Maumee Valley Herb Society

Last Tuesday was our Mustard Workshop. We made several kinds of tasty mustard to sell at Heralding the Holidays that you must come and taste. Once these mustards are sampled, I’m sure that you will want to buy some. Among the different kinds that we made are Apricot Zip, Queen Victoria’s Curry, and Tarragon Whiskey. Heralding is now just three weeks away, beginning on Friday, December 5th. Mark these dates on your calendar: December 5, 6 and 7. Hope to see you then at the Toledo Botanical Garden.

Our club members have been busy getting ready for Heralding for quite some time. We have already made herbal vinegars and jams and jellies, craft items, bath and body products, dried arrangements, herbal blends, and other gift items. Next week is our Mustard Workshop and the following week at our November meeting we will be decorating and pricing items for sale at Heralding. We wiill also have a bake sale of many delicious breads, cookies, etc for you to buy. There are many unique gift items that you can bid on during our Silent Auction that begins Friday evening at 5pm and closes on Saturday at 4pm. This year the dates and times for Heralding the Holidays are: Friday, December 5 from 5-9 pm., Saturday, December 6 from 10am to 5 pm, and Sunday, December 7 from Noon to 5pm. You will find us in the Conference Center of the Toledo Botanical Garden. The Garden is located at 5403 Elmer Drive in Toledo, OH. There will also be live entertainment for adults and children during this weekend. Horse drawn carriage rides will be available on Friday evening. Come and join us.

Our cookbook, Herbal Market is still available and now it’s on sale! This is a collection of 180 recipes submitted by members and friends of the society. All include herbs in their ingredients. The recipes are placed in a 7X9 inch three ring loose leaf vinyl covered binder. They are arranged in fifteen sections each divided by a title page which lists interesting facts about the specific herb featured in that section, a tip for cooking with herbs and an original drawing of the herb for identification. A nutritional analysis, per serving, is supplied for each recipe. Topics include Starters, Soups, Salads, Entrees, Vegetables and Desserts.

It is designed for entertaining reading and easy use. A great gift for you and others.

The cost of Herbal Market is $10.00 plus tax, $1.16, total $11.16. It can be purchased by mail. Please add $5.00 per book for shipping and handling and address the order to Maumee Valley Herb Society c/o Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Drive, Toledo, Ohio 43615. Checks should be payable to Maumee Valley Herb Society.

Proceeds support the Herb Garden at Toledo Botanical Garden.

To help you decide what herbs you might be interested in, here is our list of herb plants. Come and see us.

The members of the Maumee Valley Herb Society will have more than 200 different herbs available for sale. The hours for the plant sale at the Toledo Botanical Garden, located at 5403 Elmer Drive, Toledo, Ohio are: Thursday, May 8, (4-8 pm for TBG members only), Friday, May 9, 10 am to 5 pm and Saturday, May 10, 10 am to 5 pm. On Friday and Saturday the sale is open to the public. Our list of available herbs is on this website for you to print out and bring with you. We will be there to answer any questions you might have, and to make recommendations that will meet your individual gardening needs. Come and visit us and purchase our plants.

April 16th is our day to get the herb garden readly for the 2008 growing season. Members should bring their rakes, pruners, and other gardening tools, wear their gardening hats and gloves, and be prepared to work together to uncover the herbs that are now under leaves, etc. After our business meeting, we will work in the garden. After this, lunch will be served to one and all.