Andrea Candee, a master herbalist with a 35-year practice in South Salem, N.Y., will be the guest speaker when Town & Country Garden Club opens its 2022-23 season.

Candee will be the guest on Wednesday, September 14. The program and meeting will begin at 7 pm at Newtown Senior Center, 8 Simpson Street.

All are welcome, free of charge.

Candee will present “Developing A New Relationship With Plants By Learning Their Medicinal Benefits.”

She will use common fruits, vegetables, herbs, and spices to create remedies that are safe, natural, and effective. She is well versed in the benefits of nature’s pharmacy and brings over 30 years of experience in the natural health world to her seminars on medicinal herbs.

An instructor for the NY Botanical Garden, she has participated in international symposiums on healing plants and presents workshops on botanical medicine. She lectures throughout the country and at corporate wellness centers about taking charge of your health naturally.

Candee’s book, Gentle Healing for Baby and Child (Simon & Schuster), received The National Parenting Center’s Seal of Approval. Her DVD, The Healing Kitchen…Remedies from Nature’s Pharmacy, brings her acclaimed workshop to people to help them take charge of their health naturally with the use of foods and herbs in poultices, baths, teas and more.

The Town & Country Garden Club designs, plants and maintains Newtown’s three main traffic islands while participating in many other community, conservation, and environmental projects. New members are always welcome.

For additional information, contact Denise Rod at denise-marierod@yahoo.com or visit tcgardenclub.org.