Main Focus
Mary Anne believes that it is with the sharing of food that barriers are broken down. When people come together at the same table, cultural boundaries are transcended. For the past twenty years, Mary Anne has spoken to a wide variety of groups throughout the United States about herbs and related subjects. Mary Anne believes that life becomes richer and healthier through the use of herbs in all aspects of daily living: culinary, aromatherapy, crafts, medicinal uses, and cosmetics.
In workshops and classes, Mary Anne has taught men, women, and children throughout the United States the basics of growing herbs, cooking with herbs, and the use of herbs in bath and beauty products. Classes have been both stimulating workshops where the participants "make and take" herbal products or challenging instruction on the uses of herbs throughout history.
Other Offerings
Mary Anne has, also, inspired thousands of women throughout the United States with her motivational classes that have focused on helping successful women be all they can be with life-changing goals and action steps.
Published Works
Mary Anne Potter is the author of Herbal Pleasures, a comprehensive how-to guide for herbalists and the first time herb growers who need thymely tips and advice on the growing of herbs and their uses once they have been harvested.
Mary Anne has written magazine and newspaper articles and has contributed to herbal newsletters and journals.
Honors/Awards
2000 Woman of the Year AAUW for Kay County, Oklahoma.
2000 Herbalist of the Year for Sage, Rosemary, Thyme Garden Club, Ponca City, Oklahoma.
1999 Gardener of the Year for Ponca City, Oklahoma.
1994 Founder of The Ponca City Herb Festival.
1988 Woman of the Year: Parker Research Foundation.
1987 Woman of the Year for the Southwest: Parker Research Foundation.
1975 Woman of the Year AAUW, Livonia, Michigan.
Availability
Mary Anne speaks to audiences throughout the United States.
Fee
Negotiable. Part of proceeds goes to the Respect Diversity Foundation.
Contact
Phone: 580-767-1957
Fax: 580-762-0379
Email: herbs2@sbcglobal.net
