Category: Herbs

By Jeanne Ruczhak-Eckman

Gahanna is a gorgeous city in Franklin County, Ohio. Despite being a suburb of Columbus, it has that small town feeling. This small town has made it its mission, for the last four decades, to be the Herb Capital of Ohio. The town is home to the Ohio Herb Foundation Center, an incredible Creekside herb and perennial park, an incredible herb garden, and the businesses in town join together to be part of the Herbal Trail.

Located along Mill Street, the Ohio Herb Education Center, offers herbal educational sessions, herbal crafts, the Geroux Garden Tour, and an herbal shop. Classes offered have been Herbal Wedding Traditions, Powder Room Apothecary, Cold and Flu Apothecary, Herbs for Survival, and Herbs in the Kitchen. The herbal retail section of the Center includes body care items bulk herbs, tea accessories, tea, jams, honey, educational books, and essential oils.

The Geroux Garden is actually located a couple blocks away, between the Gahanna City Hall and the Gahanna Police Department … and it is beautiful. The Ohio Herb Foundation Center does offer guided tours but it is also a public area. It features a wisteria arbor amidst a plethora of herbs and perennials.

The Center is also home to the Gahanna Herb Group. Each month, from September to May, this group studies a different herb. The herb is studied from a botanical perspective as well as a historical and folklore perspective. They also learn how to grow herbs and how to incorporate them into what they already have in their own gardens.

Alongside the creek in town is an herbal garden walking path. Many retailers are Herbal Trail Partners, including the Honey Grove Botanicals, the Community Garden at Friendship Park, the Center for Therapeutic Massage, and the Ohio Herb Education Center. Several other retailers are partners as well.

A trip to Gahanna is a must do if you happen to find yourself in the Franklin County area of Ohio.

© Therapeutic Thymes, 2016

By Jeanne Ruczhak-Eckman

Gahanna is a gorgeous city in Franklin County, Ohio. Despite being a suburb of Columbus, it has that small town feeling. This small town has made it its mission, for the last four decades, to be the Herb Capital of Ohio. The town is home to the Ohio Herb Foundation Center, an incredible Creekside herb and perennial park, an incredible herb garden, and the businesses in town join together to be part of the Herbal Trail.

Located along Mill Street, the Ohio Herb Education Center, offers herbal educational sessions, herbal crafts, the Geroux Garden Tour, and an herbal shop. Classes offered have been Herbal Wedding Traditions, Powder Room Apothecary, Cold and Flu Apothecary, Herbs for Survival, and Herbs in the Kitchen. The herbal retail section of the Center includes body care items bulk herbs, tea accessories, tea, jams, honey, educational books, and essential oils.

The Geroux Garden is actually located a couple blocks away, between the Gahanna City Hall and the Gahanna Police Department … and it is beautiful. The Ohio Herb Foundation Center does offer guided tours but it is also a public area. It features a wisteria arbor amidst a plethora of herbs and perennials.

The Center is also home to the Gahanna Herb Group. Each month, from September to May, this group studies a different herb. The herb is studied from a botanical perspective as well as a historical and folklore perspective. They also learn how to grow herbs and how to incorporate them into what they already have in their own gardens.

Alongside the creek in town is an herbal garden walking path. Many retailers are Herbal Trail Partners, including the Honey Grove Botanicals, the Community Garden at Friendship Park, the Center for Therapeutic Massage, and the Ohio Herb Education Center. Several other retailers are partners as well.

A trip to Gahanna is a must do if you happen to find yourself in the Franklin County area of Ohio.

© Therapeutic Thymes, 2016

By Jeanne Ruczhak-Eckman

Amikaeyla Gaston will be the featured Keynote Speaker at the 6^th Annual Mid Atlantic Women’s Herbal Conference this fall. The Conference will be held 1-2 October 2016 at the Kempton Community Center in Kempton, PA. Saturday evening, she will discuss “Embracing Ultimate Dynamism – The Bold Art of Unleashing Your Authentic Voice and Solving the Holistic Mystery of You.”

Saturday afternoon Gaston will also lead a session titled “Spirit Wisdom: Sacred Song and Chant Share.” Sunday morning, she will speak on “Unleash Your Inner Power.” National Public Radio (NPR) has called Gaston one of the “purest contemporary voices” of today. Gaston founded ICAHSI, the International Cultural Arts & Healing Sciences Institute.

Other teachers include: Claudia J. Ford, PhD.; Deb Soule of Avena Botanicals; Jenn Allen of Honey Wood Herbal; Tammi Sweet of the Heartstone Herbal School; Sarah Thomas of Clarity Acupuncture and Clarity Stone Medicine; Robin Rose Bennett, founder of Wisewoman Healing Ways; Sharon Moncrief of Greenbrier Herbalist; Kira French, Jade Sullivan who will be teaching her first class on the art of henna; Andrea Reisen of Healing Spirits Herb Farm and Education Center; Suzanna Stone of Owlcraft Ways; and Linda Anderson of Earth Emporium.

Other sessions that weekend will in The Conference will be held 1-2 October 2016 at the Kempton Community Center in Kempton, PA. Session will include herbal identification and instruction, herbal remedy preparation, gardening, and herbal medicine. There will be yoga sessions. Local women vendors will provide food throughout the weekend. There will be both vegan and gluten free alternatives.

For more information on the Conference, or to register, please go to: www.womensherbal.com. The Conference was founded by Charis Lindroot, D.C. Lindroot owns Healing Earth Studio in Lenhartsville, PA.

© Therapeutic Thymes, 2016