Welcome to the 2022 Florida Herbal Conference! We are so excited to welcome you to our eleventh annual gathering! We are hosting the main conference event on Saturday April 2nd, 10 am - 6 pm. You can choose from an In-Person Ticket meeting at Rollins College in Winter Park Florida, or a Virtual Ticket to live-stream the full day of activities from the comfort of your own home. We are also hosting optional post-conference add-on activities, including a Wild Edible...

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Our Missions Team invites you to come join Israel Cohen for "The Passover Experience." You will learn how every part of the Jewish Passover points directly to our Messiah Jesus and how the Last Supper was really a Passover.

Botanical Lotion Making About this event Saturday, April 9, 2022 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Instructor: Pinky Ormand If you have always wanted to use flowers to create your own botanical lotions than this is the class for you. Pinky will be demonstrating a step by step process using the calendula flowers that she seeded, planted, harvested and dried for her own lotions. All materials provided but please bring your hand clippers to class, if you have them, and wear...

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Discover how honeybees create honey with Donna Marlin as she discusses their history, biology and more. Marlin has been in the beekeeping business for over 15 years in New Smyrna Beach. Don’t miss part two of this sweet presentation at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 30.

Gardening for Native Pollinators and Honey Bee Nutrition About this event Saturday, April 9, 2022 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Instructor: Chris Stalder If you feed them they will come. Learn about plants that are larval food sources for some of our larger colorful native butterflies, and plants to keep them around drinking nectar when they are adults. Discover how to make your own native bee nests and how to garden for honey bees. Explore how you can landscape to...

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We will be hosting a panel of local eco-preneurs that are leading the way to food independence.  At this time, the panel consists of Bianca from Infinite Zion Farms, Kelli from Seed the Stars, and Caitlin from Regenerative Designs. The first half of the meeting will be an introduction to the panel members and an open Q&A related to community empowerment and food independence. The second half of the event will be open for socializing and interacting with vendors. There...

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Join Master Naturalist Roger Fulton as he talks about the Spring-to-Spring, paved biking and hiking trails that one day may connect all of the major Springs in Florida. A nine-mile guided bike ride from DeBary Hall to Lake Monroe and back to DeBary Hall will follow the presentation. Bring a bicycle and helmet, sunscreen, snacks and bottled water. Children over 12 are welcome if accompanied by an adult. Reservations are required.

Ponce Inlet Lighthouse docents Bill Henry, John Mann and Steven Oshinski will present an interactive program that focuses on the challenges encountered throughout history when attempting to use, harness, and concentrate the energy and power of light. For sailors, the ability to see a lighthouse at a distance was a game-changer. Follow along as the lighthouse keepers explore the pitfalls and triumphs of light as a navigation aid and how it eventually led to the first modern optic, the Fresnel...

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Are you interested in exploring your family tree? Osceola History is excited to partner with the Central Florida Genealogical Society to establish a monthly “Osceola Roots” group. Join us for the first meeting on Wednesday, April 20, at 11:00 at the Welcome Center & History Museum. All levels of experience are welcome, from newbies to veterans. For more info, email events@osceolahistory.org or call 407-427-9692

Baked Goods Plants Logo Items Local Vendors With all proceeds going to support and share our local history. For more info:  info@narcoosseehistory.org

Join local author Marcia Meara as she discusses some of our most common backyard visitors and our rarest: squirrels! You might think you’ve seen enough birdfeeder raiders for one lifetime, but you’d be surprised at some of the lesser-known species of squirrel that call Central Florida home.

Join History Reenactor, Dianne Jacoby, in the Root Family Auditorium at the Museum of Arts & Sciences as she performs Ophelia, Florida Suffragette. A woman’s right to vote was finally granted 102 years ago back in 1920! Raised in a traditional family, Ophelia ponders the roles and rights of Florida women leading up to the fight for the right to vote. What was her part in it? At first, Ophelia attends the early Florida Suffragette meetings. But soon more confrontational...

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