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The Healing Power of Plants

Presented by The Somerset County Park Commission

2018-04-27 14:00:00 2018-04-27 15:00:00 America/New_York The Healing Power of Plants Many common plants have long forgotten uses. Discover which of your backyard plants may have been part of your medicine cabinet three hundred years ago. Celebrating Earth Day, April 22nd Bridgewater branch - Meeting Room A

Friday, April 27
2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Meeting Room A

Many common plants have long forgotten uses. Discover which of your backyard plants may have been part of your medicine cabinet three hundred years ago. Celebrating Earth Day, April 22nd

Many common plants have long forgotten uses. Discover which of your backyard plants may have been part of your medicine cabinet, three hundred years ago.

Today, scientists are still exploring the intersection of plants, health , medicine and making some really exciting discoveries.

Presented by Christina Wood from The Somerset County Park Commission. 

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EVENT TYPE: | Lecture |

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