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Lavender Festival Celebrates All Things Natural
T
he fifteenth an- nual Lavender Festival, celebrat-
ing “everything natural that is good for the body and soul,” will be held June 15 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in historic Jackson Square in Oak Ridge. A peren- nial favorite event for East Tennesseeans, the festival features demon- strations and products for gardening, cook- ing, aromatherapy and herbal therapy. Dozens of vendors will be of- fering natural jewelry, whimsical yard art, hand-woven baskets, decorative pottery, wooden utensils and lo- cally canned jams and salsas.
“The Lavender
“As a local farmer and as someone who seeks to live healthfully and well, I always
Festival is an event I make certain to mark on my calendar every year,” says Joyce Deer- ing, a master gardener and Oak Ridge native. “I enjoy seeing so many folks soaking up all the goodness in Jackson Square. I always find new ways of incorporating herbs into my cooking and my health and beauty routines.” There will be cooking demonstra- tions and free herbal lectures offered throughout the day under the tent and inside the Capital Mark Bank building. As always, there will be special infor- mation about the Herb of the Year, as designated by the International Herb Association. This year’s herb, elderberry, will be featured in a booth in front of the fountain at Jackson Square. The booth will offer information for garden-
make it a point to get myself to
Jackson Square for the festival.”
ers, cooks and nature enthusiasts interested in using elderberry for its aesthetic and healing properties. Visitors can sample foods made with herbs from 9 to 11 a.m., and watch local chefs dem- onstrate grilling with herbs from 1 to 3 p.m. Oak Ridge resident Mary Long says she especially appreciates being able to buy hardy live plants and herbs at the festival. “The live plants offered at the Lavender Festival are always so strong and healthy,” she says. “I look forward to pur- chasing them each year at the fest. I’m plan- ning to use some from this year’s festival to brighten my back deck area.”
As it is each Saturday in the summer, the Oak Ridge FARM Market will be open across the street from Jackson Square, offering locally
grown fruits and vegetables, baked goods, live plants and cut flowers, as well as locally produced cheese, eggs and grass-fed meat. The festival will feature live music throughout the day, including perfor- mances by Allen McBride on ham- mered dulcimer, Liz McGeachy and Tim Marema singing Americana and folk music, Wendell Werner and the Mighty House Band, Early Bird Special and the Andy Howe Band. Children are welcome and encouraged to participate in special activities like blow painting, seed planting, a sachet workshop and
Lavender Festival Herbal Luncheon June 14
The Herbal Luncheon, an
extra event offered as part of the Lavender Festival, will be held June 14 at noon under the big-top tent. Harpist Becky Hook will offer entertainment, and Lauren Smith of Slow
Food in Knoxville will be the featured speaker. The cost is $16. For luncheon reserva- tions, call 865-483-0961 by June 12. For more informa- tion, visit JacksonSquare
LavenderFestival.org.
balloon art. Amy Herren of Cookeville says she considers the Lavender Festival an event not to be missed. “As a local farmer and as someone who seeks to live health- fully and well, I always make it a point to get myself to Jackson Square for the festival,” she says. “I am always tickled with what I find.”
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natural awakenings
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