Maumee Valley Herb Society

We are very pleased with the results of Heralding for 2008. Many, many people came to visit us and buy our herbal products. Our Silent Auction had wonderful items that brought more money than last year. Our members made herbal jams and jellies, vinegars, and mustards, and many baked goods. We also had new and different herbal craft items to sell, as well as some old favorites. These included toys and other items for our pets, and bath and body products. Individual herbs and herbal blends were among the items available as well as wreaths and other dried arrangements. Our displays were attractively arranged, and assistance was provided to those who were shopping who had questions about the items for sale. Many thanks to all of our members who helped in any way. We certainly appreciate what everyon did to help make Heralding the Holidays a success.

Yesterday was our final work session before Heralding the Holidays. We decorated and tagged and also priced herbal items that we will have for sale. There arel new items for you to purchase as well as our usual mustards, vinegars, herbal blends, jams and jellies, and other herbal products. Many wonderful items for the Silent Auction were brought to this meeting. I’m certain that you will be pleased to see what we have available to bid on. We also will have a bake sale that is quite popular.
See you at the Toledo Botanical Garden on Friday, December 5 through Sunday, December 7. You will find the Maumee Valley Herb Society in the Conference Center. Turn right as you come in the doorw.
See you then.

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.