LEWISTON — The following classes will be held at The Ark, 791 Lisbon St. For more information call 333-3668 or visit lewistonark.com.

Week three of the ongoing herb classes will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 30. The topic will be “Don’t stop on red! Go red for protection.” The class will discuss red berries like cranberries and hawthorn berries, as well as tomatoes, red peppers and blood oranges to learn their powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Make a delicious rosehip spread for whole-wheat scones.

A free parenting class, “Creating healthy happy families” with Kim Mazone, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5.

Week four of the herb class will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, on the topic of “Yellow/orange — Nature’s sunscreen and eye shield.” Meet alpha and beta carotene in carrots, pumpkin and winter squashes, sweet potatoes, apricots and peaches, oranges, mangoes and even nasturtium flowers. Become familiar with two orange herbs — turmeric and calendula — and learn remedies using powerful medicinal effects.

A free vegan cooking class will take place from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7. Cheryl Farley, host of the Ready Set Go Healthy television show, will share her trade secrets on how to make delicious plant-based meals, sure to please the palate and the heart.

Farley got her start in the health and fitness world through her father, who operated Jack LaLanne Health Clubs in California. At 18 she began teaching exercise classes and was soon on her way to learning and practicing lifestyle changes that focused on preventing disease rather than simply treating it.

Her passion for healthy living has lead her to teaching cooking schools in various communities in addition to working with other health professionals within the “Reversing Diabetes Seminars” which are operated by Weimar Institute. She has helped others to discover how their lives can be changed by following the 8 Laws of Good Health.

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