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There is a gross imbalance between imports and domestic production of herbs, and American farmers have little-known opportunities to profit from the multi-million-dollar herbal marketplace. “Herbs and flowers: Some Farmers’ Alternatives” will be the topic of a conference on Saturday, July 11,9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at la dama maya herb and flower farm, located 1 1/2 miles south of Luray on Highway 340.
James A. Duke, Chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Germ Plasm Resource Center, will be the featured speaker. Dr. Duke is a well-known economic botanist and author of several books on herbs. He will explain the economic possibilities of producing such crops as sweet wormwood, feverfew, yarrow, sage,
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