June 27th (note 4th Sunday) Community Plant Walk
1:00-3:00pm at Foster Home Community Garden, Viroqua, WI
with Robin Mari & Jess Krueger.
The best herbs are those which present themselves nearby where people are busy planning & planting other things… then, of course, there’s always those garden favorites, too.
lambs_eat_ivy@yahoo.com or pinkpants@riseup.net or 608-637-8751 for directions
July 18th Herbal Ice Cream Social & Garden Plant Walk
1:00-3:00pm at Morning Star Herb Farm, south of Wesby, WI –
Hosted by Carol Willis. Last year was a hugh success!! We even had folks here from as far away as Washington, DC who vowed to return again… We taste tested 6 different varieties of homemade Herbal Ice Creams, each one unique & simply out of this world!! There was not a drop left in any bowl! Let’s do it again. 608-634-3540 or caw@mwt.net for directions
NOTE DATE CHANGED! MidAmerica Herbal Symposium is August 13-15!
So, our annual Prairie Walk & Collecting Trip – is now a week later:
August 22nd, 1:00pm to ?? Lacher Farm, Wiscoy Valley, MN
south of Winona, MN, West of La Crosse,WI Car-pooling & camping available. Bring a snack to share, too. Join plant enthusiasts Carl Lacher & Carol Jacobs & experience the relationships of natural plant communities & our part in it all. RSVP!! For more info or directions call 507-452-1585
Calling for Submissions -
for our next issue of the CRHI Quarterly Newsletter! It’s never too early!!!!!
Submissions are due approximately a month before the each Equinox or Solstice.
Some ideas for newsletter submissions are:
Articles--seasonal and otherwise
Recipes
Book Reviews
Community Calendar Events
Profiles of Local Herbalists (can be self-portraits)
Anything else you think would interest herb & wild food enthusiasts!
E-mail your ideas & submissions to Carol: gramherb@hotmail.com
Deadlines for seasonal newsletter submissions are:
For Spring - late Feb
For Summer – late May
For Fall – late Aug
For Winter – late Nov (although it may not go out till after the Holidays!)
If you are a member & haven't heard from us in awhile, please let us know!
Some e-mails are bouncing & we may just have a mistake somewhere in our records.
If your address has changed, let us know that, too.
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September 19th - Mushroom Walk - Time & Location TBA
Any Local Volunteers to lead this one??? Please let us know! {note: we've really been fortunate to have had Anna Gerenday come from Minneapolis to teach us the last 2 years! However, she's retired now & won't be able to come back this year. Does anyone know Tom Volk (http://tomvolkfungi.net/) or any of his students at UW-LAX? If so, please put in a good word for us so they might invite us on one of their Fall walks!!} Let us know if you'd like to help with this one! - gramherb@hotmail.com
October 17th - Topic to be decided (location, time & presenter, too) Any interest in a delightful & scary talk about Halloween Herbs along with an Herbal Treat Exchange? Other suggestions were Root Gathering (again) or New Views on Autoimmune Problems (diet & herbs). Let us know your preferences & we’ll let you know where & when. gramherb@hotmail.com
November 21st CRHI Annual Meeting & Planning for 2011
3:30-5:30pm at People's Food Co-op (upstairs), La Crosse, WI
Come prepared for "Pumpkin Madness", too - all snacks, demos & recipes to include a combo of pumpkin & herbs... 507-452-1585
Want to teach a class? Or hold an event at your house? Or just have a great idea for a class you'd like to see sponsored by CRHI? Email Jess: kruegerhilliker@gmail.com