Activities at Ureamtime

Activities at Ureamtime

Dreamtime Center for Herbal Studies is offering the following upcoming activities:

July 13-14, Field Botany for the Plant Enthusiast. Join noted ethnobotanist, Susan Leopold, for two days of delving into the world of plants, plant parts, plant evolution, plant families and more. The group will dissect flowers, collect and press plant specimens and come to understand the basic characteristics of ten major medicinal plant families. Fee is $175 and includes class materials. Campinq facilities available.

July 27, Making Herbal Beer. Spend a delightful day learning all the how to’s of herbal beer brewing with Tara Welty from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sampling included. Fee is $60, brown bag lunch.

Aug. 3, “Wonders of the Wetland” Dreamtime Garden Tour from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. See the spectacular show of natives planted around two ponds including brilliant lobelias, sultry swamp milkweeds, vivid vervains and more. Fee is $40, brown bag lunch.

For registration or more information, contact Dreamtime at 675-1122, drmtime@shentel.net or visit www.dreamtimeherbschool.com.

Keating to perform at Mountainside

Vyktoria Pratt Keatjng will be performing at the Mountainside Pub in Sperryville on Saturday, July 6 starting at 8:30 p.m. There is no cover charge.

In-orchard meetings set

A in-orchard meeting wilt be held at Lee’s Orchard at Massies Corner on Wednesday, July 10 and at Nauman’s Orchard in Flint Hill on Wednesday, July 24. For additional information call the Rappahannock Extension Office at 6753619.

Clinic will be open July 10

The Rappahannock Free Clinic, a local operation of the Fauquier Free Clinic Inc., is currently open on the first, third and fifth Wednesdays of each month. The clinic will be open Wednesday, July 10 and not again until July 17. Normally the clinic would have observed hours on July 3, however, due to the holiday, it has moved forward one week. Patient registration is from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Rappahannock Public Health Department Building. For information call 347-0394.

Ragged Mountain activities set

The following activities are scheduled through Ragged Mountain Resource Center: For more information call Director Hunt Harris at 987-3366.

“Second Saturday" hikes to trails in the Shenandoah National Park along upper Rappahannock River tributaries on Saturday, July 13, and Saturday, Aug. 10. Those attending should meet between 8 and 8:30 a.m. at Mountainside Market on US 211 west of Sperryville and caravan from there to trailheads. Bring nourishment for self, especially water, and layered clothing according to the weather of the day (extra socks recommended). Return is usually mid-afternoon July 13: Nicholson Hollow-Hughes River and Aug. 10: White Oak Canyon-Robinson River.

Anyone interested in helping co-ordinate other programs, especially biking, climbing and canoe/kayak trips, either this summer or into the fall and winter, is welcome to contact Ragged Mountain Resource Center Director Hunt Harris at 987-3366.