Discover how herbs can be used as part of your everyday life – for health, beauty, nutrition, flavour, fragrance and more
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'Herbs for your Lifestyle' is the theme of this year’s Herb Happening hosted by the Herb Association of South Africa. Taking place from April 16-18 at Doonholm Herb Farm, the 2010 Herb Happening will be showcasing how herbs can be used to benefit you in every part of your daily lifestyle.
The gardens include the Spiral Herb Garden - a labyrinth of herbs, the Monastic Garden, the African Medicinal Herb Garden, the Patio Herb Garden, and various companion planted food and herb gardens.
Each year HAOSA endeavours to provide a new and different aspect to the gardens and for the 2010 Herb Happening there will be a series of new kitchen gardens that will focus on specific ‘flavours in herbs’, such as spicy and pungent herbs, liquorice and anise flavoured herbs, savoury flavoured herbs and lemon/citrus flavoured herbs
Also new this year will be a ‘Square Foot’ Food Garden – a different concept of vegetable gardening where only a ‘square foot’ per vegetable is planted.
There will be a dedicated Herbal Products Pavilion featuring a host of exhibitors who will display their products for sale, such as herbal creams, essential oils, preserves, herb seeds, & medicinal products, and crafts.
Event programme
Comprehensive lectures and workshops covering various aspects of herbal use or complementary subjects will be running throughout the 3-day event.
Friday April 16
10h00-11h00 Talk – Margie Frayne on ‘Fabulous Herb flavours for tasty meals’
11h30-12h30 Walk & Talk – guided walk through Herb display gardens – Free
12h30-13h30 Kids Action Centre
13h30-14h30 Guided walk and talk
14h00-15h00 Lecture – Geoff Makin & Janet Vesée on ‘All you need to know about Essential Herbal Oils and how to use them’. Geoff Makin is past Chairman of the Oil Growers.
Saturday April 17
10h00-11h00 Lizette Jonker and Louis van Aswegen on Square foot gardening with herbs & veggies – ideal for the whole family
10h00-12h00 Pony Rides and Kids Action Centre – Sappi’s paper making with Lavender
11h00-12h00 Ken Reid on ‘The Importance of earthworms for the health of your soil’
11h30-12h00 Demo with Spekko Rice with herbs
11h30-12h30 Walk and Talk HAoSA Herb Expert – Free
11h30-12h30 Kids Action Centre – Colouring Competition
12h30-13h00 Walk and Talk – Herb Gardens – Free
14h00-15h00 Lecture – Jane Griffiths – Herbs in the Vegetable Garden
15h00-16h00 Walk and Talk
14h00-15h00 Kids Action Centre – Sappi’s paper making with Lavender
Sunday April 18
10h30-11h30 Lecture - Tanya Visser – ‘A Herb garden for the senses’
10h00-12h00 Kids Action Centre – Sappi’s paper making with Lavender
12h00-12h30 Ken Reid on ‘The Importance of earthworms for the health of your soil’
11h30-12h30 Guided Walk and Talk
14h00-15h00 Afternoon Music Concert – Celebrity Artist for Tania Visser’s support of Child Welfare
15h00-16h00 Walk and Talk
14h00-15h00 Kids Action Centre – Mulberry Bear & Herbie show you how to grow your Herbs
Fact file:
Event: Herb Happening 2010
Date: April 16-18
Times: 9am-4.30pm
Venue: Doonholm Herb farm, 264 Summit Road, Midrand
Entrance: Adults R40, children under 12 R10, pensioners R30. All lectures R50.
Contact: Melanie 0861 244837
Visit: www.healthyliving-herbs.co.za or www.haosa.co.za
