U of I Herb Day 2008 Scheduled for January 19, 2008
Published: Dec. 12, 2007
Urbana -- A full lineup of herbal experts are scheduled to deliver educational sessions to inspire herb gardening at the annual U of I Herb Day, scheduled for Saturday, January 19, 2008 at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center, 1001 Killarney Street, Urbana, Illinois.
Jeanne Rose, San Francisco, California, will speak about the aromatic history of the use of essential oils. She is a noted author and expert on this subject, who teaches a wide array of classes on the uses of essential oils during the year.
Pat Burnell, Burnell's Neat Wheat, Varna, Illinois, will give a lecture-demonstration of the ancient art form of wheat weaving.
Ben Lubchansky, Urbana, Illinois, recently completed his Masters degree working on a project with pastured poultry and organic vegetable production. He is also an accomplished young chef who will conduct a cooking demonstration using herbs.
Jonathan Hoffman, Vicksburg, Michigan, is in the process of writing a book about the plants that Lewis and Clark encountered along their historic route. Jonathan has traveled much of the route and will share his knowledge and excellent photos of the herbal footprints of Lewis and Clark.
Jeanne Rose will complete the day with a second talk about the production and use of essential oils in everyday life, entitled More Smelly Stories.
Herb Day includes a retail area where vendors will sell a broad spectrum of herb, spice, and gardening products.
Attendees may register through January 11, 2008 as long as space remains available. Registrations will be allotted on a first come, first served basis. Once the available 270 spaces are filled, any additional registrations will be returned.
Cost of registration is only $49 per person. This includes seating in the lectures, coffee, tea, and rolls during morning registration, an herbal theme lunch buffet, and access to the retail area. A vegan plate is available, but only if specified on the registration form.
Mail checks, payable to the University of Illinois, to: Herb Day 2008, Attn: Carol Preston, S-406 Turner Hall, 1102 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, Illinois 61801.
No confirmation of registration will be sent. To confirm receipt of registration, or for more information, call 217-333-7738 or email preston1@uiuc.edu.
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