February 2019 Newsletter
Herbal Times Newsletter
Meeting Feburary 13 Girl Scout Building 6:00 pm
Hello everyone I hope everyone kept warm. It is the beginning of a new year time to pay your dues 16 dollars this month. , Sylvia Middaugh MS, RDN, LD will be the speaker for the Feb. meeting. Nutrition for Healing and has a program called Lower your Blood Pressure naturally. She is just going to give an overall talk on the programs they offer and give out some handouts. Virgil has 30 plus vendors and more every day. We have been working hard to get our Herb Faire on organization’s events list.
Herb Society Minutes December 9th 2018
President Mary Jane Drake opened the meeting elections were held Virgil Cook Vice President and Jen Wright Secretary.
President Mary Jane Drake adjourned meeting
Cardamom, Elettaria cardamomum Herb of the Month
Chewed by ancient Egyptians, including pharaohs to clean their teeth.
Esteemed as a perfume and worn by Greeks and Romans.
Cardamom comes from the seeds of several plants which are both in the Zingiberaceae or ginger family.
Black cardamom, Amomum subulatum and
A. costatuare dried over an open fire and have a strong smoky, pine and camphor-‐like flavor.
Black cardamom is used in bold flavored dishes such as those in Indian, Szechuan, and Vietnamese cooking.
Black cardamom is in the spice blend garam masala, meaning warming mixture, which is used as a rub or marinade. Cinnamon, cloves, black pepper and coriander seeds are also traditionally part of that blend.
Green cardamom is the most commonly the one referred to in recipes comes from the plant Elettaria cardamomum. Green cardamom has a spicy sweet flavor and is used in sweet and savory dishes from India to Scandinavia
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2019 Agenda
January 8 Board Meeting 6:00 pm Grand Traverse Pie
February 5 Board Meeting 6:00 pm Grand Traverse Pie
February 13 General Meeting 6:00 pm Girl Scout Building
March 5 Board Meeting 6:00 pm Grand Traverse Pie
March 13 General Meeting 6:00 pm Girl Scout Building ****Bread and Soup month
April 2 Board Meeting 6:00 pm Grand Traverse Pie
April 10 General Meeting 6:00 pm Deming Park Ute ****Shelter clean the garden
April 30 Board Meeting 6:00 pm Grand Traverse Pie
May 8 General Meeting 6:00 pm Girl Scout Building
May 10 Setup for Herb Faire 9:00 am til 12:00 pm
May 11 Herb Faire 8 am to 3 pm 4-H Fairgrounds
May 15 Wrap-up Party 6:00 pm Girl Scout Building
Field Trip to be announced
June 4 Board Meeting 6:00 pm Grand Traverse Pie
June 12 General Meeting 6:00 pm Girl Scout Building
July 2 Board Meeting 6:00 pm Grand Traverse Pie
July 10 General Meeting 6:00 pm Girl Scout Building ****Scholarship presentation
August 6 Board Meeting 6:00 pm Grand Traverse Pie
August 14 General Meeting 6:00 pm Girl Scout Building
September 3 Board Meeting 6:00 pm Grand Traverse Pie
September 11 General Meeting 6:00 pm Mary Jane Drake's Home
October 1 Board Meeting 6:00 pm Grand Traverse Pie
October 9 General Meeting 6:00 pm Virgil and Treva Cook's Home
November 5 Board Meeting 6:00 pm Grand Traverse Pie
November 13 General Meeting 6:00 pm Girl Scout Building
December 3 Board Meeting 6:00 pm Grand Traverse Pie
December 11 TBA 6:00 pm
****Christmas Dinner to be announced
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WVHS Proposed Budget 2019
Beginning Checking Acct Balance (1/1/2019)
Income Budget
Memberships $600.00
Herb Faire $26,000.00
Bus Trip (10 non-members) $250.00
Master Gardener Seminar Booth $75.00
TOTAL $26,935.00
Expenses Budget
Building Rental $400.00
Herb Faire (Plants, advertising, food, craft supplies, postage) $13,000.00
Newsletter (Printing and posting) $200.00
Meeting Supplies (Tea, cups, plates, napkins) $300.00
Safe Deposit Box (Yearly) $31.00
Insurance $565.00
Post Box Rental $70.00
Bus Trip (Bus rental, food, admission) $3,000.00
Scholarships $8000.00
Donations $1350.00
Garden Maintenance $150.00
Bereavement $75.00 Vigo County Fair Premiums $75.00
Bus Trip Doorprizes $250.00
Christmas Party Doorprizes $200.00
Doorprizes $150.00
Misc. $150.00
$27,966.00
