To all of us in the Chesapeake Bay Herb Society, herbs mean something beyond their scientific definitions. Herbs are personal as they are ubiquitous . . . as straightforward as they are transcendent. We are passionate about their healing qualities, their aromas, their plain beauty, their simple abundance and, most of all, their cooking flavors.

Once a month we gather in celebration of herbs, exploring their uses, discovering new ones, digging into growing and harvesting philosophies, following herb trends and many other related topics and, best of all, to enjoy ourselves doing all of this.

The Chesapeake Bay Herb Society was founded by Lou Russell and several other Eastern Shore residents who enjoy growing, cooking and using herbs. The herb society is now an organization of  more than 50 members whose goal is to share ongoing knowledge of herbs through their use and enjoyment, and to contribute to the community through herbal related projects. Since its inception in August 2002, the society has implemented many outreach and educational programs.

One of our most popular activities is frequent trips to prominent commercial and public herb gardens. Our favorites, The National Arboretum, The National Botanical Gardens, and Mount Vernon are three of several herb gardens located in the greater Maryland, Virginia and Delaware area.

We proudly completed another major project last fall, with the printing of our handsome
Pickering Creek CBHS Herb Garden Note Cards. The note cards feature our beautiful demonstration herb garden at the Pickering Creek Audubon Center in Talbot County.  Achilles Fellows, who was the Local Artist winner at the 2006 Plein Air-Easton Festival, went out to our garden several times last summer to photograph and paint.  His finished painting has been reproduced on beautiful note cards and they are available in packages of 4, with envelopes, for $3.00 and packages of 8 for $5.00.  They are ready for your use and gift-giving, in attractive resealable clear covers. Please Contact Us if you would like to purchase the cards.

Directions to Pickering Creek Audubon Center.

Please Join Us . . . Our group meets at 6:00 PM on the 2^nd Thursday evening of each month
at the Senior Center, 400 Brookletts  Dr,  Easton MD.

Members bring pot luck dishes that incorporate one or more of the pre selected three "herbs of the month." What began as a simple tasting has been elevated to a delicious feast as members show off their culinary skills. Each meeting also features an expert speaker discussing herbs, gardening, cooking techniques, or related subjects.

                Meeting times and locations are confirmed monthly in the calendar section of The Star Democrat.