Welcome

Welcome to Herb Symposium II, sponsored by the Lavender & Herb Growers of the Pioneer Valley. We are pleased to offer a day of sensory education with wonderful scents, touches, sounds, visions and tastes. We are supported in our educational mission by our talented workshop presenters and our esteemed keynote speaker, Elsa Bakalar.

The fee for attending the symposium is $40.00, which includes admission to four workshop sessions and a spectacular herbal luncheon prepared by the catering class from the University of Massachusetts. If you can only visit with us for part of the day, workshop sessions and our luncheon are $10.00 each. Elsa Bakalar’s keynote address is free and open to the public.

Your senses will be awakened in our Herbal Marketplace, open from 8:00-5:15, which will showcase the products and services of our members. All are small businesses and most are unable to accept credit cards. Plan ahead and bring your checkbook, so you won’t miss out on any of the wonderful offerings. Plants, products and a limited number of Ms. Bakalar’s book, A Garden of One’s Own, will be available from the L&HGPV.

We had an overwhelming response to Symposium I, and many of our workshops filled before we even opened our doors. To avoid disappointment, we suggest that you send in your registration form today. Print this form and return it by mail. Please be sure to indicate your first and second workshop choices. We will send you a postcard to confirm receipt of your registration. Your workshop tickets and schedule for the day will be ready at our Welcome Desk at the symposium. Pre-registration will be accepted by mail until March 18th. On-site registration will also be welcomed, but may be limited as workshops close.

We hope you can join us this year. We had a lovely day last year, and expect that Herb Symposium II will be even better!

More information for all events can also be obtained at www.lavenderland.com. It is there that you will also find the printable registration form.