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Herb
Day 2004 Slated For January 17, 2004
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[DEC.
31, 2003]
URBANA (herbana?)- It's time
to blow away the winter gardening blues and reawaken your dormant
herb gardening enthusiasm by attending Herb Day 2004, scheduled for
Saturday, January 17, 2004, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the
Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center, 1001 Killarney Street,
Urbana, Illinois, just off I-74 at exit 183 or Lincoln Avenue.
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Whether you're a home gardener with an interest in herbs or
small-scale herb producer with retail interests, Herb Day 2004 will
tune up your herb growing skills.
"Herb Day has become an annual gathering place for herb enthusiasts
from all over Illinois and surrounding states, and this year's event
will be a day of educational and entertaining sessions, an abundant
herbal lunch, and the chance to interact with other herb enthusiasts
to renew a collective enthusiasm for herb gardening," said Chuck
Voigt, U of I Extension specialist and event organizer.
This year's lineup includes Chester Aaron, from Occidental,
California, who is a noted garlic grower, connoisseur, and author of
several entertaining books. He will kick off the celebration of
garlic as Herb of the Year for 2004 with his presentation "Garlic Is
Life."
Stephen Lee, a chef, author, entertainer, and educator from
Louisville, Kentucky, will present a cooking demonstration that will
entertain as well as whet attendee's appetites for the herbal lunch
buffet. The title of this demonstration is "Old Flavors, New Tastes;
Using Herbs on the New American Dinner Plate."
John Enterline and Ron Short, herbal design partners from
Coatesville, Pennsylvania, will team up in the morning to
demonstrate "Topiary and Friends in the Garden," followed in the
afternoon by the "Pleasure of Tea."
Greg Stack, long-time University of Illinois Extension Educator,
will speak about hardy roses for the herb garden.
For members of the general public as well as Herb Day attendees,
there will be a retail area opened from 8:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
with vendors of herbs, everlastings, equipment, books, and many
other herbal products. There is no entrance fee for those attending
only this retail event. Come early for the best selection of
merchandise.
Herb Day 2004 is sponsored by U of I Extension and is open to
professionals as well as members of the general public. Cost of
registration, including lunch, is $44 per person. This includes
seating in the lectures, an information packet, an herbal theme
lunch buffet, and access to the retail area. There will be
vegetarian options on this buffet, or a vegan plate can be arranged
in advance.
Lunch reservations must be received no later than January 9, 2004.
Those interested should mail checks, payable to the University of
Illinois, to Herb Day 2004, Attention: Carol Preston, S-406 Turner
Hall, 1102 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801.
In 2003, available space was filled a week before the event, so sign
up early this year to avoid disappointment. If available, on-site
registration will also cost $44, but will not include lunch. For
more information, call (217) 333-7738 and mention Herb Day 2004.
Credit card orders cannot be accepted.
[Gary Beaumont
University of Illinois
College of ACES
1301 W. Gregory Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801
217-333-9440
FAX: 217-333-2614
E-Mail: beaumont@uiuc.edu] |
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