Where We Live: History, Nature, and Culture—"Native Plants of the Southern Appalachians: The Apothecary of North America”

On Monday, May 20, the series Where We Live: History, Nature, and Culture will present a program on medicinal plants.

 Join Rabun County herbalist Patricia Kyritsi Howell to explore the medicinal uses of our area's wildflowers, fungi, shrubs, and trees. Learn how they were used for generations by the Cherokee, enslaved Africans, and European colonists, as well as the latest research that proves them to be potent sources of healing today.

Patricia Kyritsi Howell, author of Medicinal Plants of the Southern Appalachians, is a practicing herbalist and director of BotanoLogos School of Herbal Studies in Clayton, Georgia. 

The program will take place at Cowee School Arts and Heritage Center at 51 Cowee School Rd. in Franklin beginning at 6:30 p.m. on May 20. The lecture series is designed to give people an opportunity to learn more about our local area, from many different angles, and to enjoy a pleasant, informative evening together. Come join us!