Date: Thursday, March 21st, 2019
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Science tells us that spending time outdoors – whether hiking in the mountains, losing ourselves in the reflections of crystal clear lakes, visiting local parks, or walking or biking community trails– helps both our bodies and brains. From better attention and concentration skills, to reduced stress and anxiety, increased creativity and enhanced moods, studies show that being outside helps our brains work better and improves our mental health.
🌼 But what about bringing nature to our own homes? 🌼
In this seminar we are going to be covering the benefits of bringing nature to our living spaces and gardens, which are our options to do this?, how can we balance our homes and gardens to achieve the same benefits that nature offers?.
We are very excited to present our speakers:
🌼 Lin Egan & Anna Steedman
Vim and Vigour Veggies
🌼 Heather Fischbuch
Balancing with Aromatherapy
🌼 Kalista Pruden
Holistic Human Habitats and Biophilic Living
Here’s a little bio of each one of our very passionate speakers:
Lin Egan
Lin Egan holds a BSc in Global Resource Systems from the University of BC where she focused on sustainable agriculture and food security. Lin left UBC with a passion and drive to bring local and organic fruits and vegetables to her home community in the Columbia Valley. Along with her husband Oliver, sister Anna and brother-in-law Randy they purchased her parents business in 2018 and is now the proud owner of Winderberry and Edible Acres Farm & Cafe & Catering. Lin is all about food, flowers, and family.
Anna Steedman
Anna Steedman was born and raised in Windermere. She grew up with her fingers in the dirt. From flowers to food she enjoyed growing it all. Now she is working more in the kitchen the past few years, and she has learned the importance of good wholesome food, along with the different benefits that vegetables and herbs can have on your health. Anna and her husband manage the Edible Acres Cafe and Catering.
Heather Fischbuch
Alberta ranch raised, and mentored by 2 herbalist grandmothers, Heather has worked with plants for most of her 57 years. She trained in Rehabilitation and Recreation initially, and took further training to certification in massage, reflexology, aromatherapy, and most recently in Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture. She has instructed massage, herbs and aromatherapy at college levels. Distillation of essential oils was a 10 year science project she undertook culminating in presenting on Alberta’s native plant essential oils at the World Aromatherapy Conference. Heather enjoys working to optimize clients health through various healing arts and sciences.
Kalista Pruden
Kalista has a background in Renewable Resource Management, Permaculture, and Environmental Education. She has been working in the valley in the field of environmental science and education, and sustainability advocacy since 2007, and has been building and improving an urban permaculture-based homestead in Invermere since 2011. Kalista has a passion for the outdoors, gardening, health and fitness, and sharing knowledge. She is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to nature, ecology, self sufficiency, homesteading, healthy living, and regenerative and biophilic design in landscapes, building and communities.