Comments on: Thank you for your interest in HerbFest http://herbfest.net/blog/thank-you-for-your-interest-in-herbfest/ Herbs, fun, education - bring the family! Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:48:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Carmen http://herbfest.net/blog/thank-you-for-your-interest-in-herbfest/comment-page-1/#comment-522 Carmen Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:25:03 +0000 http://herbfest.net/blog/?p=16#comment-522 Just found you guys a few weeks ago. Love, Love Love the site! Love herbs also-have them every place my husband will let me plant. Keep em' coming Bob! Can't wait till next fest!! Thanks!!! Carmen Just found you guys a few weeks ago. Love, Love Love the site! Love herbs also-have them every place my husband will let me plant.
Keep em’ coming Bob! Can’t wait till next fest!!
Thanks!!!
Carmen

]]> By: kat http://herbfest.net/blog/thank-you-for-your-interest-in-herbfest/comment-page-1/#comment-513 kat Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:13:18 +0000 http://herbfest.net/blog/?p=16#comment-513 Hi all! I’m looking forward to being part of this group. I've been gardening for - hmmm let’s just say a very long time. It’s just been during the past 15/20 or so years I've become interested in growing and using herbs, both for culinary purposes as well as medicinally. I currently live in Michigan, (lived in southern Ca for a portion of my gardening life.) Where I live it is supposedly growing Zone 5. (I dispute that as we haven’t been lower than Zone 6 for the past 10 years and last year we barely left zone 7). Needless to say most common herbs are annuals for me unless I drag them into the house in winter, which I do as much as I can. I’m learning lots of little tips about keeping herbs alive during the long grey winters without a greenhouse. I signed up for the newsletter because I’m always looking for tips, recipes, and new herbs to try. (oh yeah, I love to cook and try new dishes as well.) I know I’m going to enjoy getting this newsletter, will learn much, and hopefully have something viable to contribute. Kat Hi all! I’m looking forward to being part of this group. I’ve been gardening for – hmmm let’s just say a very long time. It’s just been during the past 15/20 or so years I’ve become interested in growing and using herbs, both for culinary purposes as well as medicinally.
I currently live in Michigan, (lived in southern Ca for a portion of my gardening life.) Where I live it is supposedly growing Zone 5. (I dispute that as we haven’t been lower than Zone 6 for the past 10 years and last year we barely left zone 7). Needless to say most common herbs are annuals for me unless I drag them into the house in winter, which I do as much as I can. I’m learning lots of little tips about keeping herbs alive during the long grey winters without a greenhouse.
I signed up for the newsletter because I’m always looking for tips, recipes, and new herbs to try. (oh yeah, I love to cook and try new dishes as well.) I know I’m going to enjoy getting this newsletter, will learn much, and hopefully have something viable to contribute.
Kat

]]> By: judy saunders http://herbfest.net/blog/thank-you-for-your-interest-in-herbfest/comment-page-1/#comment-473 judy saunders Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:44:49 +0000 http://herbfest.net/blog/?p=16#comment-473 i am looking forward to attending the herbfest this year. i gave enjoyed your web site. it is informative and helpful . i know very little about herbs. thanks!!! i am looking forward to attending the herbfest this year. i gave enjoyed your web site. it is informative and helpful . i know very little about herbs. thanks!!!

]]> By: HerbaniteBob http://herbfest.net/blog/thank-you-for-your-interest-in-herbfest/comment-page-1/#comment-455 HerbaniteBob Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:49:36 +0000 http://herbfest.net/blog/?p=16#comment-455 I would try: Sandy Mush Herb Farm In Leicester, N.C. first and if they don't have then try Richter's in Canada. I would try:

Sandy Mush Herb Farm In Leicester, N.C. first and if they don’t have then try Richter’s in Canada.

]]> By: Debbie http://herbfest.net/blog/thank-you-for-your-interest-in-herbfest/comment-page-1/#comment-454 Debbie Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:58:23 +0000 http://herbfest.net/blog/?p=16#comment-454 Do you know where I can purchase a Gymnema sylvestre plant? Do you know where I can purchase a Gymnema sylvestre plant?

]]> By: deatha http://herbfest.net/blog/thank-you-for-your-interest-in-herbfest/comment-page-1/#comment-436 deatha Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:47:56 +0000 http://herbfest.net/blog/?p=16#comment-436 I have always desired to go more natural, eat more organic and use more herbs to enhance food no longer seasoned with salt. I am currently suffering from irratable bowel syndrome and had initially started to chew on fennel seed which is supposed to aid digestion and ease the " bloats" :) Any suggestions... One of these days Im going to float off into the sunset! I have always desired to go more natural, eat more organic and use more herbs to enhance food no longer seasoned with salt.
I am currently suffering from irratable bowel syndrome and had initially started to chew on fennel seed which is supposed to aid digestion and ease the ” bloats” :)
Any suggestions…

One of these days Im going to float off into the sunset!

]]> By: Mary http://herbfest.net/blog/thank-you-for-your-interest-in-herbfest/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Mary Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:32:12 +0000 http://herbfest.net/blog/?p=16#comment-396 Hi. I heard about HerbFest years ago frorm my massage therapist. Now I am trying to tell a young woman at work who also does medicinals. But I do not see any info on the site about where you are located. I thought it was Ohio but unsure. Wake Forest means nothing to me. I think this should be prominentally displayed on the main page or at least under a tab. I did see a tab with info about an acronym I do not recognize. Maybe that is it. Bear in mind please that not everyone has the inside info on the Fest or who sponsors it. Thanks. Mary Hi. I heard about HerbFest years ago frorm my massage therapist. Now I am trying to tell a young woman at work who also does medicinals. But I do not see any info on the site about where you are located. I thought it was Ohio but unsure. Wake Forest means nothing to me. I think this should be prominentally displayed on the main page or at least under a tab.

I did see a tab with info about an acronym I do not recognize. Maybe that is it. Bear in mind please that not everyone has the inside info on the Fest or who sponsors it. Thanks. Mary

]]> By: Herbanite Bob http://herbfest.net/blog/thank-you-for-your-interest-in-herbfest/comment-page-1/#comment-348 Herbanite Bob Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:23:56 +0000 http://herbfest.net/blog/?p=16#comment-348 Hey Laury, You are not crossing any lines by submitting a recipe and I hope you will do many more as well as other herbal tips. You are doing exactly what this blog is here for, to share communications, to educate and to have fun. Please keep it up. Hey I might take one of your posts and use it on our herbal lore/legend series if you don't mind. Also love your use of wines. I'll actually go and email my friend Joe who has wine store here locally ( know you are in Canada ) and see if we can get him to contribute occassionally to the wine of choice for some of the recipes also. Keep up the good work and will be back shortly to answer your specific questions. Thank you. bob Hey Laury,

You are not crossing any lines by submitting a recipe and I hope you will do many more as well as other herbal tips. You are doing exactly what this blog is here for, to share communications, to educate and to have fun. Please keep it up.

Hey I might take one of your posts and use it on our herbal lore/legend series if you don’t mind. Also love your use of wines. I’ll actually go and email my friend Joe who has wine store here locally ( know you are in Canada ) and see if we can get him to contribute occassionally to the wine of choice for some of the recipes also.

Keep up the good work and will be back shortly to answer your specific questions. Thank you.
bob

]]> By: laury http://herbfest.net/blog/thank-you-for-your-interest-in-herbfest/comment-page-1/#comment-343 laury Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:45:22 +0000 http://herbfest.net/blog/?p=16#comment-343 Hi I noticed the post about salad dressings...thought I would throw in my 2 cents worth. Have you tried a wilted lettuce salad? using a few slices of bacon, fry them till they are crisp, then crumble and sprinkle them over a bowl of tender salad greens and herbs (keep it simple) on which a small amount of lemon or lime juice has been squeezed. Drizzle the HOT bacon fat (a couple of tablespoons or less for a two-person salad) over the greens while tossing the salad, and eat it immediately. It does not keep well, and it's not good once the bacon fat congeals, but if you try it once, you will love it! Best with a few croutons and very thin radish slices, but not much else. Very good with medium-dry wine, prior to the main course! not sure if I'm crossing any lines by submitting a recipe! let me know if I have? Laury Hi
I noticed the post about salad dressings…thought I would throw in my 2 cents worth.

Have you tried a wilted lettuce salad?

using a few slices of bacon, fry them till they are crisp, then crumble and sprinkle them over a bowl of tender salad greens and herbs (keep it simple) on which a small amount of lemon or lime juice has been squeezed. Drizzle the HOT bacon fat (a couple of tablespoons or less for a two-person salad) over the greens while tossing the salad, and eat it immediately. It does not keep well, and it’s not good once the bacon fat congeals, but if you try it once, you will love it! Best with a few croutons and very thin radish slices, but not much else. Very good with medium-dry wine, prior to the main course!

not sure if I’m crossing any lines by submitting a recipe! let me know if I have?

Laury

]]> By: Jill S. http://herbfest.net/blog/thank-you-for-your-interest-in-herbfest/comment-page-1/#comment-325 Jill S. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:23:06 +0000 http://herbfest.net/blog/?p=16#comment-325 I visited and enjoyed HerbFest. I bought several organic plants at HerbFest this year and they are GIANTS, I mean G I A N T S (it's amazing to me!) compared to the ones I got at Home Depot with all the chemicals etc (both were planted at the same time, side by side).... To be honest, I never expected this. I thought the organic ones would struggle, this is not the case. I have pictures to prove it! I am delighted with them and especially delighted that we have such an awesome family (you know who you are) who takes great pride in our magnificent and beautiful down town Wake Forest. I also have recently taken the advice from this website of the Tea Tree Oil for my daughter's acne. I am so thankful to be a part of a great community and to have experienced HerbFest for the first time and will be there on opening day every year to get the first and best pick of all the plants! Much more than just plants at HerbFest folks, but I love the plants for my garden, especially the edible ones. I love this little Down Town -it's like taking a trip back in time where everyone knew each other, little shops and parlors... with this fast paced wireless world we live in, take a walk down South White Street and escape the fast paced world we all live in. Quaint still exists in Wake Forest ,thanks to people who care about quality of life like Bob. I visited and enjoyed HerbFest. I bought several organic plants at HerbFest this year and they are GIANTS, I mean G I A N T S (it’s amazing to me!) compared to the ones I got at Home Depot with all the chemicals etc (both were planted at the same time, side by side)…. To be honest, I never expected this. I thought the organic ones would struggle, this is not the case. I have pictures to prove it! I am delighted with them and especially delighted that we have such an awesome family (you know who you are) who takes great pride in our magnificent and beautiful down town Wake Forest. I also have recently taken the advice from this website of the Tea Tree Oil for my daughter’s acne. I am so thankful to be a part of a great community and to have experienced HerbFest for the first time and will be there on opening day every year to get the first and best pick of all the plants! Much more than just plants at HerbFest folks, but I love the plants for my garden, especially the edible ones. I love this little Down Town -it’s like taking a trip back in time where everyone knew each other, little shops and parlors… with this fast paced wireless world we live in, take a walk down South White Street and escape the fast paced world we all live in. Quaint still exists in Wake Forest ,thanks to people who care about quality of life like Bob.

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