seeds, herbs and locally grown food and has published numerous works on these topics including his most recent book, Saving Our Seeds. He serves on the board of the International Herb Association and the advisory council for the Community Seed Network, a multi-national education and networking platform.
Kathleen Connole joined the Ozark Folk Center’s Heritage Herb Garden team in 2006. Before moving to Buffalo River Country in 2005, Kathleen’s horticultural background included earning a degree in Plant Science from the University of Missouri – Columbia and working at Powell Gardens and Farrand Farms in Kansas City, Missouri. She practiced plant propagation and all aspects of greenhouse growing, and artistic gardening in the designing of premier mixed containers. Since she became the Folk Center’s Horticulturist, Kathleen’s passion has been to research the natural history of the Heritage Herb Garden’s diverse collection of plants, both those native to the Ozarks and those from all over the world. Kathleen serves as the president of the Herb Society of America—Ozark Unit.
Gayle Engels is the Special Projects Director for the American Botanical Council (ABC) where she has worked since 1995. She currently manages the development and maintenance of ABC’s website, coordinates the development of content on special projects, writes for ABC’s publications, guides its education department and the development of its medicinal demonstration gardens. She enjoys using her Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education from the University of Texas at Austin in a nontraditional educational setting giving presentations to educational groups and plant-oriented organizations, including tours of ABC’s gardens, demonstrations, study groups, and lectures on various aspects of herbs and plant-based medicine. She was recently awarded the Herb Society of America’s Madalene Hill Award for Excellence in Herbal Education.
Steven Foster began his herbal career at the Sabbathday Lake, Maine, Shaker Community's Herb Department, where he worked from 1974-1978. Steven has produced 19 books, most recently the 2019 revamp of the 1653 edition of Culpeper's Complete Herbal (Sterling, New York), and the 2014 third edition of the Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs: Eastern and Central North America (with the late James A. Duke; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). Other notable titles include National Geographic’s Complete Guide to Medicinal Herbs (2010), and A Desk Reference to Nature’s Medicine (2006, with Rebecca Johnson), awarded a 2007 New York Public Library “Best of Reference." He is a frequent contributor to HerbalGram, and serves on the Board of the American Botanical Council. For more information see: www.stevenfoster.com.
Tina Marie Wilcox has been the head gardener and herbalist at the Ozark Folk Center State Park’s Heritage Herb Garden in Mountain View, Arkansas since 1984. She coordinates annual herb events and facilitates the production of herb seeds and plants for the park. She co-authored the reference book, the creative herbal home with Susan Belsinger. Professional Memberships include the Herb Society of America and the International Herb Association. In 2017 she was honored with the Nancy Putnam Howard Award for Excellence in Horticulture by the Herb Society of America. Tina's philosophy is based upon experiencing the joy of the process, perpetrating no harm and understanding life through play with plants and people.
