The Charlotte Herb Guild Newsletter
LVII Volume 7
September 2016
LVII Volume 7
September 2016
The Charlotte Herb Guild
September 11, 2016
September 11, 2016
Ardea Homestead, Kings Mountain, NC
Noon
Noon
At 1:45, Vice President
Holly Jeffries held a brief business meeting and thanked Herb Guild hostesses
Sandie Fenton, Stephanie Holden, and Lynn Lytle for providing a delicious
lunch. In addition we enjoyed an
herbal tisane prepared by our hosts Stacey Costner and Alex Meander.
Guests at the meeting
were Selena Standford, Dr. and Mrs. Johnny Presson, and Jimmy Spielman.
The annual tea will be
at the McGill Rose Garden on Sunday, October 16th at 3 PM. The guest fee for this event will be
$10. All members will bring something
to share for the tea.
Lana needs three more
volunteers to make cookies or bars for the District Garden Club of NC meeting
to be held at Matthews Presbyterian Church (2017 West John Street) on Thursday
October 6th. Please
contact Lana if you can help. She
will arrange to deliver your contribution.
Linda MacDonald is the
Herb Guild representative to the Charlotte Council of Garden Clubs. She reminded members that we are able
to rent the council house for personal parties and events at half price ($100
for 6 hours plus a security deposit).
Members are welcome to
attend the District 3 Meeting hosted by The Charlotte Council of Garden
Clubs. Registration starts at
9:30, and the $18 fee covers lunch and a program called Healthy Harvests by
Ilissa Palmer. Mary Beth will email details at a later date. Registrations will be due by September
30th.
The University Club
will host a Botanical Symposium on October 8th between 8:30 and 4 at
UNCC Botanical Gardens. See the
UNCC website for details.
On Friday, October 14th
and Saturday, October 15th,
the Charlotte Council is holding a Plant, Garage and Book sale to raise funds
to maintain the Council House. If
you have plants, books, and other items to donate (anything but clothing),
bring them to the Council house by Thursday afternoon at 5. Garden club members may shop between 2
and 5 on Friday, and the sale opens to the public from 8 to 1 on Saturday.
The Charlotte Council
is sponsoring a Blue Star Memorial unveiling at 10 AM at the Welcome Center on
Interstate 77 North near the SC state line.
Linda reported that
this year, the Charlotte Council is alternating meetings with workshops. All Herb Guild Members are
automatically invited to these.
Check the Council website (charlottecouncilofgardenclubs.org) for a schedule. The Council also gives monetary awards
to member clubs and the Guild may want to consider applying for some of these
awards.
The Guild enjoyed
Stacey’s talk about how tinctures are made and sampling various medicinal
tinctures and roots. We toured the
farm and walked through the woods while Alex told the group about converting
acorns into flour, growing mushrooms on logs, and showing us wild edible plants
and leaves.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Beth Collins
Communications Chair
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