This month’s meeting is via Zoom. Please refer to your email from Master Gardeners of Western Wayne County for Zoom details
Agenda:
6:30 link opens for gardening conversation
6:55-7:05 PM Elizabeth Danko presenting a brief overview of board vacancies, 2023 budget deficit and future in person meetings. Questions may be submitted and answered via group chat.
7:05 PM Educational Presentation: The Herbal Connection-Speaker Susan Betz
Topic: People, Plants and Pollinators: The Herbal Connection
Guest Speaker: Susan Betz has been actively involved in growing and using herbs to educate the public about gardening and the natural world for more than 35 years. She’s hard-pressed to name a favorite herb, however -- she loves them all and considers herbs a way of life! She is an Honorary Master Gardener, a member of the International Herb Association, Garden Communicators, the Ecological Landscape Alliance, and the National Garden Bureau. Susan is a life member of the Herb Society of America (HSA) and received The Society’s Helen D. Conway, Little Medal of Honor, in 2018. She is a charter member of HSA’s Native Herb Conservation committee and the Society’s sustainable garden initiative. Susan currently serves on HSA’s Notable Native Herb program and is a contributing author to HSA’s native herb fact sheets published annually. She is the author of Magical Moons & Seasonal Circles, Stepping into the Circle of the Seasons and Neighboring with Nature/Native Herbs for Pleasure and Purpose. Susan lives and gardens in Jonesville, Michigan.
Description: As gardeners, we are often reminded of the vital role that pollinators and beneficial insects play in our landscapes and food supply. There is much information about pollinator-friendly flowers, but what about herbs? Herbs are multi-tasking plants in and out of the garden. Their flowers and fragrant foliage have something of value to offer both people and pollinators. Blending herbs into your yard and garden will increase biodiversity and ecological function. In this presentation, Susan discusses herbs to grow that will support and nourish people and wildlife in your backyard and beyond.