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Welcome to the Herb Society of America, Baton Rouge Unit

For everyone's safety, please wear facemasks and maintain at least 6 feet of distance from other attendees at all HSABR meetings and events.


Herb Day 2021

February 27, 2021, 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

UPDATE: We’ve just been notified that we must modify our plans for our Herb Day 2021 plant sale. Because of COVID restrictions affecting the LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens, we are limited to 150 people on-site at any one time. To schedule your time slot, please go to Eventbrite; we regret that there is a $5 charge for this, but we will apply it toward the price of any plants you purchase. Be sure to bring your EventBrite ticket on your phone or printed out; it is both your admission ticket and can be used as cash at checkout.
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In light of the current situation, Herb Day 2021 will be a plant sale only—safe, masked, and distanced. It will be held at the LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden, 4560 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge.

We will have hundreds of fine plants and will have a distanced line, everyone masked, so you can safely come and see the plants and choose the ones you want.

There will be no classes, or music, or vendors, or other activities with crowds, and masks are absolutely required.

This is a plants-only event, but what plants! Everything from oregano to fennel to parsley to basil to rosemary to lavender, and some very interesting home-grown ones like turmeric and society garlic, and many more.

We're looking forward to seeing you on February 27, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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Questions? Contact Mary Williams, druid@wi.rr.com or 414-526-3016.

Here are some of the herbs we'll be offering:
Lavender
Catmint
Mint
Foxglove rose
Sage
Rosemary
Arugula, Dragons Tongue
Arugula, Wasabi
Basil, Sweet (Rutgers Obsession)
Catnip (Nepeta cataria)
Chamomile, German
Chickory
Chives
Cilantro (Chinese parsley)
Citronella (lemon) Balm
Celery Cutting type
Dill
Fennel
Mint, Chocolate
Mint, Mojito (Cuban Mint)
Mint, Orange
Mint, Spanish Spearmint
Mint, Swiss Spearmint
Oregano, Greek
Parsley, Plain Italian flat-leaf
Parsley, Curled
Rosemary, Spice Island
Rosemary, Tuscan Blue
Sage, officinalis
Sorrel, Garden
Thyme, lemon variegated
Thyme, mother
Thyme, Silver Queen Lemon
Pepper, Habanero
Pepper, Jalapeño


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​If you haven't already renewed your membership in HSABR...

It's time! Our membership year runs from October to October, so please get your renewals in as soon as possible. And if you're not yet a member, now is a great time to remedy that situation!

Your membership in the Herb Society of America, Baton Rouge Unit (HSABR), includes all of the benefits of the national organization as well as our local unit. There are many wonderful benefits to membership, including numerous opportunities to learn and delight in the use of herbs. Our programs include lectures on a wide range of topics related to growing, cooking and using herbs. We also spend time tending to our community gardens in companionship with other members who are passionate herb devotees!

Membership in the 
Herb Society of America gives you access to the members-only area on the website and many HSA publications, including the HSA Quarterly Newsletter, Unit Connections, HerbalBytes, and GreenBridges™ newsletters, among others. HSA also offers informative webinars that provide our members with the opportunity to share their knowledge, delight, and use of herbs, as well as their varied experiences with a larger herbal community. Members can browse HSA's unique herb-related library, with over 3,500 volumes with topics ranging from vintage books on horticulture to modern fiction. Plus, you get exclusive discounts for online herb products, magazines, online herb classes, and reduced or free admission to public gardens and arboreta through AHS' Reciprocal Admissions Program.

Please visit the HSA's Membership page for a full list of benefits. In addition, being a member of HSABR puts you in contact with a pretty fine group of local folks who can help inspire you, assist you, and sympathize with you in your herbal pursuits!

Dues run from October to October, so the fee will be prorated if you join (not renew!) in a different month (click here for proration chart). You may pay by PayPal or check. The PayPal link will be on the confirmation page that comes up after submitting the membership application form, but if possible, please mail your check (payable to HSABR) to the address on the membership form, as that saves us PayPal fees and saves our treasurer a fair amount of hassle.

​Please note: Your renewal/application is not complete until payment is received.

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