Herb Farm Located at
5800 Holland Church Road
Raleigh, North Carolina
(919) 772-3543
Farm Retail and Gift Shop
Every Tuesday – 10 am to 4 pm
Every 2nd & 4th Saturday – 10 am to 4 pm
Or by appointment
Call or e-mail to schedule your next visit out to the herb farm!
The Little Herb House
2009 Spring & Summer
Class/Workshop Schedule
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Dates & Times |
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Fee/ Person |
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April 7 or April 11 1:00–2:00 pm
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“2009 Herb-of-the-Year: Bay Laurel”
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The 2009 Herb-of-the-Year is Bay Laurel. Come attend this one-hour class if you would like to learn more about this herb and how to use it! You will receive a hand-out of useful information of the history, cultivation, medicinal uses, culinary uses, etc. of bay laurel, as Lisa gives an in-depth discussion of this information. Then each attendee will make the popular Bouquet Garni bouquets to use in culinary recipes. Choose to make either 2 fresh bouquets ($6 retail value) or a 5-bouquet raffia braid to hang and dry ($20 retail value). You will also take home a 2 year-old potted bay plant! ($25 value). Lisa has been growing these bay plants especially for this year; they are in one-gallon pots and are already around 2-ft. in height. Being such a slow grower, you will have a very usable plant to begin your bay adventures! |
$25.00 (2 fresh bouquets + plant) $35.00 (5-bouquet braid + plant) |
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April 11 or April 14 10:30 am - Noon
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Easter Planting of the "Native American Three Sisters Garden" Class
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This is a new class being offered for the first time at The Little Herb House and should prove to be lots of fun!! We will plant a "Native American Three Sisters" garden at the farm. According to Iroquois legend, corn, beans, and squash are three inseparable sisters who only grow and thrive together. Growing a Three Sisters garden is a wonderful way to feel more connected to the history of this land, regardless of our ancestry. Each attendee will receive a seed pack of Renee's Garden Three Sisters seeds: multi-colored Indian Corn, Scarlet Runner Beans to twine up the corn stalks and Sugar Pie Pumpkins to cover the ground ($6.29 value). You will also receive a diagram of the suggested planting of this garden [Note: A 10 x 10 foot square of space for your Three Sisters garden is the minimum area needed to ensure good corn pollination and a site in full sun (minimum 6-8 hours/day of direct sunlight throughout the growing season)]. In this class, Lisa will discuss the history and sustainable system that our wise ancestors were using - it is our modern day "sustainable organic garden!" And in honor of their wisdom, each attendee will receive a 4-inch potted sage plant ($4.00 value), symbolizing wisdom (you know an herb had to be in there somewhere). Looking forward to seeing you at this fun and informative class!! |
$20.00
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May 1, Friday or May 2, Saturday 2:00-4:00 pm
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Spring Open House "Living Herb Wreath" Class |
Living wreaths are beautiful, but in actuality there are very few plants that like the confines of a wreath design. They can be hard to water and care for - unless you use herbs and succulents! Come for a fun afternoon of learning how to care for a living wreath and then planting your very own. The 14-inch wreath base has a wire frame filled with a tube of soil, and then covered with lush Woodland Moss, making the difficult and messy job already done for you! Choose from a variety of plants, including creeping rosemary, creeping thymes, golden oregano, creeping jenny, hens-and-chicks, portulacas, and other succulents. Class will be held in the stable area - see you there! |
$45.00 |
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May 23 Saturday, 1:00 to 3:00 pm
October 10 Part II
Saturday, 11:00 am to noon
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Tea Hibiscus Class
Hibiscus Harvest
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Would you like to grow tea hibiscus and make your
own herbal hibiscus tea? The Little Herb House will be offering
a class on Saturday, May 23, 2009, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Lisa
Treadaway, owner of The Little Herb House herb farm in southern
Wake County, will teach attendees how to cultivate, harvest and
dry, and make herbal teas from
Hibiscus sabdariffa. Class fee
includes two Hibiscus sabdariffa plants, a handout of
information and recipes on using the plant, a two-ounce bag of
dried hibiscus tea, organically grown at the herb farm, and
Lisa's 'Iced Hibiscus Cooler' and hibiscus jelly scones for
refreshment.
Then come back in October for Part II:
Harvest at the herb farm will begin and you can
take part! For one hour we will harvest the fresh hibiscus
pods as Lisa shows you the correct way to harvest and preserve.
You will take home a one-quart pail full of fresh hibiscus to
use and collect the seeds!
Note: For those of you who took this class last year,
you may register for only the Part II harvest class for $8.00.
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$30.00 (Parts I & II) $8.00 (Part II only) |
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June 13 -Saturday,
Part I 10 am to 1 pm June 20 -Saturday, Part II 10 am to 1 pm |
"Wreath of Herbs Terra Cotta Basket" Painting Class |
Dot O'Neal, local artist and painting instructor, returns to The Little Herb House for another class! Dot's work is featured on the original Little Herb House "house," and her class in November '08 at the Christmas Open House was well-received. Attendees requested another class with Dot, so here goes! This time we will be painting a 6-inch terra cotta flower/herb pot done in a basket-weave design. In Part I, you will learn the basket-weave design and paint it onto your pot. Then in Part II, we will paint the wreath of herbs, including rosemary, lavender, chamomile, etc. In this class you will learn stroke techniques including the "C" and "S" strokes and the comma stroke. You will complete the pot in Part II, and then Lisa will throw in a 4-inch potted herb (your choice) to plant in your beautiful, hand-painted pot! |
$35.00 |
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Saturday, June
27
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
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" Fresh Produce and Herbs from the Farm"
Culinary Adventure & Demonstration of Canning & Preserving Techniques
Pamela Clark graduated from Virginia Tech with a B.S. degree in
Foods and Nutrition. She has performed cooking schools across
the East Coast for Homemakers Schools, Inc. As a caterer in
Boston & Baltimore, she specialized in party planning and
cocktail parties for 100. Upon her arrival to Raleigh in 2002,
Pam began a new venture in consultant work and recipe
development for Kateri’s Fresh Herbs (freshherbs.com).
Through cooking demonstrations and classes, Pam represents all of the Ferguson Kitchen & Bath/Stock Building Supply showrooms as their Company Chef. She teaches cooking classes at Williams Sonoma and offers classes in a variety of other locations throughout the Triangle. The Thyme Savor also does cooking class parties as a unique party concept.
As a custom caterer, Pam wants her clients to savor the moment
as well as the food!
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Menu &
Schedule:
A day of enjoying the very best that fresh-from-the-farm produce and herbs have to offer! Pamela Clark returns to The Little Herb House for her third year in a row, back by popular demand! This interactive (jump right in and assist Pam!) class will be an opportunity to not only enjoy a delicious luncheon prepared by Pam, but also to learn how to preserve fresh produce and herbs beyond the harvest. Pam will demonstrate how to can cucumbers & dill and Lisa will talk about preserving your herb harvest. You'll leave with a satisfied appetite, new knowledge and recipes, canning booklets from NC State Agriculture and canning recipes/ideas! This Culinary Adventure Day is shaping up to be the best yet, so get your registrations in early - seating is limited. |
$40.00
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Registration
Pre-registration required - simply fill out the below form and mail along with your check payable to The Little Herb House.
Or you may call in your registration and charge to your MasterCard, VISA, American Express or Discover.
Registration for any class must be received one week prior to class date. And remember, if you
pre pre-register to attend two classes, you receive a “Frequent Herb House Herbie” 10% discount off each
class/workshop fee! Three or more classes, take a “Frequent Herb House Herbie” 15% discount off class fees!!
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The Little Herb House reserves the right to cancel any class due to low registration. If classes are cancelled, you will receive a full refund, or you may choose to apply your refund to a future class. If you are unable to attend a class that you have pre-registered for, a Little Herb House gift card will be issued in the amount of the missed class fee (less any % discount that was taken). All registrations must be received by The Little Herb House at least one (1) week prior to class date. For further information or questions, you may call (919) 772-3543 or e-mail ltway@bellsouth.net |
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