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Erin’s Meadow Offers “a World of Herbs” E


rin’s Meadow Herb Farm is inviting visitors to make an “Herbal Discovery” in May—to discover the beauty and use- fulness of herbs from around the world. Located in Anderson


County near Oak Ridge, the Herb Farm has amassed the largest selection of herbs in East Tennessee, says owner Kathy E. Burke Mihalczo. “Our plant inventory this month is better than ever,” she says. “We have herbs people may only have read about in herbals of long ago. These rare and unique herbs have the amazing ability to connect us to our ances- tors, to other cultures and, of course, to the very planet we live on.” The herbs can be grown in the garden or in containers and used for their flavor, fragrance, beauty or medicinal qual- ities, she says. This month the Herb Farm will offer a variety of free classes to demonstrate how to use herbs. Topics will include cooking with herbs, growing success, herb-flavored raw food, and family health care from the garden. Visitors can also explore the Farm’s many theme gar- dens as well as its herb shop, which carries more than 50 dried bulk organic herbs for cooking, medicine and crafting; aromatic organic herbal essential oils; organic seeds and gardening supplies; and hard-to- find medicinal seeds and books about growing medicinal plants. “We also offer tours and programs for groups, but summer dates are already filling up fast,” Mihalczo says. Call 865-435-1452 to reserve a date.


Erin’s Meadow Herb Farm is located at 132 England Ln., Clin- ton, TN. Visit ErinsMeadowHerbFarm.com for class offerings, a map and driving directions. See ad, page 16.


CHEO Meetings Focus on GMOs G


Birke Baehr


enetically engineered foods will be the focus of the May meetings of the Knoxville and Loudon-Monroe groups of CHEO, the Complementary Health Education Organization. CHEO’s monthly educational meetings are open to the public and free for members and first-time guests, with a $5 suggested donation for returning guests. Birke Baehr, 14-year-old author and internationally known advocate for organic food and sustainable farming, will address the Knoxville CHEO group


May 13 at 6:30 p.m. In “The Dangers of GMOs: What Can We Do?”, Baehr will discuss the problems of and alternatives to the industrialized food system and genetically modified organisms. Baehr’s children’s book, Birke on The Farm, was published in April 2012, and he is currently working on a book for teens and adults. The meeting will be held at the Parkwest Medical Center classrooms, 9330 Parkwest Boule- vard in West Knoxville. On May 22 at 6:30 p.m., the Loudon-Monroe group of CHEO will host a screening of Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives. In the film, director Jeffrey Smith, a GMO researcher and author, presents never-before-seen evidence that genetically engineered foods, including corn and soy, are a major contributor to rising disease rates in the US popu- lation. “Gastrointestinal disorders, allergies, inflammatory diseases, cancer and infertility are just some of the problems implicated in humans, pets, livestock and lab animals that eat genetically modified foods,” he says. A brief dis- cussion will follow the film. The meeting will be held at Rarity Bay Community Cen- ter, 150 Rarity Bay Parkway, Vonore, Tennessee.


For more information, visit CHEOKnox.org. See resource listing, page 30.


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