Folk Herbal Revival
June 24 – 26, 2005
Folk Herbal Medicine
Duncan, B.C. The Cowichan Valley’s first
annual Folk Herbal Revival will take place June 24, 25, 25, 2005,
in Duncan, B.C. It will be an intercultural educational event for
people, young and old, who have an interest and passion for folk
herbal traditions and healing plants. The three-day event will emphasize
the sharing of cultural traditions, herbal knowledge, and personal
stories, as well as practical “hands-on” workshops and
plant identification walks. It will be a rare and unique opportunity
to meet with many of our great folk herbalists and healers - the
grandmothers & grandfathers of herbal medicine. Students of
Herbology, Ethnobotany, Anthropology as well as folks simply seeking
knowledge of the natural world will want to attend.
The cost to the public of $250 includes workshops and activities,
meals and refreshments throughout the weekend. Registration must
be made by May 20th with a $50 non-refundable deposit.
Early-bird tickets for $200 are available if paid in full by May
1st.
To Register: Please make cheque or money order payable to: Sheila
Wray
Send to: Sheila Wray
Folk Herbal Revival
P.O. Box 222, Duncan, B.C. V9L 3X3
Media interviews can be arranged by calling (250) 709-8018 or 709-2366
Email info@folkherbal.ca
Visit our website: http://www.folkherbal.ca
Folk Herbal Medicine
Folk: 1) originating or traditional with the common people of a
country or region and typically reflecting their lifestyle; 2) of
or relating to the common people or to the study of the common people;
3) (noun) the members of a people that tends to preserve its characteristic
form of civilization and its customs, arts, crafts, legends, traditions
from generation to generation.
Folk Medicine- Traditional medicine as practiced non-professionally
especially by people isolated from modern medical services and usually
involving the use of plant derived remedies on an empirical basis.
(Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.)
Folk herbal medicine is the medicine of the people and the earth.
It is the oldest medicine of humankind, the healing art still used
by the last remaining aboriginal peoples.
Folk herbalists receive their training passed down from generation
to generation. All nations of the world have a folk herbal tradition.
Although stories, customs and plants may differ, the basic folk
herbal structure for passing on the knowledge remains the same.
Over 80% of the world’s present populations depend on local
wild herbs for their daily health needs. The World Health Organization
(WHO) officially encourages local-based herbalism in third world
countries as a tool in the fight against an under-funded medical
system.
