Organic Herbalists to Speak June 1 at Page Farm & Home Museum
Contact: Patty Henner, (207) 581-4100, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
ORONO — The UMaine Page Farm and Home Museum brown bag lunch lecture June 1 will feature organic herbalists Nancy Lowry and Roseanna Rich from Indian Meadows Herbals, LLC, a small Downeast company that produces home-grown salves, balms and creams.
The one-hour program, which begins at noon, is free and open to the public.
Lowry and Rich founded Indian Meadow Herbals (http://www.imherbal.com) at their 102-acre farm in Eastport in 1994 and grow 90 percent of the organic herbs used in their skin-softening or medicinal products. They use no preservatives, isopropyl parabens or synthetics, they say.
“We engage in no practices that harm the environment,” the women say in their promotional materials. “We actively cultivate endangered plant species for use in our products, and to replenish the supply in the wild.”
In addition to producing commercially available skin-care products, five of which are designed to address symptoms of menopause and PMS, Lowry and Rich also offer public education about the nutritive value and proper use of herbs. They explain the herbal lore of more than a dozen herbs and berries, ranging from Echinacea, yarrow and golden rod to garlic, raspberries, blueberries and roses.
Information or directions to the Page Farm and Home Museum on the Orono campus is available by calling (207) 581-4100 or visiting the museum website.
The museum also has its own herb garden, with more than 100 herbs, spices and flowers.