2024 - 42nd Madison Herb Fair - Nov. 2
Join us in person at this year's Herb Fair at Olbrich Gardens in Madison, WI!
November 2, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Our theme is Cultivating Herbal Wonder.
Olbrich Gardens - 3330 Atwood Ave., Madison, WI
Three speakers, herbal marketplace,
Q & A table, free admission.
Learn about Herbs from our Speakers and Vendors
Our featured speakers will present varied perspectives on Cultivating Herbal Wonder.
The 2024 Herb Fair Speakers will be:
Jane Hawley Stevens - Four Elements Herbals
Kyle Denton - Tippecanoe Herbs
Chef Kevin Appleton - Vom Fass
2024 Herb Fair Speaker Information
10:30 a.m. - Jane Hawley Stevens -A Progressive View of Traditional Gardening by the Moon
Astrology began as a tool and system of agriculture. In our mechanized world, we overlook wisdom gained through the ages. I have incorporated Moon phases with a focus on the elemental influences of Fire, Earth, Air, and Water for over 30 years. This has brought rhythm, design, and timely methods to my organic herb farming practice. See how to tap into this ancient knowledge. Timing for agriculture is written in the sky with planetary movements, the original calendar, as plants are the original medicine.
Jane Hawley Stevens began specializing in herbs in 1981.
She founded her business in 1987. Four Elements Organic Herbals is based on plants grown in her cultivated fields, Chakra Garden, prairie, and woodlands on her farm in the pristine Baraboo Bluffs.
12:30 p.m. - Kyle Denton - Medicine of the World Tree
Medicine of the World Tree – a cosmological journey of medicine
and myth, from the forest floor to the canopy of various
cultural central trees.
Kyle Denton is a community herbalist and medicine maker with a deep appreciation for the virtues of nature and its healing properties.
Tippecanoe Herbs is a small family business founded in 2015 by herbalist Kyle Denton and his wife Serena Marinelli - we are community herbalists.
We create herbal medicine in small batches with herbs that we harvest locally, that we can acquire from local farms,
and from organic sources.
We educate through our herbal program and separate classes, workshops, herb walks and events.
Sharing our knowledge of herbal medicine is our passion.
We offer our blended formulas in person at farmer's markets, at our brick and mortar shop, at events, and online.
2:30 p.m. Chef Kevin Appleton - Culinary Uses of Herbs: Practical Tips and Creative Ideas
How do herbs, spices and aromatics contribute to flavor? Perceptions of herbs/flavor vary and evolve individually and evolve across cultures. We will discuss how to use herbs harmoniously within a dish,
when to add during cooking process and practical strategies and
tips for cooking with herbs and knowing when dried vs fresh,
whole vs. ground and how various chopping methods of fresh herbs yield different results.
Chef Kevin Appleton currently teaches cooking classes at Vom Fass Madison DelecTable. He has always had a passion for teaching and sharing his love of cooking with others.
After many years of experience in the culinary industry, he became a culinary instructor at Robert Morris College in Chicago. He began teaching in the Culinary Program at Madison College from 2009-2017. From 2016 to 2019, Chef Kevin became the Food and Beverage Program Director for Madison College Continuing Education.
There, he designed and ran the West Side Continuing Education Kitchen, developed the Craft Brewing Program, and a Wine Appreciation program.
Chef Kevin’s wife, Jeanette, is an avid gardener and every year
they grow an herb garden along with several other local edible
plants and trees.
2024 Madison Herb Fair Vendors - SOLD OUT
Buy local! Visit our Herb Fair Vendors.
ARTiculations by Bonnie
Bonnie Valley
Wheel-thrown and hand-sculpted ceramics, as well as torch-fired enamel earrings, with herb and plant designs.
Chiccory Arts & Herbs
Judith and Steven Durley
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Featuring an eclectic mix of jams, hand soothers, catnip mousies, and the world's best socks. Christmas gifts for nature lovers.
Creative Juice
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Wild-crafted aromatic herbs and aftershave, natural incense from tree sap, herbal-scented eye/dream pillows, beaded utensils, artistic fired glass holders with air plants, rock and crystal-topped bottles.
Elizabeth Ann Teeter
Small art for small spaces. Offering blank cards with my original watercolors of herbs and vegetables, and tabletop tiny easels with canvas floral paintings.
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.
Herban Artisans
Shannon Renne
Featuring herbal lotions, salves and plants-related crafts made from our herb garden, and teas.
Inspired Alchemy
Aubree Saia
Our gourmet truffles are organic, raw, dairy free, paleo, and gluten free. This flavor art is infused with superfoods and superherbs. We also have a line of CBD truffles. Stop by for a tasting adventure! All ingredients are organic or wild harvested, raw, gluten-free, and paleo.
Madison Herb Society
Catnip toys, herbal cookbooks, unique herbal teas, savory herbal blends, lemon-herbed rice, herbal baked goods, wreaths, and our garden- and tea-themed “trash and treasure” table.
Magic Moon Productions
Julie Busche
julie@magicmoon-productions.com
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Hand-crafted, all-natural, organic aromatherapy products made with therapeutic essential oils: sugar and salt scrubs, herbal smudges, relaxing sprays, bath salts, essential oil roller blends, room sprays, Krusty Moose canine provisions, paw wax, doggie deodorizer and calming sprays, flea & tick sprays, holiday room sprays, and Young Living essential oils.
Mokosh Herbs
Moonwise Herbs
Linda Conroy
rosemarygoddess@moonwiseherbs.com
Offering hand-crafted wares from herbs we grow and wild-harvest. We offer books, extracts, salves, dry herbs, lotions, extracts, infused oils, soap, and more.
Nature of Healing
Rosanne Lindsay
Offers naturopathic and herbalism books, services, and products such as tinctures to create custom protocols for self-healing.
Prairie Pearls
Kate McFeeley
Dried herbs, live plants, salves, syrups, and salves produced with locally grown herbs.
Rhubarb Botanicals
Emma Barber
We are a farm-based herbal apothecary in eastern Iowa. We grow herbs and flowers organically to craft our medicinal products that include herbal teas, tinctures, salves and topical remedies, cocktail bitters, and culinary spice blends.
Savory Accents
Ted and Joan Ballweg
We are organic chili pepper farmers. We process our home-grown ingredients into seasonings, sauces, dips, spice blends, jams, chutney, and harissa.
Telsaan Tea
Erin Ulrich
We offer a wide variety of loose-leaf tea and herbal tea blends, tea infusers, and rock sugar. We'll answer your questions about how to make tea and choose the right tea infuser.
Tippecanoe Herbs
Kyle Denton
We create herbal medicine in small batches with herbs that we harvest locally, that we can acquire from local farms, and from organic sources.
Unani Herbal
Salih D.R. Erschen
Honey-based herbal teas. Powdered herbal blends combine with raw honey, gaining the natural benefits of each formula for varied needs.
Wildwood Institute
Kathleen Wildwood
kathleen@wildwoodinstitute.com
Herbal education from the four directions of information: herbal traditions, science, intuition, and personal experience, with nature at the center. Also offering high-quality, handmade herbal products.
Wilderness Toolbox
Richard Lyons
I make gathering, foraging, walking sticks from my property north of Spring Green, WI. I also study foraging and wild herbs, and have logged more than 173 foods only 12.5 acres.
2023 Madison Herb Fair Publicity
Press kit for the 2023 MADISON HERB FAIR, taking place Saturday, November 4, 2023
Media Contact
Sheila Leary, Madison Herb Society publicist
sheila.leary@icloud.com or 608-444-0926
HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGES can be downloaded at
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CALENDAR LISTING
2023 Madison Herb Fair. Saturday, November 4, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 3330 Atwood Ave., Madison. Three speakers, herbal marketplace, Q & A table, free admission. 2023 theme: “HERBAL SEASONS AND CYCLES.” More information at www.madisonherbsociety.org.
Download a PDF Herb Fair poster.
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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
The 2023 Madison Herb Fair, hosted for the 41st year by the Madison Herb Society, has the theme “HERBAL SEASONS AND CYCLES.” The Fair takes place Saturday, November 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 3330 Atwood Avenue in Madison. The Herb Fair features three speakers, a Q&A table, and local vendors offering a wide range of products, including books, live plants, teas and tinctures, seasoning blends, baked goods and superfood truffles, bath and body care, items for cats and dogs, and gifts and artworks with botanical themes. Admission is free. Find more information at www.madisonherbsociety.org
INTERVIEWS
To arrange a print or broadcast interview with one of our speakers or a representative of the Madison Herb Society, please contact MHS publicist Sheila Leary at sheila.leary@icloud.com or 608-444-0926.
NEWS STORY
2023 Madison Herb Fair Set for November 4
“Herbal Seasons and Cycles” is the theme of the 41st annual Madison Herb Fair sponsored by the Madison Herb Society. It takes place Saturday November 4, 2023, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 3330 Atwood Avenue in Madison. Admission is free.
Featured speakers are scheduled throughout the day in the Olbrich Gardens Learning Center.
10:30 a.m. Gathering Wild Through the Seasons Noted Wisconsin wild foods expert Sam Thayer will speak about how foraging wild herbs and vegetables through the year is a practical way to enhance the culinary and nutritional variety of your diet, from early spring greens through the shoots and flowers of late spring, the berries and hot-weather greens of summer, to the fruits and roots of autumn. Thayer’s books will be available for purchase after his talk.
12:30 p.m. The Celestial Garden: Growing Herbs, Vegetables, and Flowers in Sync with the Moon and Zodiac Jane Hawley Stevens of Four Elements Herbals, an award-winning organic farmer, will explain how the ancient agricultural practice of gardening by the moon and stars can indicate the most effective times to plant, weed, and harvest. Steven's newly published book, The Celestial Garden, will be available for purchase at the Four Elements booth throughout the day.
2:30 p.m. Growing and Harvesting Tea Herbs and Mushrooms Kevin Olson of Northwoods Tea & Herb Whether you grow herbs and mushrooms at home, or forage for wild herbs and fungi, it’s essential to harvest and handle these ingredients properly to capture their flavor and nutrients. Join Kevin Olson of Wausau-based Northwoods Tea & Herb to learn when to harvest based on the life cycle of plant species; best practices for processing, drying, and storage; and how to avoid damage to local ecosystems when foraging. Tea samples will be offered after the talk.
A herbal marketplace features two rooms of regional small businesses showing their wares, including herb and spice blends; loose leaf and herbal teas; herb plants; baked goods, syrups, chili pepper products and superfood 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 herbal remedies; dog-care products and catnip toys; many gift items; and books about herbal uses, gardening, foraging, and cooking.
“As we enter the winter months, this is a great time to think about herbal uses through all the seasons,” said Joyce Pohl, president of the Madison Herb Society. “In addition to our three scheduled speakers, our knowledgeable vendors are happy to share ideas for ways to use herbs for cooking and baking, pet care, personal health and relaxation, gardening, home décor, cleaning and so much more. And, of course, anyone interested in herbs is invited to join the Madison Herb Society.”
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 2023 Madison Herb Fair and the Madison Herb Society is at www.madisonherbsociety.org.
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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