What's New
American Botanical
Council announces 8th Annual HerbDay
Saturday, May 4,
2013
(AUSTIN, Texas, April 23, 2013) Herb lovers in more than 13 cities in 11 states and the District of Columbia are set to take part in the 8th annual HerbDay celebration on Saturday, May 4.
Scheduled events include lectures and workshops, herb walks, in-store cooking demonstrations, presentations by herbal product companies, and herbal-themed children’s activities.
Click here to read the entire press release from The American Botanical Council
HSA Members in the News
Mark Ragland and Scott Norton, members of The Herb Society of America, Virginia Commonwealth Unit, garden is featured in the Best of Country Gardens magazine available at bookstores and home improvement stores.
HSA Members in the News
Two great newspaper articles about the New Orleans Unit's plant sale! Saturday, April 13, 2013.
http://www.nola.com/food/index.ssf/2013/04/herb_sale.html
http://theadvocate.com/news/neworleans/communitynews/5627510-123/flavor-for-sale-herb-society
And unit member, Anne Barnes' garden..."More than seven years after Anne Barnes’ garden was inundated by 3.5 feet of brackish water that stayed two weeks, killing almost all the plants, it is now a showplace for anyone who loves flowers, butterflies and herbs."
Congratulations to Susan Wittig Albert, HSA Honorary President
Widow's Tears, the newest book in the China Bayles mysteries is NOW Available in bookstores!
Thank you to Susan for the wonderful dedication!
Essential Guide to Elderberry-2013 Herb of the Year
HSA Members
Only Access to the guide is available on the HSA website
Learn
more...
Printed
copies will be available after April 22, 2013
$15.00 each + $3.50 shipping
Pre-order now
by e-mailing herbs@herbsociety.org
Registration Deadline is approaching!
April 26th Register NOW! for $50 members only savings!
The 2013 Educational Conference brochure and registration information are now
available!
2013 American Horticulture Reciprocal Garden Program (RAP)
The 2013 American Horticulture
Reciprocal Garden Brochure is now available in the HSA Members Only Section
Click here to
view
New for 2013 a searchable map of garden locations! Click here to
view
HSA Member in the News
Henry Flowers, Pioneer Unit member, HSA Award Recipient and Director of grounds at Round Top Festival Institute is featured in the Houston Chronicle sharing Herbs; a gardener's great companion plant!
Remember the 18th annual Herbal Forum, the Fruitful Herbal Harvest: March 22 & 23 sponsored by the The Herb Society of America, Pioneer Unit in Round Top, Texas with speakers, workshops and sale.
HSA Member in the News
Patricia Leiphart, member of the Western Pennsylvania Unit near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been awarded the Volunteer of the Year by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission for 2012.
From The Western Pennsylvania Unit's newsletter, Herb Thymes; "Pat Leiphart has been a dedicated and loyal volunteer at Old Economy Village since 2008. Logging an average of 50 hours a month, Pat spends her time at various tasks at Old Economy Village. In addition to giving historic tours and filling in at a moment's notice at the front desk, Pat is a tireless worker in the Units Historic Rapp House Gardens."
For those of you who attended the Annual Conference in Pittsburgh in 2011, one
of the tours was to Old Economy Village.
Congratulations Pat!
HSA Member in the News
Joan Janssen, member of the Wisconsin Unit and 2013 recipient of The Nancy Putnam Howard Award for Excellence in Horticulture, has re-published her book, Under the Leaf. The book is a collection of garden related poems originally written for the Wisconsin Unit Newsletter, Sage Leaves. Now available at Amazon.com - Click here to view HSA's link to Amazon
HSA has a Blog!
The Herb Society of
America has a new blog! Enjoy the stories and share with other herb
enthusiasts.
http://herbsocietyblog.wordpress.com/
New Site Map for HSA Website
Looking for
something on the HSA Website and not sure where to find it? Click here for
a listing of what pages you will find under each tab on the
website.
New HSA Members Only Discount
HSA members now receive a 10% discount (before taxes and shipping) on purchases from The Growers Exchange. Click for The Growers Exchange website.
Link
to discount code (Members Only) 
The 2013 HSA Herb of the Month - February
View the HSA Essential Guide to Pelargonium, download a desktop wallpaper, view recommendations for books from the HSA Library, enjoy recipes from the HSA Essential Guide to Growing and Cooking with Herbs, and be connected to Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest!
Remember to check the site to discover more about the Herb of the Month.
Click here to view the February Herb of the Month - Rose-scented Pelargonium Pelargonium graveolens
2013 HSA Herb Garden Calendar Clearance SALE!
ONLY $5.95 a savings of 60% while supplies last
Click here to order (some restrictions
apply)
Restrictions:
Limited to supply in stock
No additional discounts
No discounts or adjustments on prior purchases
Sale from January 7, 2013 until sold out
The 2013 HSA Herb of the Month
View the HSA Essential Guide to Bay, download a desktop wallpaper, view recommendations for books from the HSA Library, enjoy recipes from the HSA Essential Guide to Growing and Cooking with Herbs, and be connected to Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest!
Remember to check the site to discover more about the Herb of the Month.
Click here to view the January Herb of the Month-Bay Laurus nobilis
Minnesota Arboretum Christmas Tree features herbal ornaments...
Inspired by Susan Betz's book Magical Moons and Seasonal Circles -Stop-Look-Listen Stepping into the Circles of the Seasons. Susan Betz, HSA Member at Large from Michigan, spoke to the Members of the Minnesota Herb Society, during their Golden Jubilee Celebration in August 2012. The members were inspired to created natural ornaments for the holiday trees. The decorations include a poem by Alfred Carl Hottes along with the moon names as the base of the tree decor. The Minnesota Herb Society members created birchbark moons, wood burned the various names on the ornaments, and added feathers & dried materials. Click here to see more photos
Herbal Holiday Open House- December 9th from 1-4pm
Thank you to all who helped to make the Open House a success! We appreciate your help and support!
The HSA Winter 2012 Newsletter is now available on the HSA Website
The 2012 issue of The Herbarist
Watch your mailboxes, The Herbarist has been mailed and is on the way Please let headquarters know if you have not received your issue by December 19th.
Being the eagle-eyed and knowledgeable herbarists that you are, you probably noticed that the photographs of Monarda, on pages 22 -23, in the 2012 Herbarist were of Monarda didyma. The featured tea recipe also called for this red-flowered species. While used for many of the same purposes, Monarda fistulosa, HSA’s Notable Native for 2013, has lavender-to-pink flowers and is less well known. M. fistulosa has a broader growing range and has been used for fragrance, preserving and flavoring food, for beverage and for medicine. You can become more familiar with this Notable Native by downloading the Monarda fistulosa fact sheet from HSA-Monarda fistulosa Fact Sheet
2012-2013 Donald Samull Classroom Herb Garden Grants Announced
The Herb Society of America, as a recipient of a bequest from the estate of Donald Samull, has established two herb garden grants for teachers in grades 3 through 6. Mr. Samull was an elementary school teacher who used his love of herbs in the classroom with his 3rd-6th grade students. These grants will ensure that his tradition of using herbs with students will continue for years to come.
Indoor
Garden Grants
Central Elementary School, Franklin, PA
Corley Elementary School, Lawrenceville, GA
Eastover Elementary School, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Oak Hill Academy, Lincroft, NJ
Outdoor Garden
Grants
Bonsall Elementary, Bonsall, CA
Champlain Elementary, Burlington, VT
Glade Run-St. Stephens Academy, Zelienople, PA
Seven Generations Charter School, Emmaus, PA
Wilkinson Middle School, Madison Heights, MI
2013 Awards Recipients Announced
The Herb Society of America is pleased to announce the recipients for the 2013 Herb Society of America awards. Photos and more details about each awardee will appear in the spring 2013 newsletter. The awards will be presented at the Awards Dinner at the Educational Conference and Annual Meeting of Members in St. Louis, Missouri, June 22, 2013. Congratulations to:
The Helen De Conway Little Medal of Honor
Lorraine Keifer, (Mid-Atlantic District, South Jersey Unit)
The Nancy Putnam Howard Award for Excellence in Horticulture
Joan Janssen (Central District, Wisconsin Unit)
The Joanna McQuail Reed Award for the Artistic Use of Herbs
Geraldine Kovatch (Central District, Wisconsin Unit)
Certificate of Achievement
Justina Campbell (Mid-Atlantic District, Pennsylvania Heartland Unit)
Hilda Bourgeois Daly (Central District, Northern Illinois Unit)
Lori Schaeffer (Mid-Atlantic District, Pennsylvania Heartland Unit)
Certificate of Appreciation
Pat Benson (Central District, Central Indiana Unit)
Joyce Douglas (Mid-Atlantic District, Philadelphia Unit)
Jacqui Highton (South Central District, South Texas Unit)
NHG Chili Pepper Festival Video Now on YouTube
HSA Member authors Delta Queen: a culinary history
Cynthia LeJeune Nobles, Baton Rouge Unit member is author of Delta Queen; a culinary history. This new book chronicles the history and recipes of the Legendary Delta Queen Steamboat.
Home cooks will delight in recipes for the best of the Delta Queen’s dishes, including such modern favorites as Citrus and Watercress Salad and Bayou Stuffed Catfish with Cajun Beurre Blanc. A sampling of Old South standbys that were wildly popular with passengers include Creole Gumbo, Oyster Stew Dulac, Delta Queen Bread Pudding, and Missouri Blackberry Pie. These recipes and much more have been downsized and kitchen-tested for home use.
For boat lovers and history buffs who don’t cook, there are fourteen chapters chronicling this “Grand Old Lady’s” remarkable life. Highlights include luxury jaunts in prohibition-era California and a stint in the U.S. Navy. This is followed by an unprecedented trip through the Panama Canal that led to the Delta Queen’s sixty or so Mississippi River years, the legacy-forming era when the sternwheeler sailed out of Cincinnati and then New Orleans — the economically, culturally, and politically tumultuous time when she singlehandedly kept the tradition of American “steamboatin” alive.
For more information: www.deltaqueenbook.com
Celebrating 40 years of Herbal Knowledge with The South Texas Unit
South Texas Unit member, Pam Harris' Tipsy Terra-Cota Herb Tower is featured in this article by Kathy Huber of The Houston Chronicle.
Classes to learn to make your own will be available at the upcoming 40th Annual Herb Fair in Houston, TX on Saturday, October 20 in Houston, Texas.
Click here to view events in your area-Calendar of Events
Two New "Especially for HSA" products
This beautiful silk scarf, in pastel tones, was produced in 1997, and quickly sold out. The cost of the silk scarf is $75 and includes shipping. To order online or call headquarters.
The second new product is a Notable Native Limited Edition Collectible Basket. This handmade basket, made in Ohio, sports an engraved wooden lid depicting Lindera benzoin, the Notable Native Plant for 2012. The cost of the basket is $50 plus $6.95 shipping. To order online or call headquarters to order.
Under The
Arbor...
at the National Herb Garden. Watch Pat Kenny present, "Look, See, Hand, Draw"
Western Reserve Herb Society Celebrates-Historic Rose Garden
A registered collection with The Herb Society of America, Plant collections program.
Judy Kutina, Historic Rose Garden Chair speaks to the members who participated in the celebration!
U.S. Botanic Garden Celebrates...
Herb Day 2012 with a little help from HSA members Click here to see photos of the event!
Monarda fistulosa named as the 2013 Notable Native Herb
During the 2012
Educational Conference and Annual Meeting of the Members, May 3-5, 2012, The
Herb Society of America, announced the Notable Native Herb of The Year
for
2013 – Monarda fistulosa.
Recognizing the diversity of useful American herbs, the Native Herb Conservation Committee presented the 2013 selection of Monarda fistulosa as the 2013 Notable Native Herb.
Tempered with thoughts about conservation and sustainable gardening, the conference program provided tips for propagating, growing, harvesting, and using our native herbs.
Congratulations to the 2012-2013 Research Grant Recipient
Maciej A. Pszczolkowski
Missouri State University
Darr School of Agriculture
The Research Grant Committee is pleased to announce the selection of Maciej Pszczolkowski's project-"A green alternative to an organophosphate neurotoxin: Preventing apple infestation by codling moth with extracts from a U.S. native plant-To identify insect feeding deterrents from Artemisia ludoviciana (Nutt.) a species native to North America, thereby to reduce pesticide use on apple plantations"
Dr. Pszczolkowski is a Research Associate Professor at the Missouri State University, Darr School of Agriculture.
Congratulations to the 2012-2013 Grant for Educators Recipients
North Union Farmers Market,
Cleveland, OH
Donita Anderson, Executive Director
North Union Farmers Market has been cited as one of America's Top 10 Farm Markets in the "big city" category in 2010. In 2011 the Mighty Locavores program was introduced to Cleveland public schools and in 2012 the project will be expanded to rural and suburban schools. The Mighty Locavores program will be featured at the Annual Garlic Festival in the "Growin' with Garlic and Herbs area. This grant will underwrite the children's herb-growing activities of the festival.
Granny's Garden School, Loveland,
OH
Roberta Paolo, Founder and Executive Director
In 2012 and 2013 the school's already successful school garden program will emphasis the herb garden by incorporating the herb garden into the garden based lesson guides that support Ohio Educational Standards. The garden based lesson guides are available on the school website-www.grannysgardenschool.org
2012 Herb of the Year: Rose
The 2012 Rose Guide is now available
online.
Printed copies are now available from Headquarters Click here to purchase online
GreenBridges...
newsletters are now available to all HSA
members. Click
here to view newsletters
