PRESS RELEASE
RE: 4RD ANNUAL HERB DAY INFORMATION FAIR
BY: SAN DIEGO HERB CLUB IN BALBOA PARK
WHEN: SATURDAY OCTOBER 10, 2009 10AM – 2PM
WHERE: TREES FOR HEALTH MEDICINAL GARDEN
CONTACT: CINDY CHRIST (619) 249-1064 CindyChrist@FollowingSeasons.com
NARRATIVE
The San Diego Herb Club will hold its 4rd Annual Herb Day Information Fair and once again showcase its “Trees for Health” project in Balboa Park. The club members will offer detailed guided tours to the public for over 5 acres and 60 trees and plants of medicinal value from all over the world.
The “Trees for Health” project is now over 14 years old and the trees are beginning to show impressive growth. The selection of trees is from a variety of geographic origins and have been chosen as examples of medicinal herbs found in common use, in research as sources for pharmaceuticals, as part of traditional culture health systems, nutri-ceutical foods with health uses, or plants for ritual and ceremony. The San Diego Herb Club “tree keepers” continue to develop the project and expand the range of medicinal plants, for both landscape beauty and educational value.
The Herb Day Info Fair is cost-free and open to the public. It is located on the Northeast corner of the Quince St./Balboa Drive intersection on the west side of the park. To find the location go to 6th Avenue and look for the Upas Street signal light. Turn to the East and enter the one-way road called Balboa Drive. Look for the Informational Kiosk on the left, just before you reach Quince St.
Just a sample of the range of plants includes such familiar medicinal plants as Tea Tree, Ginkgo, and Willow. There are also familiar culinary herbs that also have medicinal uses including Bay Laurel, Allspice and Rosemary as well as food plants with health properties such as Pomegranate and Pecan. A number of these trees are the source of valuable pharmaceutical compounds for treating cancer such as African Sausage Tree, Happy Tree and African Walnut. A large section of native plants, that have been used by local native tribes and modern settlers alike, are featured like the Catalina Wild Cherry, Octotillo, Mountain Lilac, Agave and Live Oaks. The Etrog, a type of thick-skinned citrus, is of particular interest for us since it is used in religious harvest celebrations that invite abundant rain fall.
You can simply come and wander around or go on a docent-led tour; you can get information to take with you, or choose to sign up as a gardening volunteer. It is a great place to bring a picnic and sit in a shady spot. For more information go to www.TheSanDiegoHerbClub.com
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