Daily Archives: December 6, 2023

Athol Bird & Nature Club 2024 Calendar

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The 2024 version of the Athol Bird & Nature Calendar is now available to order online or you may purchase one in person at a number of retail establishments listed here:

Athol – Flowerland @ Tintagels Gate, Else Where, Cornerstone Insurance,  MacMannis Florist, the North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce and Déjà Vu.

Orange – Trail Head, Quabbin Harvest, and Mount Tully Kennels

New Salem – The New Salem General Store

Phillipston – The Red Apple Farm

Petersham – The Petersham Craft Center, Petersham Country Store

Gilbertville – The Hardwick Farmers Co-op

Templeton – The Kitchen Garden

Wendell – The Wendell Country Store

Turners Falls – Connecticut River Liquors

Greenfield – Ruggeri’s Beverage & Redemption Center 

Wednesday, December 13, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Eastern – Herbal Chocolates, Online

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Learn to create delicately flavored chocolates using natural herbs and spices with the New York Botanical Society, online, on December 13 at 6 pm Eastern. A fun and sumptuous treat to make, herbal chocolates. Paired with the delicate nuanced flavors of flowers, herbs, and spices, these sumptuous treats delight the senses and excite the palate. Join master herbalist Karine Gordineer as she shares the health benefits of cacao and herbs and guides you through the process of making three different flavors of herbal chocolates.

Karine Gordineer is a Master Herbalist, Certified Plant Spirit Healing Practitioner, Shamanic Practitioner, Certified Reiki Master/Teacher, and Educator with over 28 years-experience in herbalism and the healing arts. Her introduction into herbalism, shamanism and Earth healing practices began as she learned from her father, who was of Algonquin heritage and taught her the secrets of the medicinal plants and the healing ways of her ancestors. Both her matrilineal grandfather and great-grandfather were herbalists as well. Karine is the founder of Green Girl Herbs & Healing, an herbal remedy and healing company. $85 NYBG members, $95 nonmembers. To register, visit www.nybg.org. You will find a materials list on the registration page.