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Education & Outreach
Mission: To provide education and encourage the cultivation and use of herbs for beneficial purposes: medicinal, culinary, aromatic, as well as in landscaping. To provide charitable and volunteer support to our non-profit community and community projects.
AHS is a Member of the Austin Area Garden Council
Talk & Walks In The Garden
video of presentation
"Propagation"
January 30, 2021 with Aline Guillot
Past Talks and Walks in the Garden
"Growing Fall Cool Weather Herbs"
Saturday, November 4, 2023 11:00 am, in the Herb Garden at Zilker Botanical Garden
Info and tips on planting, growing, harvesting and overwintering herbs as well as polllinator-friendly flowering plants in central Texas. Cilantro, Dill, Thyme, Sorrel, Fennel, Sage, Oregano, Mint, Lavender, Chives, Rosemary, Parsley, Chamomile, and more.
"Edible and Fragrant Flowers"
Thursday May 11 2023 11:00 am, in the Herb Garden at Zilker Botanical Garden
Learn about which herb flowers you can eat and sample delicious food made with edible flowers.
Lucinda Rudin, Norise Jastillana, Karla Renaud
Speakers Bureau
AHS members in our Speaker's Bureau give *free presentations on various topics to local garden clubs, schools, libraries, and other organizations.
Topics include:
An Introduction to Herbal Medicine
Bioactive Beverages
Butterflies and Butterfly Gardening in Central Texas
Companion Planting with Herbs
Did You Ever Eat a Flower?
Fighting Inflammation with Herbs and Food
Gardening for Resiliency
Growing Herbs: 10 Steps to Success
Growing, Harvesting and Preserving Herbs in Central Texas
Healthy Aging with Herbs
Herbs – Garden to Kitchen
Herbs in the Landscaping
Intro to Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine
Nature and Spirit of Japanese Gardens
Perfumes, Potions and Plant Aphrodisiacs, the Science and Chicanery of Aromatherapy
Poisons, Panaceas and Psychotropic Drugs from Plants
*Spa de Dah - hands-on demo of essential oils in your life, DIY insect repellents/ home sprays etc
(*this is the only workshop that requires a charge, for the essential oils to make products)
Spring Herbs for Pollinators
Supermarket Botany: stories and sagas from the grocery shelves
24 Unusual Herbs for Austin
What’s All the Fuss About Cannabis?
More topics available on request
Email a request theaustinherbsociety@gmail.com