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Lavender Day at Fish Hawk Acres

Saturday June 25, 2011 from 9 AM – 5 PM

$25 per person  Email Chef Hawkins at chefhawkins@gmail.com for reservations.

A mid-summer day  at Fish Hawk Acres celebrating lavender, herbs, wild things, art, natural crafts, music, foods,  and the people who tell you about them.

Workshops:

    9-9:45 AM:      Essential Yoga on the Beach; Awakening the Essential You

A lavender infused yoga experience to calm and center the body and mind: Harmony Kopelov

10-10:45 AM:     Making Lavender Soap:  Angie Harlow/ Circle H Farm

10-10:45 AM:     A wild edible walk of Fish Hawk Acres:  Dr. David Ahrend

Eat the weeds or foraging for the wild edible or just enjoying the bounty of foods that nature has given us, there is a lot to learn so why not join Dr. David Ahrend on the weeds for feed walk.  I have studied edible and medicinal plants all over the America's from Peru and Bolivia to Panama and Mexico up to New York State and some out west too.  This is a chance to find out what plants, you thought were weeds in your garden or yard, are edible and don't need to be replanted each year.  Come take a walk around Fish Hawk Acres and look for edible wonders.  We might talk about some medicinal wild plants as well.

11-11:45 AM:     Medicinal Herbs: Healing Lavender with Dot Montgillion of Smoke Camp Crafts

12-12:45 PM:      Complementary Luncheon

    1-1:45 PM:      Cooking with Lavender:  Chef Jay Mahoney

    2-2:45 PM:      Natural Dyeing Workshop; Incorporating lavender in silk dyeing:  Kate McComas

    3-3:45 PM:      Growing Shiitake Mushrooms; Flo Little, Hidden Acre Farm   

    4-4:45 PM:      Enjoy a self-guided tour of Fish Hawk Acres

Lunch Menu  (Complementary)

Salade Maison: Mixed Greens, Carrots, Radish, Tomato, and Shaved Parmesan with Champagne Vinaigrette

Croque Monsieur: Grilled Black Forest Ham and Gruyere on Sourdough with Mornay Sauce

(Vegetarian option:  Croque Provencal:  Gruyere Cheese with Farm Tomatoes and Basil)

Sour Cherry Tart

Lavender Lemonade

Herbal Iced Tea

Vendor Booths:

Lapaix Herb Farm:  hydrosols including lavender, lemon balm, mints, lavender and rose scented geranium, dried stinging nettle for fertilizer.  Passionate Gardener's Hand Cream, Comfrey Comfort Salve, Honey Lips lip balm, lavender bunches.  www.lapaixherbfarm.com

Smoke Camp Crafts:  Jams and Jellies made

Circle H Farms:  Goat’s Milk Soap and Lotions, Icelandic Sheep Wool, Angora Rabbit and Alpaca products

Fish Hawk Acres:  West Virginia Products: Jeff’s Breads, Granola from the Crazy Baker, Mountain Roaster Coffees, Maple Syrup, Fire Fly Farm Goat Cheeses, WV Rainbow Trout, Shiitake Mushrooms, and veggies from the farm.

Harmony Yoga:  Yoga Mats and accessories, and lavender scented eye pillows.

Ulrika Floor:  Hand carved wooden spoons and jewelry

Anne Nye:   Giving away West Virginia Herb Association materials and will have some lavender sachets and maybe some lavender liqueur.

Kate McComas:   Fabrics and stuff

Chair Massages by Ellie:  Come relax the neck and back with the delightful hands of Ellie.  When you get done she accepts donations so take the opportunity to find out how great a massage can feel.  At our booth we will have books and information about wild edibles

Sculptures of Mark Blumenstein:  Beginning in 1973 and continuing through this day, Mark has always worked to recycle materials into objects that are kinetic and work with the elements. Much of this work requires the use of heat and force, while learning to use the tools that will withstand these elements and assist towards the creation of the final statement of each work. He started using old farm machinery and springs; parts of old wood burning stoves and bicycles… and have evolved to converting old silver pieces into whimsical table-top art works. www.markblumenstein.com

The Crazy Baker:  The Crazy Baker® is Hall Hitzig – or - is Hall Hitzig The Crazy Baker®?

The two are impossible to separate! Hall started his training at a young age in New York City, where his mother treated him to the very best European bakeries. As his palate developed, so did his desire to please the sweet tooth of his family and friends. Frequent family gatherings are always finished with a handmade dessert, greeted with oohs & aahs of delight! This is the experience you will have when you taste a treat from The Crazy Baker®.

Music By Brown Chicken Brown Cow String BandBrownChicken BrownCow StringBand began performing in the Spring of 2008 in West Virginia. BrownChicken gelled as a group fast, effortlessly. During late evening jams at various back porches and campfires the band was born. The boys spent a lot of time together, really listening to each other, the results of which quickly began to show up in the music. In the Fall of 2008 BrownChicken BrownCow StringBand moved to Maui, Hawaii and released our first album: "Fruit Goggles". When they first arrived in Maui they began performing on the streets of Paia meeting folks and exploring. www.bcbcsb.com