VENDORS FOR THE 2018 MHA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
David Harenchar
Come prepared to shop for yourself, or maybe find a unique birthday, anniversary, or house-warming gift for friends and relatives.
As in years past, a portion of vendor sales goes toward supporting the Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden on MSU’s campus.
Buy a unique gift and support a worthy cause! See you in April.
The vendors we have so far are:
**Notice: There will be more scented geranium plants available this year at the live plant sale tables thanks to Con*nd some “hard-to-find" varieties. Be sure and see us at the conference if you are a lover of these wonderful plants. Barring any crop failures, we will have the following varieties:
As in years past, a portion of vendor sales goes toward supporting the Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden on MSU’s campus.
Buy a unique gift and support a worthy cause! See you in April.
The vendors we have so far are:
- Jet Handmade - hand-crafted sterling silver jewelry.
- Small House Farm – fresh pressed seed and nut oils, seed and nut flours, herbal body care.
- Bear Earth Herbals – organic wild harvested teas, herbal salves, creams, rubs, lip balms and bath products.
- Soap Sisters - cold processed soaps, lotions, kiss quencher, facial toner, and linen spray; free of chemicals,
using local and organic products when possible. - Rosemary House – elderberry syrup kits, teas, accessories, books, dips and seasonings, and other fun herby items.
- Susan Betz – author of Neighboring with Nature: Native Herbs for Purpose & Pleasure. Susan will also be selling the International Herb Society's publication Hops, Herb of the Year™ 2018: Brewing and Beyond.*
- Puppy Paw Creations - beautiful one of a kind acrylic and laminate pens, bracelet helpers, pill boxes, shoe horns, back scratchers, bottle stoppers and ice cream scoops.
- MSU Live Plant Sales – a wide variety of herb plants.**
**Notice: There will be more scented geranium plants available this year at the live plant sale tables thanks to Con*nd some “hard-to-find" varieties. Be sure and see us at the conference if you are a lover of these wonderful plants. Barring any crop failures, we will have the following varieties:
‘Attar of Roses’, ‘Peppermint Rose’, ‘Lady Plymouth’, ‘Lemon’, ‘Lime’, ‘Orange Fizz’, ‘Citronella’/ Mosquito plant,
Skeleton Rose/’Dr. Livingston’ and ‘Strawberry’.
Skeleton Rose/’Dr. Livingston’ and ‘Strawberry’.
*Celebrate Hops, Herb of the Year 2018™ : Brewing and Beyond
Specifics: over 300 pages, perfect-bound color cover, 4-page color insert, black & white photos and illustrations, edited by Gert Coleman for the IHA; retail price $15.95.
The International Herb Association's annual Herb of the Year™ publication has been released. Hops, Herb of the Year™ 2018: Brewing and Beyond contains over 40 timely articles with photographs and illustrations from a bevy of talented herbal writers and artists.
You'll enjoy works by Robin Rose Bennett, Susan Belsinger, Art Tucker, Pat Crocker, Daniel Gagnon, and Pat Kenny with special poetry by Emanuel DiPasquale among articles by regional herbal experts. Brimming with articles by regional herbal experts, fun facts and stories on every aspect of this plant—from fragrance and flavor, botany and cultivation, lore and history to crafts and medicinal information, plus delectable recipes for the kitchen, bath, and boudoir!
The current craft beer craze is quickly revitalizing hops as a viable farm crop and this book works to explore this wondrous plant from its fibrous roots and hairy stems to its golden strobiles. You won't want to miss the focus article on Anheiser-Busch descendent Louis Busch Hager's work with the burgeoning New York State craft brew industry and its plan to be Brew Central. No other plant in the botanical universe is quite as bitterly and aromatically intoxicating. Known mainly as the key flavor ingredient in one of the world's most consumed and tastiest beverages – beer, there is much that is alluring!
Specifics: over 300 pages, perfect-bound color cover, 4-page color insert, black & white photos and illustrations, edited by Gert Coleman for the IHA; retail price $15.95.
The International Herb Association's annual Herb of the Year™ publication has been released. Hops, Herb of the Year™ 2018: Brewing and Beyond contains over 40 timely articles with photographs and illustrations from a bevy of talented herbal writers and artists.
You'll enjoy works by Robin Rose Bennett, Susan Belsinger, Art Tucker, Pat Crocker, Daniel Gagnon, and Pat Kenny with special poetry by Emanuel DiPasquale among articles by regional herbal experts. Brimming with articles by regional herbal experts, fun facts and stories on every aspect of this plant—from fragrance and flavor, botany and cultivation, lore and history to crafts and medicinal information, plus delectable recipes for the kitchen, bath, and boudoir!
The current craft beer craze is quickly revitalizing hops as a viable farm crop and this book works to explore this wondrous plant from its fibrous roots and hairy stems to its golden strobiles. You won't want to miss the focus article on Anheiser-Busch descendent Louis Busch Hager's work with the burgeoning New York State craft brew industry and its plan to be Brew Central. No other plant in the botanical universe is quite as bitterly and aromatically intoxicating. Known mainly as the key flavor ingredient in one of the world's most consumed and tastiest beverages – beer, there is much that is alluring!