Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:37:34 -0400
From: Camille Armantrout
Subject: Elderberry Workshop Saturday, September 17
Take advantage of this opportunity to learn why Elderberries, a high-yield perennial native should be grown in every yard! Workshop includes everything you need to know to grow, propagate and make anti-oxidant rich juice, jelly and herbal cordials. Go home with your own Elderberry plant and a bottle of cordial.
Elderberries – Bringing America’s Super Fruit into the Modern Age
Saturday, September 17, 2011 10am – 2pm
Located at The Plant, 192 Lorax Lane, Pittsboro, NC.
Elderberries are America’s super fruit! Rich in antioxidants, elderberries got their name from their youth sustaining properties. A shot of elderberry cordial a day keeps old age at bay!
Join Rodger Lenhardt and Terry Durham for:
Hands-on demonstration of elderberry propagation
Information on growing, maintaining and harvesting
Learn about making juice, jelly and herbal cordials
Go home with an elderberry plant a bottle of herbal cordial
Registration and Pre-payment required and limited to 40 people
$45 – Elderberry Workshop and plants to take home
$55 – Elderberry Workshop and plants to take home plus a delicious
sandwich from Chatham Marketplace you choose from the list below.
For more information or to register online using secure Google Checkout, please visit:
http://theabundancefoundation.org/diy-2011/elderberry-sep
Or mail a check to:
The Abundance Foundation
220 Lorax Lane #5
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Brought to you by The Abundance Foundation, a Pittsboro-based nonprofit organization
Proceeds help support their work to promote local food, renewable energy and community
Or contact us: 919-533-5181
Terry and Rodger have been growing Elderberries for years with the largest commercial elderberry orchard in North America. They are excited to share their knowledge and practices with NC gardeners, market growers and farmers. Terry has been an Organic CSA farmer and market grower for 30 years. Rodger grew herbs and perennials in the eighties. Together they have joined together to grow this amazing crop.
Camille Armantrout
The Abundance Foundation