Garden Events
Herb Fun Happenings 2009
April 16, 2009 – September 2009
The Herbies Lunch Group meets the third Thursday of each month at Tangleweed Farm at 11 AM. Contact Edna to join (823-1819).
April 25, 2009
Edna will have an Herb Information Booth at the Tehachapi Earth Day Celebration from 11AM until 4 PM.
This is a FREE event. Information at www.tasteoftehachapi.com
July-Sept. 2009
Lavender Wand ”Make and Take” workshops can be scheduled for 5 or more people in your garden or mine. I will supply the materials for each person to make a beautiful, scented and long lasting wand from fresh Lavender grown in my garden. Cost is $15.00 per person. (See photo on Garden Events Page)
National Conference
Herb Society of America
June 4-6 2009
Grand Rapids, MI
For details contact the Herb Society's Website at:
http://www.herbsociety.org/confer.php
EDNA’S SUMMER HERB WORKSHOPS
At Old Towne Nursery
20681 Hwy. 202 (behind Frosty King)
Tehachapi, CA 93561
Call 661-822-6767 for info.
Cultivating Herbs in Tehachapi
Saturday May 30 2009
2 PM
Fee $10
Tehachapi’s own Herbalist, Edna McCallion will cover the cultivation, harvesting, preservation and storage of herbs. The “show and smell” portion of the class will give you the opportunity to explore the properties of fresh cut herbs grown in her country herb garden in Tehachapi. Informational handouts included.
Herb Garden and Container Design
Saturday June 20, 2009
10 AM-1 PM
Fee $29
Plan your herb garden to suit yourself whether in pots or the garden. Edna will cover the design process and guide you in the development of plans based on your space, wants and needs. Her country herb garden has been featured in the Bakersfield Californian. Handouts are included. Each participant will make an Herb Plant Tower, a great way to put fresh herbs in your landscape, deck or house. All materials included.
Cooking with Herbs –U.S.A. and Italy
Saturday July 25, 2009
10 AM
Fee $10
Food author, Edna McCallion will share her award winning recipes from Viansa Winery and Profile Magazine along with cooking ideas and recipes from her cooking class with Chef Fausto Oneto when she was in Italy. She has an article in the 2009 Herbarist Magazine on “Italy: An Herb Lover’s Paradise”. Join her in a “taste and smell” test of these herb plants while discussing their uses. Parsley, thyme, savory, rosemary, oregano, sage and others will be explored. An “herb use” chart is included with this class as well as recipes
Food and Wine Events
Tangleweed Farm – www.tangleweedfarm.com
Taste of Tehachapi - tasteoftehachapi.com
Pulford’s Applettree Orchard 822-5021
Moessner Orchards 821-6272
Tehachapi Farmer’s Market
Souza Vineyard and Wine Tasting www.souzafamilyvineyard.com