Next Meeting:
The May 2nd meeting will start at 7 p.m. in the Tony Noel Agricultural Technology Applications Center (inside the West Building)
at Parkland College (to see the map, please click
HERE ). The program will be presented by Bill Handel, a Plant Ecologist and Botanist from the
Illinois Natural History Survey, who will talk about Medicinal Plants of the Prairie.
The Champaign-Urbana Herb Society was organized in October 1975 to study and encourage interest in herbs – their history, cultivation, and use. The society maintains two gardens in Urbana: Meadowbrook Herb Garden and Urbana Free Library. In May, we hold a popular giant plant sale. We are affiliated with the Urbana Park District. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month where we enjoy a monthly program.
The Herb Society is open to anyone interested in finding out more about herbs, herbal lore, culinary and medicinal uses of herbs. Dues are $15 a year. Most members discover rather quickly that they get their dues back in plants from other members who often bring extra plants, cuttings, or divisions of perennials to the meetings. Members also receive our Newsletter (Sprigs) and can attend workshops and tours.
The CU Herb Society does not endorse any claims regarding medicinal or nutritional uses of herbs.
The CU Herb Society can provide speakers knowledgeable about gardening- or herb-related topics. To request a speaker, please click here and fill out the online form.