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Mission: To educate its members and the public about the growing, preserving, and craft uses of traditional and culinary herbs while providing fellowship to its members and service to Rotary Botanical Gardens and the surrounding community.   

Meets the second Saturday of the every month, at approx 9:00 am, typically at Rotary Botanical Gardens.  A brief business meeting is followed by a variety of educational & horticultural activities.   Additional activities include the on-going maintenance of the herb gardens at Rotary Botanical Gardens, and field /road trips to herbal & horticultural events. Dues, $12 per year. 

2010 Calendar for the JAHS

· Saturday, January 9th, 2010
Monthly meeting at 9 am

· Saturday, February 13th, 2010
Monthly meeting at 9 am
Program: Jill Evenson, N.D. (naturopathic doctor) will speak on the topic of plant signatures.  Studying plant signatures is a way of discerning a plants use by observation of it physical characteristics. $5 contribution suggested

· Saturday, March 13,2010
Monthly meeting at 9 am
Program: Terry Hollenbeck, co-owner of Nancy’s Meadow Herbs will speak on the migration of herbs  to the new world. 

· Thursday, April 8th, 2010
 Herbal Presentation  to Bower City Garden club at 1 am

· Saturday, April 10th, 2010
Monthly meeting at 9 am followed by spring garden clean-up

· Saturday, May 8th, 2010
Monthly meeting at 9 am followed by planting & maintenance

· Saturday, May 22nd, 2010
Herbal potluck and shopping opportunities at Nancy’s  Meadow Herbs

· Saturday, June 12th, 2010
Monthly meeting at 9 am followed by garden maintenance

· Saturday July 10th, 2010
Monthly meeting at 9 am

· Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Herbal Presentation as part of Thursday Evenings at Rotary Botanical Gardens (7pm)

· Saturday August 14th
Monthly meeting at 9 am followed by PESTO PRODUCTION
Location to be announced

 

Monthly meetings held at Rotary Gardens unless noted.

 

Meetings begin promptly at 9 am. Field trips and special events will be scheduled at a later date. 

For further information or questions about joining, contact:

Elsa Rockwell 756-4651

Peggy Kleinhans: t Kleinhans@charter.net

 

 

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