Wild Medicinals Walk & Extract Making Workshop with  Dr. Allison Turner

Saturday, August 19th.  10:30am walk, 12:00 lunch break, 12:45 workshop.  Should be done by 2:15pm.

At The Nature Museum, 186 Townshend Road, Grafton, VT 05146

Open to all ages, but more focused on teens and adults.

Sliding scale registration

Our backyards are brimming with plants that have been used medicinally for many hundreds of years.  But how do we identify those beneficial plants and turn them into medicine?  Join local biologist, Allison Turner, Ph.D., on this gentle walk through the Chapman Meadow and hear all sorts of fascinating information about our local wildflowers like Cleavers (Galium aparine), Bee Balm (Monarda sp.), and Raspberries (Rubus strigosus).  After lunch, Allison will share her experience with making herbal extracts and you’ll get the chance to make your very own to take home.  

Presenter Bio: Allison Turner grew up in Marlboro, Vermont and learned her first plant at the age of three.  Recently, she taught biology and chemistry at Marlboro College, and has led dozens of medicinal plant walks in many states.  Allison has a Ph.D. in Pharmacognosy, studying cranberry juice use for urinary tract infections, and has 37 years of experience as an herbalist.