MSU Extension Fall Classes are Starting!

Hi everyone!

We are so excited about the new Fall Class Schedule at MSU Extension office will be starting tomorrow! Woohoo!

We have so many wonderful friends up in the Macomb area and we have missed them over the summer months!

Here are the details for tomorrow’s classes!

1:00 pm – 2:30 & 6:00 – 7:30 – “Putting Your Garden to Bed”

3:00 – 4:30 – “Indoor Herb Garden Techniques”

Place:   MSU Extension, VerKuilen Building

             21885 Dunham Rd., Clinton Twp., 48036

Cost:    $7.00 per person per class or $25.00 for a series of 4 classes.  Please register in advance by calling 586-469-6440. 

It’s not too late to give the extension office a call and let them know what class you will be attending!

Here is all the info for the classes we will be offering from now until the new year.

MSU Extension is offering a series of classes on herbs for the home garden.  This series will be held the second Friday of the month, September through December.  Choose the classes you would like to attend or attend them all!

Topics and dates:

       Beginner Level classes:

Date:    September 13 – Putting Your Garden to Bed

            October 11 – The Herbal “First Aid Kit”

            November 14 – Introduction to Cooking With Herbs

            December 13 – Simple Holiday Herb Projects

Time:   1:00 – 2:30pm class or 6:00-7:30pm class

       Advanced Level Classes:

            Date:    September 13 – Indoor Herb Garden Techniques

                        October 11 – Tinctures and Tisanes

                        November 14 – Holiday Herb Décor

                        December 13 – Make & Take Holiday Project

            Time:   3:00 – 4:30pm

Place:   MSU Extension, VerKuilen Building

             21885 Dunham Rd., Clinton Twp., 48036

Cost:    $7.00 per person per class or $25.00 for a series of 4 classes.  Please register in advance by calling 586-469-6440.  

Join us for this series with Troy Huffaker of DTL Herbs Ltd.   Troy has been growing herbs for over 25 years.  In 2010, he and his wife Diann started their business, DTL Herbs Ltd.  They sell herbs and herbal products at farmers markets and craft shows and in the off season they teach people how to plant, care for and use their own herbs.

Herbs provide beauty and fragrance in the garden, and can enhance the flavor and quality of our foods, provide a healthy alternative to salt, and have traditionally been used for medicinal purposes.  Many herbs can be easily grown in the home garden or in pots in the kitchen helping to stretch our food dollars.