COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Otsego Master Gardeners are pleased to host two upcoming workshops that emphasize the beneficial effects of gardening and plants on our health and well-being. Both sessions areĀ freeĀ and open to the public. Pre-registration is appreciated by calling 607.547.2536 (x228) prior to either program.
On Wednesday, June 12, from noon to 1:00 p.m., take a break, bring your lunch, and join the Master Gardeners for the next segment of the Lunch-break Workshop series, Culinary Herbs, series which will be held at the Education Center, 123 Lake St, Cooperstown.. Hear author, lecturer, and renowned vegetable / herb specialist, Gert Coleman, discuss what herbs go with what foods, how to use herbs and spices on the kitchen shelf to enhance your health, and tips / techniques on growing and using herbs for flavor, fun, and remedies. Ms. Coleman is the author of the 2018 releaseHops, Herb of the Year 2018: Brewing and Beyond.
The following evening, Thursday, June 13, from 6:30 ā 7:30 p.m., Master Gardener Francine Stayter will co-host an interactive workshop,Ā Gardening for Health and Well-Being, in Classroom One at the FoxCare Center, 1 FoxCare Drive in Oneonta.
Joining Francine is Dr. Ashok Malhotra, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Philosophy and author of numerous books on yoga. Dr. Malhotra will provide an opportunity to use gentle stretching yoga movements to relax and stretch the body to make for a more comfortable and mindful gardening experience. These exercises ā no floor exercises ā will be very gentle and suitable for all ages. Comfortable clothing is advised.
Ms. Stayter will share history and research dealing with the ways plants and gardening can affect us in beneficial ways. From George Washington to today, whether in medical settings, schools, wartime, or other stressful human conditions, the multiple ways we interact with plants has proven to have a positive effect – examples of ways gardening can be done across ages and spaces.
Francine Stayter is a retired faculty member from SUNY Oneonta, and has served as a research associate at the federally-funded Center for the Learning and Teaching of Literature at U Albany. Dr. Malhotra is also the founder of the Ninash Foundation, a charitable organization founded in 1996 that has built multiple Indo-International schools dedicated to educating the poor and forgotten children of India.
For more information call Cornell Cooperative Extension Schoharie and Otsego Counties, 607.547.2536, emailĀ mastergardener-otsego@cornell.edu, or visitcceschoharie-otsego.org/gardeningĀ or find us atĀ https://www.facebook.com/CCEOtsegoMG.Ā The Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) educational system enables people to improve their lives and communities through partnerships that put experience and research knowledge to work.Ā CCE provides equal program and employment opportunities.Ā Accommodations for persons with special needs may be requested by contacting CCE Schoharie and Otsego Counties prior to the programs.
–Cornell Cooperative Extension Schoharie and Otsego Counties
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