Organizers and Partners
The Ottawa Valley Midsummer HerbFest is being held on Sunday, July 28, 2019 9am – 4pm rain or shine.
The location is Waba Cottage Museum & Gardens in White Lake, just an hour from Ottawa. 24 Museum Road, White Lake ON, K0A 3L0
The best part is that admission is free with donations appreciated.
Updated information is available at:
For information please contact:
Karla Blemkie
kblemkie@mcnabbraeside.com
613-623-5756 x232
Vendor registration:
http://MidSummerHerbfest.ca/vendors
Youtube video:
https://youtu.be/FrQfy-RAmOc
In no particular order, we love summer, taking care of our earth and herbs. From day to day, we use herbs for remedies, savoury food garnishes and spiritual purposes.
The last weekend in July is mid-summer. This is one of the best weather weeks of the year. We hopefully hope to continue our record of 24 years without rain.
Our venue will include vendors, displays, demonstrations, music, crafts, children’s activities, food and drink concessions.
Waba Cottage Museum and Gardens has a collection of five historic museum buildings nestled in 8 acres of lovely gardens on the scenic shore of White Lake An ancient Scottish Clan Chief ruled the roost here with an iron fist. Laird Archibald McNab brought over settlers and subjugated them to medieval feudal terms for almost 20 years.
Our vintage buildings have their stories. The stone house echoes Archibald’s reign of error. The log church, school house, dairy barn and display building offer unique insights into the daily lives of our early residents.
In the 1970s, whale bones were discovered within 2 kilometres of our location. Today, these are important clues in a 2019 breaking news story that spans 12,000 years. New theories about comet strikes, melting ice caps, inland polar oceans, continental wildfires, mass extinctions of man, mammoths and other large mammals are attributed to this ‘bad day’.
The museum is open Fri.- Mon. 10-4:30 until Thanksgiving
Here’s some directions. Take 417 to Arnprior’s Exit 184 and go south on White Lake Rd. about 12 minutes until you come to the 4 corners in White Lake.
Turn right or west on Burnstown Road and go a kilometre. You’ll find us beside the lake.
Map:
https://goo.gl/maps/jEe4hLtrAarGfQjV6
This event is being presented by the Ottawa Valley Herb Association in partnership with the Township of McNab/Braeside.
Parking is being arranged with a free shuttle that will be available from a secondary parking lot.
Youtube video: https://youtu.be/FrQfy-RAmOc
For information please call Scott at
613-623-5756 x232
or by email at
sconroy@mcnabbraeside.com
Please consider these items on your ‘what to bring list’. Hats, shade umbrellas, lawn chairs, sunscreen and a camera. As an eco-option, we suggest that you bring a refillable water container. We will provide a tap with drinking water and rinsing station. Bottled water will also be on sale.
Events, Presentations and Workshops throughout the day:
Composting & Mulching
Tomato Talks
Garlic Braiding
Vegan Talk and Taste
Herb Walk ‘n Talk
Garden Tours
Museum Talks
Pontoon Boat Cruises
Make and Take
-a bird feeder
-a herb cone
Nordic Pole Walking
Kid’s Zen Zone with
-Crafts
-Make ‘n Play
-Giant Games
-Story Time
-Relax & Read
Rock Wall Climb
Schoolhouse talks:
-‘Nature is Speaking to You!!’
-Can U be silent for 18 minutes.
-Listen and learn!!
Bertrand’s Big Bear Carving
Beer & Wine Tent
Yoga:
-Hatha
-Youth Yoga
-Intro to Crystals & Chakras
-Meditation/ Sound Bath
Thank you McNab/Braeside Firefighters
Thank you Milliken’s Landscaping Garden Centre
