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Herbal Fair Bring Nature Back Into Your Life
The third annual Mountain Thyme Herbal Fair will be held at Cherry Springs State Park this weekend July 19 and 20. Fair time is from 10 to 4 each day and admission is free. So why bother to attend the Herbal Fair? Mainly because the items that will be on sale there are back to basics, good- for- you products that are made from nature. The Fair is just about herbs. All sorts of gardening items as well as Nature-based art will be on sale and its going to be fun!
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More and more people are looking for natural alternatives to the chemical products they can buy at the store, and the Mountain Thyme Herbal Fair is a great place to purchase, soaps, lotions, salves, aromatherapy sprays, oils, cleaning products and other personal care items that have been hand- crafted containing healthful herbs and organic, chemical- free compounds. And it's also a great place to get information about herbal use for health as well as an addition to your culinary creations. Frosty Hollow Herb Guild, the local group of gardeners who are interested in herbs, will be one of the vendors at the Fair. Again this year they will be selling their totally organic spice mixes and blends, packaged in two sizes for those of you who would like to try a small amount and also in larger packets for those looking to resupply your kitchen needs. Several vendors will also be selling personal care products, all kinds of fabulous home made soaps that make the entire Fair smell fantastic, and most of these vendors will be there to give free advice on how to use various herbs for healthful living.
During the Fair several programs will be presented including wild plant and flower walks, plant use and identification, and there will be activities specifically geared for children. The Food Matrix Farmer's Market will have fresh produce for sale, there will be live music provided by the wonderful Songwriter's Roundtable, and delicious food will be available to purchase provided by Educators' of Galeton.
Looking for that special plant, bird feeder, bird house or garden decoration? The Herbal Fair will fulfill that need as well. Again this year artists Lisa and Anthony Arkus will be on hand as well and Doug Firestone's wrought iron creations - just the thing to add that special touch to the corner of your flower garden. Several vendors will also be selling beautiful hand-made jewelry with designs created from Nature and don't forget to pick up some locally produced (Sappy's Sugar Shack) maple syrup and maple sugar candy! Other vendors scheduled for the Fair are: Scentz by Marie, Elly's, Miller's Homemade Soaps, Enchanted Herb Gardens, Firestone Forge, Wunderfully Clean, Annadele Sundries, Frosty Hollow Herb Guild, Ark Iron, First Fitness & Zavita, Like Sisters, Finger Lakes Business Execs., John and Connie Benson Enterprises, Splat Cat Craft, Martin's Garden Center, Educators' Catering, Outdoor Woman by Sisterbelle and Bear Mountain Herbs.
Cherry Springs State Park is located in Northcentral Pennsylvania 8 miles south of Sweden Valley, Pennsylvania on Route 44. It is 12 miles southeast of Coudersport, Pennsylvania and 8 miles southwest of Galeton, Pennsylvania. It is 3 hours northwest of Harrisburg and 3 hours southeast of Buffalo, New York. GPS coordinates for the park are: 41.6501 degrees north, -77.8164 degrees west.
Vendor applications are still being accepted. If you would like further information on vending, please contact the Potter County Education Council's Galeton office at (814) 435-9490 and ask to speak to Deanna Sherman, Office Manager. For general questions about the Fair, please contact Mountain Thyme Herbal Fair coordinator, Maxine Harrison at (814) 435-2518 or contact the Lyman Run State Park office (which administers Cherry Springs State Park) at (814) 435-5010. Mountain Thyme Herbal Fair is being sponsored by DCNR, Bureau of State Parks and the Potter County Education Council.
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