October 20th Meeting Plan

It’s time for Oktoberfest.  Lee Harrison will speak about The Herb Hops and Brewing Beer at the Old Alabama Town Herb Society meeting 6:00 pm on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at the Loeb Center.   Lee, the owner of Fairview Homebrew, sells home brewing equipment and supplies, along with an amazing assortment of craft sodas. A short business meeting will include the vote on changes to the By-Laws and the membership directory will be available. Members will celebrate Fall with their favorite autumnal herbal pot luck dish.

Scarecrow Construction

Saturday 9/26, 8:30am, we will meet in the gardens to construct and install scarecrows.  We will have hay, plastic bags, duct tape, a few corn stalks, different types of clothing, some forms, etc.  Feel free to bring anything you would like to contribute to this fun project.  Some interesting characters are underway so come help get several more ready to populate the Gardens
Please come, bring a friend, and have some fun helping get the Living Block of Old Alabama Town dressed up with scarecrows for the fall season and ready for Mayor Strange’s press conference..

September 15 Meeting Agenda

IMG_0587Scarecrows for the Herb Gardens will be the program for the September meeting. Come prepared for a hands-on project to assembly fun, fall, friends. Old Alabama Town has requested more scarecrows because the visitors and school children really enjoy them. Put on your creative hat and bring any extra creative inventory you have on hand. The scarecrow committee will guide us through making the scarecrows to be installed on 26 September. Members bring your favorite herbal pot luck dish, meeting starts 6:00 pm at the Loeb Center, OAT. Guests are welcome. Remember we have a garden clean up date 8:00 am – noon on 19 September.

August 18 Meeting Agenda

Mike Forster will present Planning and Planting the Fall Herb and Vegetable Garden on Tuesday, August 18, 6 p.m., at the OATHS regular meeting at the Loeb Center (301 Columbus Street, Montgomery). The business meeting will include updates on the handbook directory, membership, the gardens, making plans for Herb Day, May 7, 2016. Committees bring your budget requests for the budget committee. Come and enjoy OATHS members favorite August herbal dishes and delights.

At the Governor’s Mansion Gardens

On 16 July, Herb Society members worked in the Herb Garden at the Governor’s Mansion. They tolerated the horrific heat and weeded, planted several herbs, and applied pine straw. The chef was very excited to see all the basil, and hopefully the swallowtail butterfly larva will not eat all the parsley and dill. Check out the “Before” and “After” photos!
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July 21 Meeting Agenda

Our next meeting is Tuesday, July 21, 6PM at the Loeb Center (301 Columbus Street, Montgomery). At the meeting we will celebrate with a New Year “Kick-Off” by organizing and jump starting our committees, setting goals for the coming year and we may throw-in a few surprises. It will be a time for reviewing our standard procedures and outlining improvements for the coming year. Cool off by bringing your favorite salad or fruit, dressed up with herbs if you like. We are getting geared up for Fall herb garden planting, Scarecrows in the Garden, and a bigger and better Herb Day. Bring your ideas and your favorite herbal dish. If you are new, or thinking of becoming a member, just bring yourself!

New Officers Installed

New officers installed at the 6/16 meeting, with herbal bouquets of course. New Officers are Sherrie Hamill – President, Barbara Hightower – Vice President, Jean Szabo – Recording Secretary, Maxine Taylor – Treasurer and Marsha Allison – Corresponding Secretary. Sherrie Hamil thanks the outgoing President, Carolyn Gomillion.