The mission of Herban Living Environmental Education Center is to nurture greater connections to self, others, community and earth through programs on the environment, art, farming, traditional skills and self discovery such weaving together of these connections fosters gentler treading on the tapestry of our earth home.

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March

Herban Living Organic Farm CSA
Information Meeting, Membership Meeting & Potluck
March 30, 5:00pm
Here's a chance to meet other members, learn more about the Farm, and get details on this year's season! And if you're not a member, a chance to sign up! Call Lisa at 603-878-0459 for more information.

April

"Reiki Level One for Gardeners"
Mondays, April 14, 21, 28, 7-9 pm w/ Barbara Thorngren
Here's another 'tool' for your gardener's toolbox. Prepare your hands and heart while you prepare the Earth to receive this year's plantings. Barbara's garden experience is that her Reiki garden produces a more boutiful, loving harvest. As we heal the Earth, we heal ourselves; as we heal ourselves, we heal the Earth. $135 for all three sessions.


Creative Conflict Resolution: Creative Building Peace from the Inside
Out One Relationship at a Time.
Sat. April 19, 2008, 9am-4pm lead by
Barbara Thorngren, US Dept of Peace, $45
Learn to recognize the opportunities that healthy conflic offers us everyday! Join us as we work towards developing courage for peaceful living, working from the inside out. This workshop will provide tools for creative conflict transformation. Drawing on circle work from indigenous cultures and the inherent wisdom in  all people, we will explore, communicate, discover and celebrate the ways in which we communicate with ourselves and others.

Barbara Thorngren, M.Ed., has been practicing Reiki since 1995. After nursing for 10 years, she is now a teacher and peace educator working in  schools, prisons, and communities. She is Co-State Coordinator of the NH  Dept for Peace Campaign. Barbara's programs are free to military  veterans; net proceeds go the the NH Campaign to establish a US Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence.


May

Planting a Peace Pole Ceremony and May Day Celebration, May 3, 2008, 11:00am-4:00pm.  Come dance around the May Pole infusing the farm gardens with fertility.  Join us as we plant a Peace Pole then celebrate with a pot luck meal.  An overview of the Gardening for Peace program will be presented.  Donations gratefully accepted.

Gardening for Peace begins Tuesday, May 6th, 8-noon.  Tuesdays all season, come volunteer for an hour or more, RSVP’s let us know to plan for more helping hands. Email or call Lisa (603-878-0459) for the Gardening for Peace flyer. Experience the wonder of supporting your local farm, contributing to your neighbors and a healthier planet.


Foraging and Wild Harvesting Early Spring Greens,
Sundays, May 18th, June 22nd, and July 27th, 2-6pm lead by Tim Vireo Keating. 
Nothing connects us more to Earth and our Nature than the act of eating. Our culture has changed our relationship to the world, having assumed control of Nature. In the first of three day-long seasonal journeys, the participant will learn to identify wild edible plants that grow in this region. The day will include a slide show of common edible plants. Discussion of the psychology, ecology and spiritual aspects of foraging for food and a co-operative potluck meal and celebration of the food we've gathered that day. $30/session, $50/bring a friend

Tim Vireo Keating has been working to spare Mother Earth from destruction for over 30 years. As director of Rainforest Relief since 1989, Tim has stopped the use of more tropical hardwoods in the US than any other single person in history. Tim began foraging for wild edibles at 14, spending many of his days in 300 acres of wood near his home in the New Jersey suburbs.

Local Food Potluck
Sunday, May 18th, 6:00pm
RSVP preferred, by donation. Mostly Sundays, June 22nd, July 20th, August 17th, October 19th, Saturday September 20th

Landscape Photography-Looking at the Natural World through the Lens
May 16, 6:30pm-9:00pm
Nationally recognized filmmaker and photographer, Richard Kahn will lead take participants through a discussion include technical aspects of light and the camera with an emphasis on thinking about “seeing.”

Open Meditation
May 29 8-11:30am
Wendell Smith has practiced Sahaj Marg, or The Natural Path, a raja yoga, for thirty years, introducing others to this heart centered meditation for 18 years. This meditation does not ask that one convert to a new belief system, rather it says, that by looking inward with the supposition of divinity in the heart, one will discover reality. This is not a yoga of physical poses but a contemplative yoga that is best practiced in the middle of the trials, troubles and joys of ordinary life.  Free, outdoors. Thursdays, June 26, July 31, August 28, September 25

June

Gardening for Peace on Tuesdays, 8am-noon

Herbal Medicinals: Gathering and Preparing Spring Roots with Lisa Murray and Lisa Beaudoin long time herbalists, June 15th, 4-6pm $5, RSVP

Annual Summer Solstice Celebration, 
Saturday, June 21st, 5pm-dark
Come celebrate the fire of an ever loving earth with music, games and a few fireworks. Potluck, RSVP preferred

Local Food Potluck, June 22, 6:00pm, RSVP preferred, by donation

Wild Harvesting and Foraging, June 22nd, 2-6 pm lead by Tim Vireo Keating, pre-register, $30/person, $50/bring a friend.

Open Meditation, June 26, 8-11:30am lead by Wendell Smith, outdoors

Herbal Medicinals:  St. John’s (Joan’s) Wort, gathering and preparing this companion to the heart.  June 29th, 4-6 pm, $5.

Dandelions Summer Camp, June 23-27, half day ($75) and full day ($150) camp for children ages 6-11 years.  In a nurturing setting your child will explore and experience the interconnected web of life.  Call for a brochure or visit www.herbanlivingbandb.com

July

Gardening for Peace on Tuesdays, 8am-noon

Flower Pressing with children, July 12, noon-2:00pm, RSVP preferred, by donation

Basic Fire Making Skills, July 12, 4-6 pm, rediscover human kinds most basic and vital skills for daily life and survival which is all but lost in our modern society.  Lead by Dan Stockwell, a former instructor for the National Outdoor Leadership School.  $10

 Dandelions Summer Camp, July 14-18, half day ($75) and full day ($150) camp for children ages 6-11 years.  In a nurturing setting your child will explore and experience the interconnected web of life.  Call for a brochure or visit www.herbanlivingbandb.com

Local Food Potluck, July 20, 6:00pm, RSVP preferred, by donation

Preparing the Harvest:  Make Real, Traditional Pickles by lacto-fermenting, July 22, 6:00pm, $5/person, RSVP preferred

Wild Harvesting and Foraging, July 27, 2-6 pm lead by Tim Vireo Keating, pre-register, $30/person, $50/bring a friend.

Open Meditation, July 31, 8-11:30am lead by Wendell Smith, outdoors

August

Gardening for Peace on Tuesdays, 8am-noon

Local Food Potluck, August 17, 6:00pm, RSVP preferred, by donation

Preparing the Harvest:  What to do with it all?  Pickling, freezing, drying-traditional and simple steps to store your food, August 26, $5, RSVP preferred

Open Meditation, August 28, 8-11:30am lead by Wendell Smith, free, outdoors

September

Gardening for Peace on Tuesdays, 8am-noon

DansKinetics:  Put your yoga into dance on the earth!  Certified instructor Laurie Boyle leads on September 9, 8:30am, October 14, and November 11, $10

Outsider Art Outside!  September 13, 1-4 pm.  Interpret the outside, autumnal word in acrylics and found objects.  Experienced art teacher, Sonya Royal Broulidakis, will provide guidance and inspiration.  $30/pp, bring a friend $50/two.  Pre-register, adults only

Preparing the Harvest:  What to do with it all?  Pickling, freezing, drying-traditional and simple steps to store your food, September 16, 6:00pm, $5, RSVP preferred

Open Meditation, September 25, 8-11:30am lead by Wendell Smith, free, outdoors

Local Food Potluck, September 20, 6:00pm, RSVP preferred, by donation

Fall Harvest Celebration, September 20, 3-7 pm, Come celebrate the bounty of an ever loving earth with games, crafts, cider making, picnicking, and more.  Finishing w/ a potluck dinner featuring local food at 6:00pm.

Herbal Medicinals: Gathering and Preparing Fall Roots and Seeds with Lisa Murray and Lisa Beaudoin long time herbalists, September 28, 4-6 pm $5, RSVP preferred


October

Gardening for Peace on Tuesdays, 8am-noon

Making Fairy Houses: help them get ready for winter!  October 4, 10:00am-noon, bring your lunch.  RSVP preferred, by donation

Landscape Photography-Looking at the Natural World through the Lens, October 24, 5:00-8:00pm.  Nationally recognized filmmaker and photographer, Richard Kahn will lead take participants through a discussion including technical aspects of light and the camera with an emphasis on thinking about “seeing.” $25/person

DansKinetics:  Put your yoga into dance on the earth!  Certified instructor Laurie Boyle leads on October 14 and November 11, 8:30am, $10

Basic Fire Making Skills, October 19, 4-6 pm, rediscover human kinds most basic and vital skills for daily life and survival which is all but lost in our modern society.  Lead by Dan Stockwell, a former instructor for the National Outdoor Leadership School.  $10

Local Food Potluck, October 19, 6:00pm, RSVP preferred, by donation.

November
Check the website for listings, www.herbanlivingbandb.com

February
Look for Winter Wonderland Camp for children ages 6-11 years, February 23-27, 2009!

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Please make check out to “Herban Living,”
Mail to 242 General Miller Highway, Temple, NH  03084.  Or call 603-878-0459
Pre-registration is required for Wild Harvesting and Foraging, minimum 10 participants.  Except where noted, children are welcome

For our brochure, click here.  If you would like one mailed to you, call us at (603) 878-0459, or email us.

To pre-order our free-range chickens, click here, or call us at (603) 878-0459, or email us.

**We also have many exciting apprentice/intern and volunteer opportunities at the Farm.
Please contact Lisa for more information. (603) 878-0459

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