Tag Archive for Herb

25 Jan 2012
Gardening And Outdoor

The Herb Lady Announces Classes for the New Year

The Herb Lady Announces Classes for the New Year










Mesa, AZ (PRWEB) January 12, 2006

Growing edibles in the Desert Southwest (and other similar year-round climates) is a joy for gardeners, but new-to-desert-gardening find getting started intimidating because of a flip-flop of seasonal planting schedules, and the fear-factor of summer heat. Learn why Basil loves the heat and how to grow old favorites and unusual herbs; and, how to take them into the kitchen, perfume the air with delicious scents, and good taste at the table.

Catherine, The Herb Lady teaches how to have successful, year-round gardens of edibles in her “Grow & Enjoy Culinary Herbs” class offered at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, the Red Mountain Multi-Generation Center in Mesa, and Chandler-Gilbert Community College in Gilbert.

The Herb Lady’s popular “Decorative and Edible Vinegars Class” is also offered at those locations. This fun class teaches how to make attractive and useful vinegars from edibles, with ways to cook, clean and even use for skin and hair care.

New this year is The Herb Lady’s “Appetizing Cocktail Party” class where students will learn to make an appetizer and cocktail party really ‘cook’ with the addition of herbs in this hands-on demonstration, and sample new ways with old favorites and unusual twists to tastier food. Offered at the Red Mountain Multi-Generation Center in Mesa.

At the Boyce Thompson Arboretum’s Annual “Herb Festival” April 8, 2006, Catherine will be demonstrating, sampling and answering questions on delicious ways with herbs.

Class and event schedule is available at the website http://www.herbs2u.net, click on “learn” for details.

The Herb Lady, author of the book “Edible Landscaping in the Desert Southwest: Wheelbarrow to Plate,” is also a regular guest on Ed Phillip’s streaming radio http://www.azalmanac.com, and her column appears monthly in the East Valley Tribune and Scottsdale Progress.

Herbs 2 U was founded to educate and inform folks on gardening with herbs, edible flowers and other edible plants, and then bringing those useful and flavorful plants into the kitchen and creating mouthwatering meals.

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25 Jul 2011
Gardening And Outdoor

The Herb Lady Announces Herbal Celebrations Contest

The Herb Lady Announces Herbal Celebrations Contest










Mesa, AZ (PRWEB) November 12, 2005

Without celebrations many of us would have no traditions or joyous occasions. Whether it is a public holiday like Labor Day, a religious holiday such as All Souls Day (Day of the Dead), Christmas, Hanukkah, Ramadan or Diwali), or personal — weddings and births, we celebrate with food and decoration.

The contest is a way for folks to share their traditions of food and decoration with a theme of edible herbs and edible flowers, to have a chance to win a blend of herbs and spices, and to build a calendar of Celebrations.

Herbs and flowers have been used in celebrations for millennia beginning with harvest festivals and honoring the cycles of life, death, and seasonal change.

Contest rules and ideas for submitting entrees are posted on the Celebrations & Holidays page at the website http://www.herbs2u.net. The contest will run with weekly winners through mid- January.

The Herb Lady says “We already associate herbs with certain holidays and celebrations. Folks may simply accept what has always been, without knowing the origins of the use.”

Some ideas from the website included:

Thanksgiving: A roasted turkey with a dressing made of herbs is a classic example of herbs used both for flavoring and with a purpose. Like many of the aromatic herbs Sage is a digestive aid. But more than that it was discovered during the middle ages in England that Sage was particularly useful in the digestion of the very fatty meats which were a normal part of the huge meals they partook of – much like our current love affair with our sumptuous Thanksgiving Dinners. The rest of the usual poultry seasoning: thyme, rosemary, oregano, marjoram are also digestive aids. So pass the turkey and always include the Sage!

Bitter Herbs: Used in Jewish feast dinners, bitter herbs remind them of the bitterness of their slavery under Egyptian rule. Historically the bitter herbs were chicory, dandelion, endive, lettuce, sheep sorrel, watercress and by association Rocket (arugula). Again all these herbs are digestive aids, contain high amounts of Vitamin C and even calcium.

Ramadan: During this feast of Islam special desserts and teas are prepared with Hibiscus Flowers or Rose Flower Water (and rose essence is also used as a perfume). Aside from their special attributes for desserts, Hibiscus Flowers contain high amounts of Vitamin C and Rose Flowers are an uplifting and rejuvenating fragrance.

Christmas: Rosemary and Lavender have long been associated with Christmas. Legend says that during their flight to Egypt, Mary and Joseph stopped to rest and Mary spread her cloak on Lavender and Rosemary bushes. As a result Lavender was given its beautiful fragrance and Rosemary’s originally white flowers were turned to blue.

Herbs 2 U was founded to educate and inform folks on gardening with herbs, edible flowers and other edible plants, and then bringing those useful and flavorful plants into the kitchen and creating mouth-watering meals.

Catherine, The Herb Lady is the author of “Edible Landscaping in the Desert Southwest: Wheelbarrow to Plate.”

Her column appears monthly in the East Valley and Scottsdale Tribune, and her classes on growing and using edible herbs and flowers are offered in locations around the Valley of the Sun, including the Desert Botanical Garden and Boyce Thompson Arboretum.

http://www.herbs2u.net

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04 Apr 2011
Gardening And Outdoor

Upcoming Conference for Herb Businesss

Upcoming Conference for Herb Businesss










(PRWEB) July 16, 2004

An entirely new type of seminar for herbal businesses will take place October 29-30, 2004, in Chattanooga, TN. The “Taking Care of Your Herb Business” Conference is more than a series of speakers. Evaluations have shown that attendees want to walk away from an event with a concrete list of steps they can take home and utilize in improving their business. This intensive not-to-be-missed event is limited to only 100 people in order to provide a personalized forum. Businesses represented will be growers, manufacturers, retailers, practitioners and publications. There will be one day of speakers and one day of two 4 hour workshops on getting the business on track and web marketing where conference goers work in small groups facilitated by the presenters. Speakers include Jim Long, author and owner of Long Creek Herbs, Sandie Shores, author and owner of Herb’s Herbs, Marge Clark, owner of Nature’s Gifts, Maureen Rogers of The Herb Growing & Marketing Network and Gerry Janus of Vileniki an Herb Farm. A social hour on Thursday, hosted dinners with the speakers on Thursday and Friday nights and visiting area herb businesses on Sunday are part of the program’s schedule. Attendees will receive a questionnaire prior to the conference where each will list exactly what they hope to get out of this event and the speakers and intensives will incorporate this information into the presentation. A strong focus will be on networking and providing ongoing support after the event as well. The Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel will host this unique seminar and information can be found at http://www.herbworld.com as well as by contacting the sponsoring organization, The Herb Growing & Marketing Network at 717-393-3295 or via email at herbworld@aol.com The Herb Growing & Marketing Network is a trade association for the herb industry, in business since 1990 with over 1500 members worldwide.


















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26 Jul 2010
Gardening And Outdoor

New Seed Supplier Seed Parade Offers Herb, Flower and Vegetable Seeds at Great Prices

New Seed Supplier Seed Parade Offers Herb, Flower and Vegetable Seeds at Great Prices










(PRWEB) February 14, 2011

Seed Parade, an innovative seed retailer in the UK, is pleased to announce its recent launch. The company offers gardeners and hobbyists a great selection of top quality herb, flower and vegetable seeds at competitive prices.

Whether it is a result of recent financial difficulties, which has beset many people, or perhaps an increased preference to grow nutritious vegetables which have not been treated with any form of chemicals, recent trends indicate more and more people are looking to grow vegetables and herbs in the garden.

Vegetable growing is a great outdoor activity and with a little research anyone can start a small vegetable garden, even on a balcony or just indoors on a windowsill. Seed Parade contains plenty of information for beginners and experienced gardeners alike. The site provides a user-friendly layout, with content and details concerning every obtainable choice. Regardless of whether someone is searching for herb seeds or for that unusual flower seed, all of this and much more is accessible via this impressive resource. Above all, the quality of garden seeds is very important. Seed Parade takes this very seriously and sells only the highest quality garden seeds.

The range of products available from Seed Parade includes many varieties of each type of seed. For example, the vegetable seeds category includes all the popular species and varieties of seeds including bush tomatoes, courgettes, sweetcorn, carrots and many others, including heirloom vegetable seeds.

“Among the different heirloom vegetable seeds available from Seed Parade, the tomato seeds prove to be extremely popular, as the bush varieties can be grown in a medium sized pot and tomatoes make a great snack in the summer months,” says the owner of Seed Parade.

Seed Parade also features up to date gardening news on their engaging blog. And with the implementation of the Facebook ‘Like’ button, this seed site really stands out from the crowd.

For more information about Seed Parade or to purchase herb, flower or vegetable seeds at great prices, visit http://www.seedparade.co.uk.

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