MAY 2006 Wine & Herb Fair Local wineries have food and wine parings. Culinary Herb Fair, Market Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake Sat. May 27, 2006, 10 am. to 3:30 pm. Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. www.niagaraonthelake.com JUNE 2006 Celebration of Herbs Herb Fair (16th annual) Ontario Herbalists Association Sunday June 4, 2006, 11 am. to 5:30 pm. York Quay Centre, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Ontario. www.herbalists.on.ca HerbzAlive Garden Party Saturday and Sunday June 17 and 18, 2006, 10 am. to 4 pm. Free seminars: Sat. June 17 at 2 pm. Scented Geranium (Herb of the Year) Sun. June 18 at 2 pm. Herbs for Your Container Garden Also other Events: Free seminar: Sat. Sept. 10 at 2 pm. Harvesting & Drying Herbs Richters Herbs, Goodwood, Ontario. (905) 640-6677 www.richters.com Lavender Festival (10th Annual) Saturday June 24, 2006. Visit herb gardens and retail herb barn June to Sept. Guided herb tours available for groups of 6 or more. Other events: Fall Harvest Festival Sat. September 23, 2006. Niagara Herb Farm 1177 York Rd. RR#4 Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. (905) 262-5690 www.niagaraherbfarm.com JULY 2006 Lavender Harvest Festival July 7 to 10, 2006, 9:30 am. to 4:30 pm. Okanagan Lavender Kelowna, B.C. www.okanaganlavender.com Pick-Your-Own Lavender Harvest July 15 & 16, 22 & 23, 2005, 9 am. to 2 pm. Stoney Hollow Herbal Treasures near Flesherton, Ontario. (905) 681-8656 up to July 14, (519) 986-3587 after July 14 www.stoneyhollowherbaltreasures.com Herbfest (11th annual) theme: Herbal Global Village Ottawa Valley Herb Association Sunday July 30, 2006, 9 am. to 5 pm. The Herb Garden 3840 Old Almonte Road, Almonte, Ontario. Other events: 5 Saturday workshops throughout summer (613) 256-0228 www.herbfest.ca AUGUST 2006 Herb Fair Sunday August 13, 2006, 10 am. to 5 pm. Royal Botanical Gardens, Rose Garden 680 Plains Road West, Burlington, Ontario. (west of Toronto on QEW/403 or east of Hamilton; take Hwy 6 north, turn right on Plains Rd. West) (905) 527-1158 www.rbg.ca