15th Annual National Herb Day Celebration in St. Pete
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., on May
1, herbalists and lovers of herbal medicines will celebrate the importance of
plants in health with Herb Day 2021.
This free national celebration will be held locally in the Grand Central
District of St. Petersburg, hosted by Acupuncture & Herbal Therapies and
Traditions School of Herbal Studies, 2520 Central Avenue.
Open to the public, attendees
enjoy lectures presented by local experts, herb and food tastings and botanical
teas. Locally grown medicinal plants will be for sale and numerous vendors
related to herbs will be in attendance.
Herb Day was created by the
Herb Day Coalition, a national group of nonprofit herbal organizations
dedicated to herbal education, research, quality control, plant preservation
and the responsible use of herbs in human health. The St. Petersburg event is a
collaboration with the Florida Herb Society, the West Coast Chapter of the
American Herbalists Guild and the Traditions School of Herbal Studies.
This year's event includes
socially distancing with tables spread out and masks required of all vendors
and attendees, both indoors and outdoors. All vendors will be local to St. Pete
and herb-related.
For more information, visit TraditionsHerbSchool.com, HerbDay.org or call 727-318-2505.