Agenda
7:30-9:30am:       Registration and Vendor Setup--Room 103 

8:00-8:55am:       Medicinal Applications--Room 101
                                Holy Basil and Other Medicinals in the Ayurvedic System--Eva Ristl
                                Native Plant Cultivation--Room 102
                                Ginseng Response to Organic Amendments--Dr Mario Morales, MBP Director

9:00-9:55am:       Medicinal Applications--Room 101
                                 Top Researched Nutrients for Health and Wellness--David Hawkins, MH
                                Native Plant Cultivation--Room 102
                                How to Propagate and Cultivate Virginia Snakeroot and Fairywand---David
                                   Carman, Herb Grower, Collector

10:00-10:30am:   Break, Vendor Session, Room 103

10:30-11:25am:    Medicinal Applications--Room 101
                                 Mineral/Nutrient Content of Common West Virginia Herbs--Dr Bonnie Buchman
                                 Native Plant Cultivation--Room 102
                                 The Versatility of Elderberry--Dean Myles, MBP Coordinator

11:30-12:25pm:    Medicinal Applications--Room 101
                                 Perennial Vegetables --Lisabeth Caudill                          
                                 Native Plant Cultivation--Room 102
                                 Using Your Woodlot to Increase Farm Income--Dr Deborah Hill

12:30-1:30pm:     Lunch Break, Room 103

3:30-2:25pm:       Medicinal Applications--Room 101
                                 Healthy Colons, Healthy Bodies--David Hawkins, MH
                                 Native Plant Cultivation--Room 102
                                 Producing and Crafting with Lavender--Melissa Dennison

2:30-3:25pm:        Medicinal Applications--Room 101
                                 Herbs for the Immune and Cardiovascular Systems--Dr Hassan Amjad      

3:30-4:00pm:        Break; Vendor Session, Room 103

4:00-4:55pm:        Medicinal Applications--Room 101
                                  Healthy Food for Healthy Living--Dr Hassan Amjad

5:00-6:30pm:         Screening of the documentary Numen: The Nature of Plants
                                    by Ann Ambrecht

 

*Schedule subject to change

 

Registration:  Fees Not Refundable)

Registration this year is $75, which includes lunch and a copy of a new proceedings book. Please check your registration form for meal choices. Vendors don’t miss this opportunity to promote your products and develop lasting connections. Space is limited, so reserve your table early to ensure your space. The cost for tables is $10 each if reserved before April 22 and $15 each after April 22.

Medicinal Botanicals Program Mountain State University 410 Neville Street Beckley, WV 25801-4511

 

Lodging and Food

Beckley has many hotels and restaurants at the interception of I-77 (Exit 44) and Harper Road, where the Tamarack Tourist Center is also located. For information about accommodations visit the Southern West Virginia Convention & Visitors Bureau (www.visitwv.com, 800-VISIT- WV) or check the internet.  Here are two hotels close to MSU:
 

Budget Inn 223 S Herber St. 304-253-8318 (within walking distance to MSU)

Microtel Inn and Suite 200 Woodlawn Ave. 304-255-2200 (at I-64, Exit 124)
 

For more information contact Dean Myles at 304.929.1687 or dmyles@mountainstate.edu