Daily Archives: July 4, 2018

On Sunday, July 15, from 10:30 – 32at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston, Betsy Williams will teach a class she calls The Savory Herbal Kitchen. Learn how use just-picked fresh herbs, from your garden or the farm stand, to enhance the flavors of ordinary condiments. Herb-enhanced condiments add savory layers of flavor to everyday family meals and can also become special gifts to friends and family! It’s simple, fun, delicious and very satisfying.

Betsy will demonstrate how to create savory herb butters, vinegar, mustard, herb salts, two types of pesto and rosemary walnuts. We’ll discuss sourcing and qualities of basic condiments and how to preserve and store herb-enhanced homemade ones. Students will sample each condiment and then make a pint of herb vinegar and a container of herb butter  to take home. After class, you are invited to take an optional walk through Tower Hill’s beautiful herb and vegetable garden, smelling and chatting as we go.

Betsy Williams teaches, lectures and writes about living with herbs and flowers. A gardener and herb grower since 1972, Betsy trained as a florist in Boston and England. She combines her floral and gardening skills with an extensive knowledge of history, plant lore and seasonal celebrations. Betsy is the author of several books on the uses and stories of herbs and flowers. She has appeared on the Discovery Channel and greater Boston cable stations as well as local and national radio talk shows. Betsy lectures and teaches locally and nationally.

The class is $75 for Tower Hill members, $90 for nonmembers, and you may register online at https://towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org/pages/event-registration-form—the-savory-herbal-kitchen-with-a-savory-herbal-lunch-