AOMA Events Calendar
Herbal Garden Dedication
04/04/2008Herbal Garden at the American Botanical Council
Join us Friday April 4 at 1pm for the Herbal Garden Dedication at the American Botanical Council.
The High Falls Gardens Fund, under the auspices of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation in Great Barrington, MA, has been awarded a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation for a three-year program, Botanical Studies for Oriental Medicine. AOMA is one of 15 schools chosen to participate in the grant project. "This new funding will help U.S. students and practitioners of Oriental Medicine get to know where their herbs come from, how they are grown, and who grows them," said High Falls Gardens’ director Jean Giblette.
AOMA is working with the American Botanical Council on this project. The ABC is located in east Austin at 6200 Manor Rd. ABC's mission is to provide education using science-based and traditional information to promote responsible use of herbal medicine - serving the public, researchers, educators, healthcare professionals, industry, and media. They have wanted to install a Chinese herbal garden for a while and both AOMA and ABC see this as a perfect match.
For more information on how to get involved in the herbal garden project email or call 512-492-3034.