Photos taken by Susan Rust

Photos from the April Meeting!

THE PROGRAM IN APRIL:  Medicinal Herbs: Growing Them, Finding Them and Using Them
 
OUR SPEAKER WAS: Heidi Schmidt-Laliberte, Herbalist, Founder and Owner of Vineyard Sound Herbs, an organic Nursery and community store in Fayston, Vermont

Heidi always begins her talks with a tea tasting to help her audience learn the properties of plants’ healing qualities. She hoped to inspire our use of the plants already growing in our gardens, fields and forests to enhance wellbeing for home, family, and pets. She also helped Garden Club memberts learn how to create their own medicinal gardens suited to their particular needs. 

April 16, 2019 Monthly Meeting

THE APRIL MEETING is at the the Wakeman Center.
The program begins at 1pm.

PROGRAM:  Medicinal Herbs: Growing Them, Finding Them and Using Them
 
WITH: Heidi Schmidt-Laliberte, Herbalist, Founder and Owner of Vineyard Sound Herbs, an organic Nursery and community store in Fayston, Vermont

ABOUT THE PROGRAM:
Heidi always begins her talks with a tea tasting to help her audience learn the properties of plants’ healing qualities. She hopes to inspire our use of the plants already growing in our gardens, fields and forests to enhance wellbeing for home, family, and pets. She will also help us learn how to create our own medicinal gardens suited to our particular needs. 
 

ABOUT HEIDI SCHMIDT-LALIBERTE:
Heidi founded Vineyard Sound Herbs in 1987, on Martha’s Vineyard.  In 2004, she moved her business to a mountainside in Fayston, Vermont. Since then, she has added The Tiny Tea House, where complimentary tea can be sampled. She also offers private and group classes by appointment. 
 
Heidi has a B.S.in Land Management Resources from Montana State University and an Herbalist Certificate from the Center of the Light, Monterey, Massachusetts. She has also attended the College of Phytotherapy* in East Sussex, England and apprenticed in a London phytotherapy clinic. Along the way, she also worked as an Assistant Naturalist at Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary. She is the daughter of our long-time member and Daffodil Walk organizer, Martha Schmidt. 
 
For More Information, go to:
 Vineyard Sound Herbs ​Facebook page
 
 *A science-based medical practice using plant-derived medications in the treatment and prevention of disease.

Driving Directions to
​the wakeman center

NOTE:  Although the address is 67 David Avenue, the best way to get to the Wakeman Center is via Helen Avenue.​ 

​IMPORTANT:  
From now until spring,  all meetings will be held at the WAKEMAN CONSERVATION CENTER in Vineyard Haven.  
Parking at the Wakeman Center is limited.  Please carpool.  
For more information about getting to the Wakeman Center, click HERE.
* PLEASE NOTE:  
Our meetings are open to the public;  there is a meeting fee of ten dollars for non-members.
Any updates and weather-related scheduled changes will be noted here and messages sent via email to members.
2019 Program Committee:
Members:  Chair: Anda Woodward, with Kathy Kitsock, Tracie Clark, Mary Lou DeLong and Barbara Watts.