2023 Herb Fest
10:00am – "Asian Cooking with Ginger and Other Herbs" Amy Laxton from Crimson Café
Amy Laxton is the owner of Crimson Cafe in Rhinelander since 2019. Her true passion is Thai & Indian cuisine. Crimson Cafe's location on Davenport Street provides a beautiful spot to enjoy drinks, food and conversation in the true style of a cafe. The menu is filled with fresh and healthy takes on paninis, sandwiches and salads, as well as Asian inspired specials.
10:30am – "How to Make Herbal Goat Cheese" Brian Weber
Brian Weber grew up on a farm and had to give up farming due to an injury. He has 35 years in the education field but is now working as a goat dairy farmer.
11:00am – "Mushroom Growing 101" with Lauren and Amanda from Hanson’s Garden Village
Amanda and Lauren are enthusiastic at-home mushroom growers and will be sharing information on how to get started growing your own mushrooms.
11:30am – "Herb of the Year and Other Hot Topics" Sue Hanson
Sue Hanson, co-owner of Hanson's Garden Village, always brings a lively discussion to Herb Fest.
12:00pm – "Herbal Honeys and Beeswax Balms" Samantha Martinez
Samantha Martinez was raised along the shores of a small lake in the northwoods of Wisconsin. She enjoys working with earth-based materials and creating things with her hands. Her educational background is in ethnobotany, art, and environmental studies. She has spent time working in seed conservation, on organic farms, with a tribal environmental health program and ecological restoration cooperative, in native plant nurseries and community gardens, and cultivating bioregional herbalism and traditional handcraft in a variety of educational settings. Sam feels a deep seated joy and purpose sharing skills and knowledge that support biodiversity and encourage culture, connection, and wellness.
12:30pm - "Herbal Antibiotics and Other Immune Boosters" Aimee Heavey
Naturalist, permaculture designer, craniosacral massage therapist, and herbalist Aimee Heavey brings her love of health and plant medicine to Herb Fest. Supported by education in environmental sciences and sustainability—and a deep reverence for all things wild—she explores the secrets of plant medicines beyond her formal trainings, which include an apprenticeship with Heartstone Herbal School and world-renowned herbalist 7Song. Aimee empowers people to live their best lives by “tending their own gardens” with nutrition, herbs, body work, and community and nature connection. In her spare time, you can find the (good) witch foraging barefoot through gardens and forests, creating music, practicing traditional skills, or giggling on a trampoline with Sammie.
Food Sampling to Follow
Including Hanson's Scottish Highland Grassfed Beef
Let us know if you would like to be involved in sharing your talents and knowledge at our event!
The documents below are past information we have shared during our Herb Fest as well as many tried and true herbal recipes.
