Florida Herbalists Conference

The inaugural Florida Herbal Conference features over 30 workshops for all levels of interest and experience.

Workshops focus on bioregional, earth-centered herbalism, with topics including clinical herbalism, herbal crafts, medicine making, plant identification walks and many hands-on demonstrations.  The weekend also includes amazing evening music, a dynamic herbal marketplace, herbal activities during free time, guided movement activities, a fire circle, and regional mixers.

The Florida Herbal Conference is intended to provide a weekend for herbal enthusiasts of our southern state to learn, connect, and deepen their roots through education, fellowship, and community in nature.

Enjoy three days of classes and hands-on workshops taught by some of the most knowledgeable, inspiring and exciting of teachers.  Meet your regional neighbors and build networking and relationships.  Enjoy time at the lake and on a plant hike, or take a movement class to get grounded and centered in your own healing.   With a focus on the healing flora of Florida, our conference seeks to not only educate but to advocate for the conservation and preservation of our bioregional ecology, to begin the process of healing ourselves and each other as we also heal the planet.

The inaugural Florida Herbal Conference will be hosted March 23-25, 2012, at the beautiful Camp Kiwanis on Mill Dam Lake in the Ocala National Forest.

Camp Kiwanis is located on Mill Dam Lake in the Ocala National Forest. The facility was first used as a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp for workers during the 1930s. The camp later served as a quarantine hospital during World War II.   In 1948 the local Kiwanis club opened Camp Kiwanis with a focus on providing a fun and safe summer camp for children.

A wooden dining pavilion was added in 1952, and air-conditioned dormitories were later built to replace aging wooden cabins. Portable classrooms, a playground, archery range, and sports fields have also been added over the years. In 2003, a large multi-purpose pavilion replaced the old wooden dining hall. In operation for over 60 years, Camp Kiwanis has provided summer fun to generations of kids.