Maumee Valley Herb Society

Do you know which herbs to use when you are preparing soups, salads, meats,  desserts, and other foods? Our members will be available at the plant sale at the Toledo Botanical Garden on Thursday May 9, Friday May 10, and Saturday May 11, to answer your questions about culinary and other herbs. Even better, we have a laminated herb chart for you to buy and take home. Our chart tells you the various uses of sixteen different culinary herbs. You will have this to refer to when you are planning and cooking meals. This chart will also help you decide which herbs you want to grow and cook with.

Unless otherwise noted, meetings are open to the public and are held monthly on the third Wednesday of each month at 9:30 AM at the Toledo Botanical Garden Conference Center.

Wednesday, January 18 – 9:30 a.m. – Noon
Bob Sherm, owner of World Tea Company will speak on Different Types of Teas and the History of Tea

Wednesday, February 21 -9:30 a.m. – Noon
Philip Page, TBG Director of Operations, will speak about Places He Has Worked, and will discuss Willow Hedges

Tuesday, March 20 – 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Cindy Bench and Dianne Toffler willo present Familiar and New Plants for the Plant Sale and Using Salvias in Your Garden

Wednesday, April 18 – 9:30 – Noon
Herb Garden Clean Up and Luncheon

Special Event
May 10, 11, and 12 Spring Plant Sale
TBG members only preview Thursday, May 10 – 4 – 8 p.m.
Open to the Public Friday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The sale will not be open on Sunday this year.

Wednesday, May 16 – 9:30 a.m – Noon
Nancy Bucher, Head of the Horticulture Department at the Toledo Zoo, will give us a tour of the Greenhouse and the Plantings on the Zoo Grounds.

Seasonal Special
Brenda Sheely, Coordinator
Informal “But, my garden isn’t ready” tours of members’ gardens throughout the summer and fall will be announced in the newsletter and at meetings.

Wednesday, June 20 – 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Annual MVHS Picnic and Plant Exchange at Phyllis Hyder’s Home in Waterville

Wednesday, July 18
Bus Trip to the Cleveland Botanical Garden

Special Event
Arts in the Garden in August
Date to be announced.

Wednesday, August 15 – 9:30 a.m. – Noon
Jamie Kachensparger, Lucas County Soil and Water Conservation Department, will speak on the History of Herbs and Folk Lore

Tuesday, September 18 – 6:30 – 9:00
Fritz Gehring, Bee Keeper, will speak about the bees who frequent our Herb Garden

Wednesday, October 17 – 9:30 a.m. – Noon
Heralding the Holidays Workshop

Wednesday, November 14 – 9:30 a.m. – Noon
Annual Meeting and Heralding the Holidays Workshop

Special Event
Heralding the Holidays November 30, December 1, 2
Friday 5-9 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday Noon – 5 p.m.

Wednesday, December 19 – 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Holiday Potluck and Gift Exchange

These are the people who efficiently run our organization during 2007.

President………………………………..Linda Pratt
Vice-President/Program………………Sally Davison
Secretary………………………………..Barbara Paskiet
Treasurer………………………………..Nancy Durnford
Ways and Means: Plant Sale…………Dianne Toffler, Coordinator
Linda Pratt, Assisting
Heralding the Holidays………………..Marcia O’Hara
Garden…………………………………..Georgeann Brown
Garden Volunteers: MVHS members are tending the Herb Garden at the Toledo Botanical Garden each Tuesday, April-October beginning at 9:30 a.m.
Historian…………………………………Linda Pratt
Library……………………………………Marybeth Landis
Publicity and Newsletter………………Brenda Sheely
Community Outreach…………………Officers
Social…………………………………….Sue Anderson. Joyce Day
Publications & Graphics………………Tom Durnford
TBG-ROC Representative……………Nancy Durnford

The Maumee Valley Herb Society will again participate in the plant sale at the Toledo Botanical Garden during the second week of May. We will have more than 200 varieties of herbal plants for you to buy and grow. Kinds of herbs for sale will include culinary, fragrant, and decorative herbs. The Herbal Market, MVHS’s best selling cookbook will be for sale and also our herb charts that explain how to use each of the culinary herbs. We will also have special items for sale that you can use in your garden. MVHS members will be available to assist customers and to answer questions about growing and using herbs. We use the proceeds from the plant sale to buy plants for the Herb Garden at the Toledo Botanical Garden.