Herbfest 2009 will be held on Sunday July 26th ... see you there!

2008 Schedule of Events
Herbfest has activities planned from 9 am to 5 pm (rain or shine).

Special Feature

11:00 am to 1:00 pm:
Annual Chef Cook-Off
with host Debbie Trenholm, accredited sommelier, The Savvy Grapes
This year's chefs will include Chef Marc Lepine (Atelier), Chef Pablo Robaina (Amate) and Chef Scott Lucas (TRIO). For more Cook-Off details click here.

Demonstrations Schedule

9:30 am             Herbal Notions, Lovers' Potions

                         (Bonnie-Jean Stacey)

10:00 am            Meditations and Labyrinths
                         (Reza Shadman)

11:00am           The Chef Cook Off (until 1:30 pm)

2:00 pm            Questions and Answers from the Gardening Guru
(Ed Lawrence)

3:30 pm            The Fire Ceremony

                        (Ana Karyn Garcia)

 

Wild Herb Walks and Herb Garden Tours
  
Meet across from Tea Sampling at the garden.

10:30 am               Kathleen Leeson

11:00 am               Sam Parlour

1:00 pm                 Sophie (TBC)

2:00 pm                 Sam Parlour

Meet the Authors

Morning:                Ed Lawrence (Gardening Grief and Glory)

All day:                  Jim Cooper (Eastern Ontario Gardener's Tour Guide)

Afternoon:             Lori Nichols Davies, NHC, AK DNC (Cooking with Herbs & Spices) 


Meet the Artists

Group Art exhibition "Common Thread" in the Bergamot Barn.


Music/Dance Program

9:00 to 9:45 am            Paul Imeson on guitar (at the food court)

noon to 2:00 pm           Lucas Haneman, Jazz Guitarist (at the food court)

1:00 to 4:00 pm            Cilla Vee – Life Arts presents “Marigold & Butterfly”, a                                               movement installation featuring Claire Elizabeth Barratt and                                        Madeleine Jullian.

4:00 to 4:45 pm            The Two Bens
                                   (at the food court)