Fruit & Spice Park to Offer Classes on the Use of Herbs in Aromatherapy
Media Contact: Lilian Bohorquez
LBOHORQ@miamidade.gov
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Fruit & Spice Park to Offer Classes on the Use of Herbs in Aromatherapy
(MIAMI) —Miami-Dade Parks is offering a series of classes on the various uses and benefits of herbs in aromatherapy from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Fruit & Spice Park, 24801 SW 187 Avenue in Homestead beginning Thursday January 26, 2006.
The first class offers an introduction to the history and modern uses of herbs in aromatherapy. Other classes feature the use of aromatherapy in alternative preventive medicine, a hands-on lab for blending techniques and the benefits of herbal teas.
WHO: Miami-Dade Parks’ Fruit & Spice Park
WHAT: Introduction to Aromatherapy and Herbs
WHERE: Fruit & Spice Park
24801 SW 187 Avenue
Homestead, Florida 33031
305-247-5727
WHEN: January, 26: Introduction to Aromatherapy. Fee $25.
February, 15: Aromatherapy as Preventive Medicine. Fee: $35.
March, 15: Aromatherapy Blending Lab. Fee: $55.
April, 12: Aromatherapy as Preventive Medicine (In Spanish.) $35.
May, 17: Aromatherapy Blending Lab (In Spanish.) $55.
June, 21: Herbal Teas for Your Health. Fee: $25.
For more information and class registration, call 305-247-5727.
The information obtained in these classes is not to be construed as medical recommendation. Class participants are encouraged to confirm the information given in these classes with other reliable sources and to direct any questions concerning personal health care to licensed physicians or other appropriate health care professionals.
The Fruit & Spice Park, operated by Miami-Dade County Parks, grows more than 500 varieties of sub-tropical fruits, herbs, spices, vegetables and nuts from around the world on 32 lush acres in the agricultural Redlands. The Park offers daily botanical tours, fruit tastings and naturalist-led workshops.