Marshall Park, Saturday, March 19th

9 a.m. Music by Rochelle Harper

10 a.m. Dr. Robert Fortier-Bensen, MD, ND, CNN, Doctor of Integrative Medicine in Gulfport and Mandeville. An Integrative Approach to Healthy Aging.  

11 a.m. Theresa Finkbeiner, Coyote Moon Herbs, Medicinal Herbs for Skin Care 

Noon. Music by the Blue Heron Trio 

Herb Walk with Sandi King and Lynda Baker 

1 p.m. Keynote Garden Speaker Master Herbalist Darrell Martin, Blue Boy Herbs. Unlocking the Treasurers of Our Native American Herbs (Heart herbs indigenous to the Gulf South, local herbs used for female reproductive health & kidney herbs). 

2 p.m. Betty Sue O’Brian, nutritional consultant, optimatrix specialist, How and Why to Stay Healthy Naturally, Tips for Living Longer Naturally.  

3 p.m. Karen Bishop, Registered Dietitian, Whole Foods Against Cancer. 

4 p.m. Music by the Blue Heron Trio
Herb Walk with Darrell Martin & herb students.

5 p.m. Herb walk with Theresa Finkbeiner.


L & N Depot, Saturday, March 19th

10 a.m. Dawn Anderson, herbalist, Herbs for Arthritis 

11 a.m. Dr. Don LaGrone, Coast pediatrician, How to Overcome Childhood Obesity. 

Noon: Avatar. Michele Biesler and Sharon DeLong, Avatar of Louisiana, Improve Your Life through Belief Management.  

1 p.m. Yoga demonstration by Eileen Ioffredo KYT, RYT, Driftwood Yoga. 

2 p.m. Dr. Patricia Knight, MSU Research Horticulturist, Edible Flowers: Have Your Beauty and Eat It Too. 

3 p.m. Michele Hale, Tips for Growing Great Herbs! 

4 p.m. Diane Claughton, Cooking with Herbs. 
 

Marshall Park, Sunday, March 20th 

11 a.m. Lisa Segarra, How to Make Herbal Tinctures 

11:30 Melanie Talbot Adams, Healing Herbs for the Stomach 

Noon: Music by The Blue Heron Trio.

Herb Walk with Darrell 

1 p.m. Dr. Mahmoud Zayed, cardiologist, South Mississippi Heart Center, Take Time for Your Heart.  

2 p.m. Darrell Martin, Blue Boy Herbs, Native Plants for Respiratory Conditions. 

2:30 p.m. Join a meditation circle at the labyrinth led by Saida.  Meet at the Chamber office.

3 p.m. Sandi King. Herbs to Prevent Colds and the Flu. 

3:30 p.m. Lynda Baker, Essential Herb Cottage, Subtle Yet Powerful Remedies from Flower Essences  

4 p.m. Herb Walk with Darrell Martin


L & N Depot, Sunday, March 20th
 

10 a.m. Mark LaSalle, Landscaping with Native Trees. 

11 a.m. Betty Sue O’Brian, Nutritional Consultant, Optimatrix Specialist:  Iridology and Sclerology, Why Cleansing is So Important in Today's World:  How and Why to Practice Deep Tissue Cleansing. 

Noon.  Theresa Finkbeiner, Coyote Herb Company, Herbs for Vim and Vigor: Enhancing the Health of Your Immune System 

1 p.m. Sylvia McLauren: How to Landscape with Herbs. 

2 p.m. Sandy King, herbalist, Preventing and Treating Colds and Flu with Herbal Remedies. 

3 p.m. Dr. Sylvia McLaurin, The History of Heirloom Vegetables 

3:30 p.m. Dr. Wayne McLaurin, retired Extension Agent, How to Grow Heirloom Vegetables.   

Music Schedule 

L & N Depot Area Saturday and Sunday: Music by David Waugh 

A special labyrinth for the Herb and Garden Fest will be located a labyrinth at the Ocean Springs Fresh Market on Cash Alley across the street from the Depot\Chamber of Commerce building. Labyrinths are a circular walking path used by many cultures and spiritual traditions as a tool for relaxation and meditation.

Thanks to the following sponsors for this year's event! 

The Bay Press
The Cornerstone Group
Courtney Farms
Gulf Hills Hotel & Conference Center
McRae's Department Stores
Michelob Ultra
Ocean Springs Lumber Company/Lawn & Garden Center
Southern Mississippi Heart Center
Wal-mart Super Center
Flowers by Karen - Sun Orchard Nursery