2022 - 40th Madison Herb Fair - Nov. 5
Join us in person at this year's Herb Fair at Olbrich Gardens in Madison, WI!
November 5, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Our theme is Easy Herbs for Everyone.
Olbrich Gardens - 3330 Atwood Ave., Madison, WI
Learn about Herbs from our Speakers and Vendors
Our featured speakers will present varied perspectives on Easy Herbs for Everyone.
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2022 Herb Fair Speaker Information
9:30 a.m. - Herbs in the Kitchen or the Botanical Garden
From the garden space to the kitchen table, herbs fill an important role in creating excitement and depth in aroma and flavor. Learn how to preserve the harvest and make craveworthy dishes that highlight fresh and dried herbs with Christy and Katie from Pasture and Plenty.
Christy McKenzie, Owner of Pasture and Plenty
with Sous Chef Katie Ankowitz
Pasture & Plenty is a Madison meal-kit service and farm-to-table deli
& catering company that works with more than 40 regional
farms, creameries, bakeries, brewers and distillers, coffee roasters,
and tea blenders.
Christy McKenzie is the owner of Pasture and Plenty, a food business with a specialty market and deli, demonstration kitchen, and a meal kit pick-up and delivery service. P&P gives the community access to healthy, locally-sourced meals and food products. She weaves in a mission to create and connect community around food systems issues: food equity, access and agency. She is an owner-partner in Edible Madison, and a sometimes writer.
Katie Ankowtiz is the Meal Kit and Food Manufacturing Sous Chef at Pasture and Plenty. As an herbalist, with a degree in Plant Science and a farming background, she brings a deep passion for integrating the bounty of local harvests into meals for our community.
11:30 a.m. - Honoring Herbs and Community
Venice Williams will explore some of the many ways herbs are cultivated, honored, and used at Alice's Garden Urban Farm. She will bring examples of such usage, introduce the group to the Herbal Labyrinth at Alice's, and how it is utilized to aid in the healing of the community, and share her learnings regarding creating a very successful urban herbal apprentice program.
Alice’s Garden Urban Farm in Milwaukee is a joyous site for cultivating, preparing, and preserving food and herbal products, as well as fostering community, culture, and food traditions.
Venice comes from an extensive family legacy of working with food and soil. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she comes from a family whose grounding ethics are food, family, and faith. She is an herbalist, cultivating 60 plus apprentices, and a Lutheran Minister. She is the Executive Director of Alice's Garden Urban Farm, and also the Fondy Food Center. Venice has been living in Milwaukee for 33 years.
1:30 p.m. - Tips and Tricks for the Aspiring Herbie
Herbs add an unparalleled richness to daily life, giving much in return to even modest gardening efforts. Join Olbrich Botanical Gardens' Herb Garden horticulturist, Erin Presley, as she shares her best tips for success, even when limited by time, space, or experience. We will cover basics like starting from seed versus buying plants, site selection and growing in containers, choosing varieties, how and when to harvest and store herbs, and easy recipes. Even experienced herbies might take away a new trick or two!
Followed by an outdoor tour of Olbrich's herb garden at 2:30 p.m.
2022 Herb Fair Vendors - Space Sold Out for this year.
Come and Visit all of Our Fabulous Herb Fair Vendors!
ARTiculations by Bonnie
Bonnie Valley
Wheel-thrown ceramic pieces, often with hand-sculptured attachments and a whimsical touch; including tea mugs and pots for herbs and other functional herb-related pieces.
Creative Juice
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Aromatic herbs, natural incense, herbal-scented eye pillows, artistic fired glass holders with air plants, rock and crystal-topped bottles.
Chicory Arts & Herbs
An eclectic collection of herbal and garden-related goodies. Featuring lavender neck warmers, incredible hand soother, and awesome socks!
The Deliciouser
Marcia Castro
The Deliciouser is a local, small-batch, chef-inspired spice company. A selection of spice blends, specialty salts, and foodie gift sets available for purchase.
doTERRA Essential Oils
Teai Czajka
doTERRA is an essential oil company changing the world one drop at a time. We provide the purest, highest quality essential oils and products, and we help to empower you and your loved ones with health and wellness.
Elizabeth Ann Teeter
Small art for small spaces. Exhibiting cards of original watercolors of herbs and vegetables.
Four Elements Herbals
Jane Stevens
We are a farm-to-function organic company that creates award-winning creams, liniments, soaps, and delicious herbal teas – among our many other organic products.
Hedge Meadow Herbs
Clare Critter
Clare.kritter@clinicalherbalism.com
Herbal teas, tinctures, elixirs balms, and more.
Inspired Alchemy
Aubree Saia
We hand-roll gourmet, organic, raw super-food, herbal, and CBD cacao truffles.
Madison Herb Society
Catnip toys, herbal cookbooks, unique herbal teas, savory herbal blends, lemon-herbed rice, dried herbs, herbal baked goods, and our garden- and tea-themed “trash and treasure” table.
Magic Moon Productions
Julie Busche
Julie@magicmoon-productions.com
www.magic-moon-productions.com
Hand-crafted, all natural, organic aromatherapy products made with therapeutic essential oils. Sugar and salt scrubs, Herbal Smudge, Calming Sprays, Bath Salts, Essential Oil Roller Blends, Room Sprays, Krusty Moose Canine Provisions, Paw Wax, Doggie Deodorizer, Young Living Essential Oils.
Moonwise Herbs
Linda Conroy
rosemarygoddess@moonwiseherbs.com
Offering hand-crafted herbal products made from herbs that we grow and wild harvest. We also offer workshops, herbal apprenticeships, and wellness consultations.
Prairie Pearls
Kate McFeeley
Dried herbs, salves, syrups, and sprays produced with local herbs.
Red Sage Health
Scott Martin
We are a full-service Chinese medicine clinic providing acupuncture, shiatsu, and a wide variety of herbal products. We offer tinctures, teas, and body care products.
Rhubarb Botanicals LLC
Emma Barber
Rhubarb Botanicals is an herbal apothecary and medicinal herb farm in eastern Iowa. Our herbal tinctures, tea blends, topical remedies, and small-batch offerings are crafted from the herbs we grow and gather.
Savory Accents
We are an organic chili pepper farm. We process peppers and other ingredients into seasonings, spices, sauces, dips, and more in our on-farm commercial kitchen.
Telsaan Tea
Erin Ulrich
Seller of a wide variety of loose leaf tea, tea infusers, and rock sugar.
Unani Herbal
Honey-based teas and herbal blends combined with honey to offer a nutritional focus for brain power, anti-inflammatory, metabolism, and more.
Wildwood Institute
Kathleen Wildwood
Kathleen@wildwoodinstitute.com
Wildwood Institute has been providing intelligent, hands-on herbal education through our Apprenticeship Program, herb walks and classes for over 20 years. We also offer high-quality, handmade herbal products.
2022 Herb Fair Publicity
Press Release
2022 Herb Fair Publicity Information
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press kit for the 2022 MADISON HERB FAIR, taking place Saturday, November 5, 2022
Contact:
Sheila Leary, Madison Herb Society publicist sheila.leary@icloud.com or 608-444-0926
PDF of this Press Kit - coming soon
HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGES can be downloaded at
https://madisonherbsociety.org/annual-herb-fair (If the hyperlink doesn't work, please copy and paste the link.)
A PDF POSTER can be downloaded here. (coming soon)
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CALENDAR LISTING
2022 Madison Herb Fair Saturday, November 5, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 3330 Atwood Ave., Madison. Three speakers, outdoor herb garden tour, herbal marketplace with 20 small businesses, free admission. 2022 theme: “EASY HERBS FOR EVERYONE.” More information at www.madisonherbsociety.org
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
The 2022 Madison Herb Fair, hosted for the 40th year by the Madison Herb Society, has the theme “EASY HERBS FOR EVERYONE.” The Fair takes place Saturday, November 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 3330 Atwood Avenue in Madison. The Herb Fair features three speakers, an outdoor herb garden tour, and local vendors offering a wide range of products, including teas and tinctures, spice blends and superfood truffles, body care and baked goods, and garden-themed gifts. Admission is free. You can find more information at www.madisonherbsociety.org
INTERVIEWS
To arrange a print or broadcast interview with a representative of the Madison Herb Society, please contact Sheila Leary at sheila.leary@icloud.com or 608-444-0926.
NEWS STORY
2022 Madison Herb Fair Set for November 5
“Easy Herbs for Everyone” is the theme of the 40th annual Madison Herb Fair sponsored by the Madison Herb Society. It takes place Saturday November 5, 2021, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 3330 Atwood Avenue in Madison. Admission is free.
The Fair features speakers from Pasture and Plenty, a Madison farm-to-table deli and meal kit service, at 9:30 a.m.; Alice’s Garden Community Farm in Milwaukee at 11:30 a.m.; and Olbrich Gardens horticulturist Erin Presley at 1:30. Following Presley’s talk, she will lead a tour and answer questions in the outdoor herb garden at 2:30.
A herbal marketplace features 20 regional small businesses showing their wares, with such offerings as dried herbs and spice blends; loose leaf and herbal teas; herb plants; baked goods, syrups, chili pepper products and superfood and CBD truffles; wreaths, ceramics and plant-inspired art; herbal neck wraps and eye pillows; soaps, balms, liniments and other body products; essential oils, sprays and aromatherapy products; tinctures, salves and western and Chinese herbal remedies; catnip toys and many gift items; and books about herbs, gardening and cooking.
“There are so many wonderful uses for herbs, whether to add flavor to food, soothe the mind and body, create enticing aromas, bring pollinators to the garden, or decorate your home,” said Joyce Pohl, president of the Madison Herb Society. “We welcome everyone to discover easy ways to bring herbs into your life.”
The Madison Herb Society is a non-profit membership organization that promotes education about the culture and use of herbs, including their global history and use for culinary, medicinal, horticultural and decorative purposes. Throughout the year, the society sponsors speakers, workshops, field trips, garden tours and themed potluck meals. Interested visitors are invited to become members of the Madison Herb Society at the Fair.
More information about the 2022 Madison Herb Fair and the Madison Herb Society is at www.madisonherbsociety.org.
Contact
Sheila Leary, Madison Herb Society publicist sheila.leary@icloud.com or 608-444-0926.
Herb Fair Press Kit Photos (section 1)
Herb Fair Vendor Area #1
Herb Fair Vendor Area #1
Herb Fair Vendor Area #1
Meet with Herb Fair vendors and speakers
to learn more about herbs!
Photo by Sheila Leary
Herb Fair Vendor Area #2
Herb Fair Vendor Area #1
Herb Fair Vendor Area #1
From dried herbs to jams, vinegars, herbal essential oils, teas, and more, pick up your favorite herbal products at the Herb Fair.
Photo by Sheila Leary
Herb Fair Volunteers
Herb Fair Vendor Area #1
Herb Fair Volunteers
Meet our friendly MHS volunteers and pick up your favorite Herb Fair products for yourself or to give as gifts for the holidays.
Photo by Carrie B. Wilkey
Cookbooks for Sale
Meet and Speak with Vendors/Speakers
Herb Fair Volunteers
Get your herbal cookbooks at the Herb Fair! Learn about growing, harvesting, and cooking with specific herbs.
Photo by Carrie B. Wilkey
Meet and Speak with Vendors/Speakers
Meet and Speak with Vendors/Speakers
Meet and Speak with Vendors/Speakers
Meet with Herb Fair vendors and speakers
to learn more about herbs!
Photo by Carrie B. Wilkey
Wisconsin Herb Blend
Meet and Speak with Vendors/Speakers
Meet and Speak with Vendors/Speakers
Stock up on our #1 selling product at the Herb Fair - Wisconsin Herb Blend! Add it to meats, fish, vegetables for a salt-free, delicious flavor.
Photo by Carrie Wilkey
Herb Fair Press Kit Photos (section 2)
Dried Herbs Available
Come to the MHS Herb Fair!
Come to the MHS Herb Fair!
Restock your pantry or pick up some dried herbs for holiday gifts at the Madison Herb Society's 39th Annual Herb Fair at Olbrich Gardens on Saturday, November 5, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Photo by Carrie B. Wilkey
Come to the MHS Herb Fair!
Come to the MHS Herb Fair!
Come to the MHS Herb Fair!
Interested in herbs? Check out the Madison Herb Society's 40th Annual Herb Fair at Olbrich Gardens on Saturday, November 5, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Photo by Sheila Leary
Cookbooks for Sale #2
Come to the MHS Herb Fair!
Cookbooks for Sale #2
Get your herbal cookbooks at the Herb Fair! Learn about growing, harvesting, and cooking with specific herbs. The herb cookbooks make wonderful holiday gifts - great as stocking stuffers.
Photo by Carrie B. Wilkey