[MPWG] Herbs Get Their Special Day - The Chronicle (10-12-06)

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Herbs Get Their Special Day

By Susan Jewell 
What did you have for dinner? Perhaps it included chives, cilantro or 
oregano. Maybe you ate spinach or broccoli or sipped tea. The chances are 
good that you ate or drank something made from herbs. On October 14, herbs 
will get some long-deserved recognition. That day has been designated 
"HerbDay," with special events held around the country to highlight the 
importance of herbs in our lives and throughout history.

The idea for an annual day dedicated to teaching the public about herbs 
was germinated by a coalition of organizations in 2003: United Plant 
Savers, American Botanical Council, American Herbal Products Association, 
American Herbalists Guild, Herb Research Foundation and American Herbal 
Pharmacopoeia. The group wants to promote the herbs that have given us so 
much because many herbs are being forgotten as we reduce the variety of 
plants we use.

For full story, see: 
http://www.chroniclenewspapers.com/articles/2006/10/10/chronicle/news/news04.txt
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