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Old Alabama Town Herb Society Meeting

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OLD ALABAMA TOWN HERB SOCIETY
Montgomery, AL
Meeting on Tuesday, July 15, 2014

I would like to invite you to the Tuesday, July 15, 2014 meeting of the Old Alabama Town Herb Society (OATHS). The meeting will start at 6:00 PM with a potluck dinner provided (guests are not expected to bring anything). Dr. Arlie Powell of Petals from the Past will present a special program for us on growing Citrus. Feel free to invite others you may know of who are interested in learning more about growing Citrus. We meet in the Loeb Center of Old Alabama Town (301 Columbus Street, Montgomery) every 3rd Tuesday of the month (except Dec). Our purpose is to learn about herbs and how to use them. We manage 6 gardens–(5 in the historic section of Old Alabama Town and the herb garden at the Governor’s Mansion). Every year on the day before Mother’s Day, we hold Herb Day. We usually have about 400-500 people attending. One of our community service projects is working with T.S. Morris Elementary School in Montgomery. We’re providing a hands-on learning experience to encourage students to learn about herbs and gardening.

If you plan on attending, please use our Contact page to let us know. We look forward to seeing you!

Parking is very convenient in front of the building and under street lights.

Thank you!

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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 2014 a success, we’d like to extend a heartfelt thanks to our Sponsors.

Rose

Health Wise Foods

Jack Ingram Motors

Mint

 Hobson Cox–Affordable Eyewear

Lanmac Realty

 Rosemary

Sandra Nickel

Yoga Gem

 Artemisia

 Eastbrook Flea Market

Green Thumb Nursery

 ICBY Yogurt

 Natural Healing by Vitamins Plus

 Pizza Perfect

Randy’s Auto Repair

 Tucker Pecan Company

Community Service Update – T.S. Morris Elementary

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Our friends at T.S. Morris Elementary welcomed the Old Alabama Town Herb Society (OATHS) members back on January 10 to meet with Mr. Freeman’s 5th grade class. The visit focused on discussing seeds and how important they are to our lives. OATHS members Toni Bourke and Jane McCarthy worked with the students by creating a fruit salad and talking about the seeds of each fruit used in the salad. The kids were impressed by the avocado seed, but not overly impressed with the taste of the meat. The avocado seeds were placed in water to show the kids how they will sprout. The basil plants from October’s project have all died, so we will plant basil seeds and bring some cuttings for the February project. We’d like to thank all involved and say that we look forward to our next discussion.

Thank You!

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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 2013 a success, we’d like to extend a heartfelt thanks to our Sponsors.

Rose
Elsie & Roy Hilton
Jack Ingram Motors
Rosemary
Hopson Cox – Affordable Eyewear
Health Wise Foods, Inc.
Tomatino’s Pizza
Wade Construction
Yoga LLC
Ursula A. Kling
Elderberry
Cabot Cheese
Green Thumb Nursery
Cindy Keeping – Partner’s Realty
Lisa Knapp – Intervest Realty Group

16th Annual Herb Day

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“RESPECT YOUR ELDERBERRIES”

‘Herb Day’ our annual, fun-filled, public educational event for the entire family features children’s activities, music and crafts as well as programs by herbal experts on growing and using herbs –including a cooking demonstration and an exploration of medicinal properties of herbs.

For interested vendors and sponsors, come and sell your garden-related wares to the many loyal patrons of our Herb Day as well as to new patrons attracted by the rebirth of downtown Montgomery.

Proceeds from the Herb Day event help our volunteers carry out numerous educational activities focused on the value and joy of growing and using herbs – including the free to the public, Herb Day event – school gardening programs – and provision of speakers for community groups and classes. Proceeds also help us maintain our herb gardens – the Governor’s Mansion culinary garden and the five herbal gardens of Old Alabama Town (Landmarks Foundation’s model nineteenth century village and the host to the Old Alabama Town Herb Society).

Thank you…

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

Rose
♔Margaret Barber, Potter

Mint
♔Cabot Cheese of Vermont
♔Tiffany’s Interiors

Rosemary
♔Affordable Eyewear
♔Sandra Nickels Hat Team Realtors
♔Tomatino’s Pizza
♔Wade Lewis Construction

Horseradish
♔Able Pest Management Service LLC
♔Cindy Keeping, Realtor – Partners Realty
♔Green Thumb Nursery
♔Maddox Produce (Curb Market)
♔Tucker Pecan Company