Annual Conference 2004

In pictures

Herb Society logo

Three delegates enjoying morning refreshments

Delegates take morning tea and coffee

Nicky Westwood serving refreshments

Nicky Westwood (Society Administrator) answers questions while serving tea and coffee

Delegates at the AGM

The platform at the AGM

Roger Tabor (chairman) keeps charge at the AGM with the help of Nicky on the left and John Baylis (Hon. Secretary) on the right

Kim Hurst lecturing

Kim Hurst of the Cottage Herbery extols the virtues of organic cultivation of herbs and shows the results including many RHS medals

Rob Hurst lecturing

Much of this success is down to the use of coir compost, as explained by Rob Hurst

Root growth

And one indicator of the benefits of coir is the rapid root growth

One of the plants sold Delegates choosing plants

Another is the quality of the plants, snapped up by the delegates

Lunch in the buttery at Sulgrave Manor

The herbie lunch was enjoyed by all

Roger Tabor describing the may qualites of herbs

Roger Tabor led the garden tour

A herb still in full flower

Roger Tabor using a microscope to show details of some specimines from the garden

Penny Ody lecturing on herbal regulations

Penny Ody took us through the developments (good and bad) in herbal regulations which prompted a lively discussion

Jan Greenland demonstrating bread making

Jan Greenland explained the finer points of making a variety of breads

Some of the breads produced

And showed the results

Debby Arden and Audrey Butterworth

Winners of the Quiz: winner, Audrey Butterworth (right) with runner-up Debbie Arden