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Saturday September 14, 2024 at 10:00am
For 73 years, the Herb Fair has celebrated the many ways that herbs enrich our lives and promoted the knowledge and use of herbs through educational programs, research, and community engagement. This one-day event will feature an extraordinary roster of makers and artisans as well as an extensive program of demonstrations, talks, and workshops from leading herb experts. We hope you will join us in celebrating 73 years of the Herb Fair’s legacy, uniting herb enthusiasts, artisans, and families in a shared appreciation for nature’s gifts on September 14, 10:00am – 4:00pm. Rain Date: Sunday, September 15
Fair Highlights
Afternoon Tea in the Rosen House / For $70 per person, enjoy a variety of tea sandwiches, scones with créme fraiche and preserves, delicious desserts, and a selection of fragrant teas by Harney & Sons Fine Teas. Special guest Michael Harney, master tea buyer and blender of Harney & Sons for more than 25 years, will join us for this unique experience. This will take place from 2:00pm–4:00pm.
Rosen House / Enjoy free Open House access to the Rosen House from 10:00am–1:45pm. Drop in to view select rooms and plenty of treasures! Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Rosen House at Caramoor is a work of living history. The Mediterranean-style House was built during the period between 1929 and 1939 by Walter Rosen, a Berlin-born, Harvard and New York School of Law-educated international banker specializing in railroads, and Lucie Bigelow Dodge Rosen, an independent, spirited, and highly intelligent member of a prominent New York City family.
Marketplace Treasures / Shop a diverse marketplace featuring fresh herbs, artisanal products, and herbal delights. Discover unique wares for the home, garden, and table, along with herb-infused gourmet foods from more than 30 local and national makers and artisans. Click here to see the complete list of participants.
Herb Table / Take in the bountiful Herb Table featuring a selection of dried and fresh-cut herbs and fragrant handmade items with experts on hand to answer your gardening questions!
Baked Goods / Peruse a variety of herb-infused baked goods with an extensive selection of cookies plus savory cornbreads, tea cakes, muffins, and mini loaves.
Lovage Soup / Enjoy the Herb Fair’s signature Lovage Soup made with fresh herbs from the Herb Garden. The savory soup is made with potatoes, leeks, and broth flavored with lovage, an aromatic herb resembling celery but stronger and sweeter.
Educational Workshops / Engage in hands-on workshops and hourly presentations in the speaker’s tent led by renowned herbalists, artists, and horticulturalists. Learn about herbs’ versatility and their potential for enhancing health and creativity.
Enriching Activities / Delight in activities for the entire family, including a craft table for kids hosted by the Rye Arts Center where participants can make magic wands with a beautiful butterfly top and ribbons.
Marketplace Participants
Julia Whitney Barnes
Platform
Jane D’Arensbourg
Sage Cacao
Cocoa Tree Chocolates
Exalted Alchemy
Dancing Spirits
Workshops
Julia Whitney Barnes | Introduction to Cyanotype Printing Technique
We are honored to welcome Julia Whitney Barnes to the Herb Fair & Market again this year. In addition to exhibiting her work at the Rosen House during the Fair, she will be selling her signed prints, signing her book, “Planting Utopia”, and offering an exciting workshop.
Julia Whitney Barnes is an artist living in the Hudson Valley who works in a variety of media from cyanotypes, watercolor, oil paintings, ceramic sculptures, murals, and site-specific installations. She has exhibited widely in the United States and internationally. She was awarded fellowships from New York State Council Arts, Arts Mid-Hudson, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Abbey Memorial Fund for Mural Painting/National Academy of Fine Arts, and the Gowanus Public Art Initiative, among others.
Workshop / $127
Laena McCarthy | Fruit and Herb Jam Making Workshop | 12:00pm
Laena McCarthy, founder of Anarchy in a Jar and author of Jam On: The Craft of Canning Fruit, will lead a fun hands-on class on fruit and herb jam making.
Founder and CEO Laena McCarthy started Anarchy in a Jar in 2009, cooking in the wee hours of the morning, making jam in restaurant kitchens, borrowed through the kindness and generosity of her community. Anarchy in a Jar is not a commodity, it’s built around people growing, making, and sustaining real food ecosystems.
An international career in science support and academia ignited her interest in food, and she learned creative recipes from people she met around the world for preserved foods that were both tasty and healing. Laena landed back in NYC and decided to make her passion for preservation into a business.
Workshop / $70
Boxed Lunch Pre-Order / $22
Pre-order a delicious boxed lunch featuring local and fresh ingredients for $22. Choose from a savory balsamic grilled chicken on herbed panini or a vegetarian option with hummus and roasted vegetables. Click here to purchase the lunch.
OPTIONS
Balsamic Grilled Chicken with Red Pepper & Basil Hummus and Farm Greens on Herbed Panini / Miss Vickie’s Chips / Green Grapes / Rosemary Lemon Shortbread
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Hummus & Roasted Vegetables with Red Pepper & Basil Hummus, Tomato, Zucchini, Squash, Arugula, and Parsley on Herbed Panini / Miss Vickie’s Chips / Green Grapes / Rosemary Lemon Shortbread
In the Rosen House
Afternoon Tea in The Rosen House / 2:00pm–4:00pm
Afternoon Tea was one of the English traditions Lucie Rosen, founder of Caramoor, enjoyed during her time living in England in the early 1910s. She kept up the practice of inviting friends and guests to tea for many years, using the time for conversation and for planning concerts and other social events.
Tea is served in the Music Room, a unique opportunity to relax with friends and family in a breathtaking historic setting, featuring a large portrait of Lucie herself. The service includes a variety of tea sandwiches, scones with créme fraiche and preserves, delicious desserts, and a selection of fragrant teas by Harney & Sons Fine Teas. Special guest Michael Harney, master tea buyer and blender of Harney & Sons for more than 25 years, will join us for this unique experience.
$70 per person
Free Rosen House Tours from 10:00am–2:00pm
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Rosen House at Caramoor is a work of living history. The Mediterranean-style House was built during the period between 1929 and 1939 by Walter Rosen, a Berlin-born, Harvard and New York School of Law-educated international banker specializing in railroads, and Lucie Bigelow Dodge Rosen, an independent, spirited, and highly intelligent member of a prominent New York City family.
Filled with examples of fine and decorative Asian and Renaissance art, the House offers a number of treasures, including complete 18th-century rooms, originally from private villas and chateaux in Italy, France, and England.
Free Presentations
The Art of Herbal Medicine / 11:00am
Dawn Petter, Owner, Petalune Herbals
Herbalism is the oldest form of medicine and every culture has its version. Discover how to incorporate culinary herbs and other botanicals into remedies and foods using a wide range of creative methods from this traditional approach.
Spilling the Tea / 12:00pm
Michael Harney, Master Tea Buyer and Blender, Harney & Sons
Drawing on his decades of travel and tasting, Mike Harney will talk about tea and some herbals, its traditions, its history, and a bit of plant science. He will try to leave you with a smile. Just like a good cup of tea.
Flower Arrangements From Your Own Garden / 1:00pm
Dana Warlock, Hedgerow Flower Farm + Studio
Raised in Colorado and Alaska, Dana Worlock is the creative force behind Hedgerow Flower Farm + Studio. She maintains a floral design studio and farm on her property in Pound Ridge, NY. Dana will demonstrate how to utilize the plant material from your garden to make a beautiful flower arrangement.
Yarrow and its Many Benefits / 2:00pm
Jean-David Derreumaux, Medicinal Plant Grower, Churchtown Dairy
Jean-David currently grows medicinal plants on a 3-acre healing garden setting in the beautiful context of Churchtown Dairy. Aside from making its own products, Churchtown Dairy provides high-quality biodynamic plant material for several herbal companies and makes plant extracts for the Uriel pharmacy.
The Herbal Nature of Honey / 3:00pm
D. J. Haverkamp, Beekeeper, Bedford Bee Honeybee Service
Rye Arts Center Children’s Program
We are pleased to welcome The Rye Arts Center back to the Herb Fair & Market this year. The Rye Arts Center is hosting a kid’s activity table where participants can make magic wands with a beautiful butterfly top and ribbons.
Butterflies are pollinators and are the focus of the Center’s fundraiser “Rye’s Above” which showcases stunning hand-painted butterflies from various local artists while raising funds to support local educational programs in the region. For more information on the Rye’s Above program, click here.