BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.herbsociety.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:46ad8bef-7b3f-4f26-a771-2a5c0602a12a X-WR-CALDESC:SAVE THE DATE!\n\nWest District Gathering\, Albuquerque \, New Mexico \n\nCome help us celebrate the IHA Herb of the Year™ “PEP PERS – Capsicum spp.”\nWhere better to explore peppers than Albuquerqu e\, New Mexico? The true Southwest awaits you. Come immerse yourself in r ich culture and heritage\, rooted in centuries of history. Soak in our blu e skies and sun that shines 310 days a year - perfect for outdoor activiti es. Breathe in the high desert air scented with sage and piñon\, and you'l l understand why Albuquerque is a destination like no other.\n\nAccommo dations:\nHYATT PLACE ALBUQUERQUE AIRPORT\, 1400 Sunport Pl. SE\, Albu querque\, NM 87106\n\nA limited number of rooms are blocked. Reservations must be made by September 9th. Please call toll free 888-492-8847 and tel l the person in reservations you are making a reservation under the Herb S ociety room block. HSA price is $79 a night. That price is good from Sept 21st thru the 26th. All rooms include\, free shuttle service from the airp ort and within a five mile range of the hotel\, Wi-Fi in your room\, and c omplimentary breakfast in lobby. Guestrooms are studio suites with either two double beds or a king bed\; both include a couch that converts to a do uble bed. Rooms also have a business desk\, 42” TV\, refrigerator\, coffee service\, and a safe.\n\nFriday Evening:\nWe will carpool to “old town” where you can join us at St. Claire Bistro for wine and dinner (Dutc h Treat) or go on your own. Stroll the Plaza\, dine at one of the many res taurants\, visit the museums\, or shop at over 150 stores and galleries fo r unique gifts from the Southwest and around the world. Quiet hidden patio s\, winding brick paths\, gardens\, and balconies are waiting to be discov ered!\n\nSaturday Gathering Site:\nRio Grande Nature Center\n\nLoca ted on the central Rio Grande flyway\, Rio Grande Nature Center State Park offers excellent bird watching throughout the year. Visitors can observe about 250 species of birds including roadrunners and wood ducks. A trail s ystem along the river\, demonstration gardens and indoor and outdoor wildl ife viewing areas add to this valuable public resource.\n\nThe Bosque\, or riverside forest\, features two miles of nature trails which wind through tall cottonwoods and past willow thickets and open sand flats alongside t he Rio Grande. Park visitors in winter might observe Sandhill cranes at th e river and porcupines in the trees. In summer lizards skitter across the trails and hummingbirds investigate flowering plants. \nState Park charges a $3.00 parking fee.\n\nOur Program\nWe will meet in the lobby of the Hyatt and carpool to the Rio Grande Nature center.\nWe will start the morning with a tour of the native garden\, on to the pollinator garden and then finish up with a river walk. Then we move indoors for a short break and a refreshments before we conduct a business meeting with Rae McKimm\, our new HSA Board President presiding.\nWe will be brought up to date\, fi nd out what is new at HSA Headquarters\, and the future of HSA.\n\nNext - Lunch!!!\n\nKeynote Speaker\nStephanie Walker\nDr. Stephanie Walker is the Extension Vegetable Specialist at New Mexico State Universi ty. Her primary research interests include genetics and breeding of Chile peppers\, vegetable mechanization\, enhancing pigment content\, post-harve st quality and irrigation efficiency. She earned her M.S. in Horticulture and Ph.D. in Agronomy from NMSU\, and has extensive experience in the food processing industry. She serves on the advisory board for the Chile Peppe r Institute and is the Western SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program) Professional Development Coordinator for New Mexico.\n \nTo finish up our gathering\, we will have a tasting\, 'Anything Peppe r'\nWe will have a taste of pepper dishes\, jam\, bread\, and more. If you have a favorite pepper recipe please bring along a sample/s so that w e can all taste it or take home something to try.\n\nLater:\nCome Toast Our Gathering\nEveryone is invited back to Jody’s room where there w ill be a “Ways and Means” table (bring something to donate if you can) and we will have an Herbal liquor tasting. Jody will have some homemade liquo rs to try. Feel free to bring your own and share a taste.\nWe will also h ave snacks and other beverages. \n\nWhile in Albuquerque:\nABQ BIO PARK – AQUARIUM\, BOTANIC GARDENS\, ZOO\n903 10th Street\n(505) 768-2000 \n\nAquarium - 2601 Central Avenue - Reef fish • invertebrates• reef fi sh • sandbar • sandtiger • blacktip • nurse sharks\nBotanic Gardens - 2601 Central Avenue - Two glass conservatories• formal • children’s fan tasy • Butterfly & Japanese gardens• Heritage Farm\nZoo - 903 10th Str eet - Elephants • rhinos • giraffes • gorillas • birds• wolves • bears • seals • tigers • koalas\n X-WR-RELCALID:0dc5aceea149aa83db664c964cf692f7 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20151101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RDATE:20161106T020000 RDATE:20171105T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20160313T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20170312T020000 RDATE:20180311T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3d35a293-2b58-48cc-a173-d4770b8695a3 DTSTAMP:20260511T235933Z DESCRIPTION:SAVE THE DATE!\n\nWest District Gathering\, Albuquerque\ , New Mexico \n\nCome help us celebrate the IHA Herb of the Year™ “PEPP ERS – Capsicum spp.”\nWhere better to explore peppers than Albuquerque \, New Mexico? The true Southwest awaits you. Come immerse yourself in ri ch culture and heritage\, rooted in centuries of history. Soak in our blue skies and sun that shines 310 days a year - perfect for outdoor activitie s. Breathe in the high desert air scented with sage and piñon\, and you'll understand why Albuquerque is a destination like no other.\n\nAccommod ations:\nHYATT PLACE ALBUQUERQUE AIRPORT\, 1400 Sunport Pl. SE\, Albuq uerque\, NM 87106\n\nA limited number of rooms are blocked. Reservations m ust be made by September 9th. Please call toll free 888-492-8847 and tell the person in reservations you are making a reservation under the Herb So ciety room block. HSA price is $79 a night. That price is good from Sept 2 1st thru the 26th. All rooms include\, free shuttle service from the airpo rt and within a five mile range of the hotel\, Wi-Fi in your room\, and co mplimentary breakfast in lobby. Guestrooms are studio suites with either t wo double beds or a king bed\; both include a couch that converts to a dou ble bed. Rooms also have a business desk\, 42” TV\, refrigerator\, coffee service\, and a safe.\n\nFriday Evening:\nWe will carpool to “old t own” where you can join us at St. Claire Bistro for wine and dinner (Dutch Treat) or go on your own. Stroll the Plaza\, dine at one of the many rest aurants\, visit the museums\, or shop at over 150 stores and galleries for unique gifts from the Southwest and around the world. Quiet hidden patios \, winding brick paths\, gardens\, and balconies are waiting to be discove red!\n\nSaturday Gathering Site:\nRio Grande Nature Center\n\nLocat ed on the central Rio Grande flyway\, Rio Grande Nature Center State Park offers excellent bird watching throughout the year. Visitors can observe a bout 250 species of birds including roadrunners and wood ducks. A trail sy stem along the river\, demonstration gardens and indoor and outdoor wildli fe viewing areas add to this valuable public resource.\n\nThe Bosque\, or riverside forest\, features two miles of nature trails which wind through tall cottonwoods and past willow thickets and open sand flats alongside th e Rio Grande. Park visitors in winter might observe Sandhill cranes at the river and porcupines in the trees. In summer lizards skitter across the t rails and hummingbirds investigate flowering plants. \nState Park charges a $3.00 parking fee.\n\nOur Program\nWe will meet in the lobby of t he Hyatt and carpool to the Rio Grande Nature center.\nWe will start the m orning with a tour of the native garden\, on to the pollinator garden and then finish up with a river walk. Then we move indoors for a short break a nd a refreshments before we conduct a business meeting with Rae McKimm\, o ur new HSA Board President presiding.\nWe will be brought up to date\, fin d out what is new at HSA Headquarters\, and the future of HSA.\n\nNext - L unch!!!\n\nKeynote Speaker\nStephanie Walker\nDr. Stephanie Walker is the Extension Vegetable Specialist at New Mexico State Universit y. Her primary research interests include genetics and breeding of Chile p eppers\, vegetable mechanization\, enhancing pigment content\, post-harves t quality and irrigation efficiency. She earned her M.S. in Horticulture a nd Ph.D. in Agronomy from NMSU\, and has extensive experience in the food processing industry. She serves on the advisory board for the Chile Pepper Institute and is the Western SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and E ducation Program) Professional Development Coordinator for New Mexico.\n\n To finish up our gathering\, we will have a tasting\, 'Anything Pepper' \nWe will have a taste of pepper dishes\, jam\, bread\, and more. If y ou have a favorite pepper recipe please bring along a sample/s so that we can all taste it or take home something to try.\n\nLater:\nCome To ast Our Gathering\nEveryone is invited back to Jody’s room where there wil l be a “Ways and Means” table (bring something to donate if you can) and w e will have an Herbal liquor tasting. Jody will have some homemade liquors to try. Feel free to bring your own and share a taste.\nWe will also hav e snacks and other beverages. \n\nWhile in Albuquerque:\nABQ BIO P ARK – AQUARIUM\, BOTANIC GARDENS\, ZOO\n903 10th Street\n(505) 768-2000\n \nAquarium - 2601 Central Avenue - Reef fish • invertebrates• reef fish • sandbar • sandtiger • blacktip • nurse sharks\nBotanic Gardens - 26 01 Central Avenue - Two glass conservatories• formal • children’s fanta sy • Butterfly & Japanese gardens• Heritage Farm\nZoo - 903 10th Stree t - Elephants • rhinos • giraffes • gorillas • birds• wolves • bears • seals • tigers • koalas\n DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160923T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160924T170000 LOCATION:Albuquerque\, New Mexico SUMMARY:West District Gathering END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR