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A Letter from the Outgoing President

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Hello All!

Please join us for a reception (herbal finger foods, herbal cakes and desserts) as we install and welcome our new officers for the 2015-16 year Tuesday, June 16, 6PM at the Loeb Center (301 Columbus Street, Montgomery 36104). New Officers will be Sherrie Hamill – President, Barbara Hightower – Vice President, Jean Szabo – Recording Secretary, Maxine Taylor – Treasurer and Marsha Allison – Corresponding Secretary.

Thanks to all of you who worked so hard to make this a year of accomplishments: scarecrows, beautiful handmade Christmas decorations, a successful Herb Day, interesting programs, fabulous functioning website, the nitty-gritty of handbooks, inspirational readings that helped us over some humps, garden work camaraderie and many occasions of fun, fellowship and of course always good food!

Come celebrate and bring your energy, ideas and support for our new leadership as we get off to a busy and fun new year for the Old Alabama Town Herb Society.

Sincerely,
Carolyn Gomillion

June 16 Meeting Agenda

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Our next meeting is Tuesday, June 16, 6PM at the Loeb Center (301 Columbus Street, Montgomery). Please join us for a reception (herbal finger foods, herbal cakes and desserts) as we install and welcome our new officers for the 2015-16 year. Come celebrate and bring your energy, ideas and support for our new leadership as we get off to a busy and fun new year for the Old Alabama Town Herb Society.

Memorial Day at the Governor’s Mansion

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On Monday 25 May 2015, several (OATHS) Old Alabama Town Herb Society members worked in the Governor’s Mansion Herb Garden. Barbara Hightower, Kayren Pittman, Jane McCarthy, Christine Robinson, and Amanda Borden worked from 8-11AM weeding the entire herb garden. It was the Memorial Day holiday, and 2 very generous souls (Kayren and Christine) came to work in the garden on their day off. Amanda joined us as a CAMGA (Central Alabama Master Gardener Association) volunteer. The garden was incredibly weedy…certainly a result of the generous rains and the renewal pruning of the holly tree and the resulting full sun exposure. We planted 3 ‘Sun Gold’ tomato plants (Amanda’s donation), and watered them in…which guaranteed PM showers. The new volunteers got a tour of the mansion grounds and a chance to think about additions to the Herb Garden.

Many thanks gardeners![portfolio_slideshow id=2047]

May 19 Meeting

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The meeting turned out very well – weather was good, we had some new folks interested in joining and it just seemed a pleasant way to celebrate all of our hard work in pulling together a wonderful Herb Day.

New officers were elected:
President – Sherrie Hamil
Vice President – Barbara Hightower
Secretary – Jean Szabo
Treasurer – Maxine Taylor
Corresponding Secretary – Marsha Allison

We are headed for an excellent year!

May 19 Meeting Agenda

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We will have a wrap-up from Herb Day and election of new officers while we picnic in the Living Block of Old Alabama Town for our May monthly meeting. (Park on East Jefferson Street and enter at the side gate.).

Members please bring finger foods, guests are welcome and need not bring anything. Rosemary Lemonade will be provided and I will make yet another batch of Rosemary Shortbread. Also, please remember to bring your own lawn chair and any outstanding receipts for Treasurer that require reimbursement.

If you have pictures from Herb Day please forward to Liz McEwan (lizmcewan@gmail.com) with a caption indicating who, what, where and anything else you would like to say.

See you Tuesday at 6pm in the Living Block Herb Gardens!

Thank you to our Sponsors

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On behalf of the members of the Old Alabama Town Herb Society and all the attendees and vendors who made Herb Day 2015 a success we’d like to extend a heartfelt thanks to our Sponsors.

Sponsors of Herb Day 2015:
Rose
Jack Ingram Motors
Mint
LanMac Realty
Tomatinos Pizza/Cafe Louisa
Rosemary
Eastbrook Flea Market
Health Wise Foods
Hobson Cox – Affordable Eyewear
Sandra Nickel Realty
Savory
4 R Farm/My Secret Garden
Green Thumb Nursery
Pizza Perfect
Randy’s Auto Repair
Tucker Pecan Company

Herb Day Art

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Amazing art work by students from TSMorris Elementary, Maxwell Elementary and Middle School, and Baldwin Arts and Academics Magnet School was on display in the Grange Hall on Herb Day. The subject? Herbs, of course! Click on an image to see it in full size and start slideshow.[portfolio_slideshow id=1938]