Herb Day
presented by Tina Wedebrook, Re/Max Connection
9 am-3 pm Saturday, May 2, 2020
Creekside Plaza (117 Mill St.) Gahanna, OH 43230
Vendor Applications
Interested in being a vendor at Herb Day 2020? Download the application below and submit before April 3 for review. Vendors will be contacted.
Join The Ohio Herb Center for our annual Herb Day Celebration
Celebrate Gahanna's greenest day of the year: Herb Day! Listen to herbalist speakers and herb-based business owners, enjoy demos, then stroll through a multitude of local artists and vendors offering unique herb-inspired items. Browse and shop 100+ varieties of fresh herbs available for purchase for your home and garden. Enjoy live music. Dine at one of the local Creekside Restaurants. (It kicks off Herb'n Restaurant Week, after all!)
See schedule below for a list of activities.
This event is free to the public.
Herb Day schedule
On Stage:
10 am
Beyond Essential Oils: Safe, Healthful and
Sustainable Alternatives for a Holistic Home
Keynote Speaker: Erika Galentin, co-owner Sovereignty Herbs
Erika is the author of The Family Guide to Aromatherapy
(Followed by book signing at Ohio Herb Center)
Erika is a Clinical Herbalist and an ITEC certified Clinical Aromatherapist consulting from Sovereignty Herbs in Athens & Columbus, OH. She holds a degree in Herbal Medicine from the University of Wales, Cardiff, UK and Scottish School of Herbal Medicine, Glasgow, UK. She is a professional member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists (UK) and the American Herbalists Guild (USA). She is also a proud member of Pi Alpha Xi National Honor Society in Horticulture (USA).
In addition to clinical practice, Erika is both a student and teacher of horticulture, native medicinal plant conservation and ecology, and the phenomenological and Goethean study of plants and their medicinal virtues. With her dedication to medicinal plants native to Ohio and the Greater Appalachian region, Erika teaches, lectures and writes on native medicinal plant conservation and applied ecology, propagation, herbalism, and clinical efficacy.
11:30 am
How to Care for Brambles
Speaker: Jen Schneller
In this gardening demo, guests will learn
tips for planting and caring for Raspberry plants (the herb of the year), blackberry plants and other prickly, scrambling vines
and shrubs of the rose family.
Jen is a Landscape Architect and Program Specialist with the
Ohio Herb Center
12 Noon
Preparing Your Soil for Veggies & Planting
Shannon Barnette, Daydream Acres
Learn some great permaculture techniques--covering basic soil science and composition, amending, and preparing for veggies and planting.
Shannon Barnette is the owner of Daydream Acres, which specializes in heirloom plants, seed saving, permaculture, medicinal plants,
traditional farming methods and native plants.
Ohio Herb Center:
1pm
Tea and Desserts: A Love Affair
Inggrie Moore
Do you love tea? Then come learn about one of the newest culinary trends: pairing different teas and foods. Teas come in many flavors and blends--so learning which flavors work to complement different food flavors can be an artform.
Inggrie Moore is a master tea expert, and
the was the owner of TehKu Tea Company in Dublin.
Kids Activities
Little ones can discover a world of herbal fun, art and activities
behind the Ohio Herb Center!
Thanks to our Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
