Our July meeting at the Bluestone Meadow Lavender Farm was lovely. We saw rows of various types of lavender, Carolyn demonstrated easy ways to harvest, and John and she showed the equipment they use to process the oil and flowers.  A delightful morning, and another list of reasons to grow lavender!

 

In August our meeting returns to the Veteran's Hall, on the first Friday, August 7th.  Our speaker is Cindy P, explaining about Keystone Plants.  Think the main focus of an area in the garden, then how all the plants around it are related. 

 

We have been asked to do a food drive in the fall for the Veterans Family support at the Hall. We are targeting October to collect non-perishable food for distribution.   Would anyone like to coordinate this for our group?  Please contact me if you can help.

 

Once more, I would like to thank everyone involved in the displays at the Fair. Our niche didn't have a lot of competition, but our Adopt-A-Spot Garden is always a winner thanks to the crew that keeps it looking great year-round. And we have started a new Medicinal Herb garden, so if you haven't dropped by the Fairgrounds lately, please do so, and thank our team that keeps these gardens going - Cindy P, Geri M, Julie O, Theresa D, Vivian A with help from Jan and myself. It's one way that we work to fulfill our mission of education about herbs, for the community as well as our members.

 

Stay cool, and enjoy some lemongrass or other herbal tea!

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Kitty Stewart, President