General Meetings of the Herb Society of Manitoba are usually held at the Canadian Mennonite University, South Campus - 600 Shaftesbury Blvd. (south of Grant) in Conference Room A01. Meetings start at 7:00 p.m. and are generally held on the third Monday of each month except July, August and December. There is the odd exception to the third Monday rule and the location so check the schedule below. Information is added regularly, so check back often.
Meetings generally begin with a brief presentation of Herb Society business, then there is a short break. The Hospitality Committee provides herbal goodies for everyone to try during the break. Right after the break, the speaker begins their presentation. Sometimes the order is reversed depending on the speaker and topic. Upcoming speakers are listed below.
If you have questions, or you want to volunteer at meetings or events, please feel free to contact us at: herbs@herbsocietymb.com.
Devils Creek Berry Farm was started in 1990 by Bob and his wife Wendy Roosen. They were able to be involved in the Veggie Market in downtown Selkirk for 4 years where they displayed and sold cucumbers, plums, potatoes, beans, beets, squash, onion and many other vegetables. They currently farm 2 acres of black currants and are expanding to 3 acres soon. They farm between 1 to 3 acres of vegetables, depending on the year. The farm is focusing thier research on the benefits of black currants and their significant health benefits (twice as many antioxidants as blueberries and 4 times as much Vitamin C as orange juice). The farm currently operates a U-Pick (for over 33 years) which includes vegetables and black currants, various herbs (commercial selling of basil) and experiments with raspberry leaf tea.
Devils Creek Berry Farm is located 44km North of Winnipeg off Hwy 59 (Google Earth Map for an exact location) near St. Clements MB.
Bob will speak about the various changes and challenges the farm has experienced over the more than 30 years of farming and lessons learned along the way. The presentation may include what worked and did not work for various crops grown over the years and the success they have experienced with black currants.
To assist in our ongoing effort to be environmentally friendly, please try to remember to bring your own mug for your herbal tea.