Holly has lectured and taught for a variety of audiences on the East Coast for more than 13 years. She has been a guest teacher at small classrooms, including those of Watauga College in North Carolina, at The Polly Hill Arboretum and at a variety of elementary schools and nature camps; and a guest speaker for the Nursing Programs at Martha's Vineyard Hospital and the Watauga County Hospital. She has also lectured for larger venues, including Appalachian State University and The North Carolina Herb Association Fall Conference.

Holly is a passionate speaker and brings to life the relationship between people and plants, both past and present. She combines factual knowledge of herbs and botany with world folklore and mythology. Using storytelling flair, Holly makes the history, people and places of herbs come alive. This makes for a vibrant lecture that is a combination of modern herbalism and armchair travel!

Lecture Topics include:

**1) Extraordinary Women in Herbalism (Ancient and Contemporary): Armchair Travel and Women and Herbs All in One Lecture! Top Lecture

**2) Appalachian Herbs and Folkways  Top Lecture

3) Herbal Tonics: Long-term Health the Natural Way

4) Lemon Balm: The Powerhouse Healer

5) Making Teas, Tonics and Cordials: The Single Secret Formula

**6) Creating Herbal Salves  Top Lecture

Fees:

Negotiable, plus expenses

Please contact Holly  or visit www.HollyBellebuono.com to schedule a vibrant and lively lecture for your event.