For this month’s meeting, the EHS Board presents the “International Herb Association‘s Herb of the Year: Chamomile”. Perhaps you are thinking you are well-acquainted with this plant but you may be surprised. According to Wikipedia, “In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal purposes, or for fragrances.” Everyone has heard of chamomile tea, but do you know that the herb was once used as a cosmetic ingredient by the ancient Egyptians? Roland, Marci, KC and Ingrid have put their energy into researching all things about chamomile and are going to share their findings with you at the next meeting. Copies of their presentation will be available at the meeting, and a few copies of the IHA Herb of the Year 2025 book on Chamomile will be available for sale. All materials will be first come, first served.
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Greetings, all,
Most of us are harvesting our winter-season herbs in preparation for summer, which is why it was so wonderful that we had Fatima NeJame on hand this past April to tell us what to do with them all. Now, rather than bag after bag of dried herbs, we can have oils and salves to take good care of our skin.
Remember that the June meeting will be the last before our July and August summer break. We will resume meeting in September. Bernard Pages is planning an outing for July, but he did not have the details available at the last board meeting. He may know more by the time of our regular meeting, so if you think you will be in town in July and might be interested, do check in with him at the sign-in table.
Many thanks to all who volunteered to help with last month‘s Spring Plant-a-Palooza herb booth, and many thanks to all who stopped by the booth and bought their share of herbs. We raised $857 after expenses, which will go to support our fall meeting expenses and the holiday dinner. We have not yet had members step up to organize the holiday dinner, but hopefully some of you will think about that over the summer. More news on those at a later date.
We just got the news that Marissa Jacobs, the Community Engagement Manager for the Mounts Botanical Garden