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  • Saturday, December 9, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Herbal Gift Making

    On Saturday, December 9 from 1 – 3 at Berkshire Botanical Garden, learn about the craft of homemade herbal gift making with local farmer and herbalist, Jen Salinetti of Woven Roots Farm. Participants will make and take home unique holiday gifts, including loose tea blends, sachets, air fresheners, bath salts and sugar scrubs. Advance registration is highly recommended, but walk-ins are always welcome, space permitting. BBG members $15, nonmembers $20. Register at www.berkshirebotanical.org.

    Jen Salinetti co-owns and operates Woven Roots Farm, a bio-intensive farm and CSA in Tyringham, MA that grows vegetables, culinary, and medicinal herbs using regenerative, no-till farming practices. For over 15 years they have grown produce for the Berkshire community. Jen regularly offers workshops and courses for NOFA and other regional organizations. Image from www.theteaspot.com.

  • Saturday, October 25, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Floral Design for Jewelry and Crafts

    Award winning floral jewelry designer Sarah Boynton will be offering a class on the basics of how to create beautiful jewelry out of dried plant material. The class will be held from 10 – 12 noon in the Parkman Room at Elm Bank on Saturday, October 25, from 10 – noon.

    Talent and creativity can transform plants from around our gardens and woodlands into such realistic pieces of jewelry. The picture below is an Egyptian necklace which took first place at the Philadelphia Flower Show in 2010. This class, sponsored by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, costs $25 for Mass Hort members, $30 for nonmembers. Register by calling 617-933-4973 or visit www.masshort.org.