The 74th Annual Herb Honest & Market, introduced by the New York Unit of the Herb Society of America (NYUHSA), returns to Caramoor on Saturday, September 20, from 10 am to 4 pm for a full day of natural discovery, artisanal finds, and enriching workshops. Admission is free.
Now in its second 12 months at Caramoor, Katonah’s celebrated heart for music and artwork, the Herb Honest continues its longstanding custom of honoring the wonders of herbs and selling training, wellness, and creativity. The occasion incorporates a strong market, interactive workshops, participating displays, and family-friendly actions, set in opposition to the backdrop of Caramoor’s historic and pure splendor.
Market Treasures
Store an expertly curated choice of artisans and makers providing herb-infused connoisseur meals, botanical wellness merchandise, handcrafted artisan wares for the house, desk and backyard. This 12 months’s lineup options returning favorites resembling The Department Supervisor, Cabbage Hill Farm, Olga Joan, Sage Cacao, Platform, Jane D’Arensbourg, Exalted Alchemy, Dancing Spirits, Sixteen Sisters, Saltbox Press, Clay Story, Bat Flower Press, C-Via Lens Pictures, Junai Knitted Items, Flying Colours, and Webb & Adam Provisions.
Thrilling new additions embody Haute Chocolate Brooklyn, Silke Stoddard, Kelly & Co, Lisa Medoff Designs, Mg by Hand, A Style of Honey, Clayton Baskets, Hudson Valley Garlic Growers, Lumiere Doree, Lindsay’s Handmade, Wychs Bloom, and extra.
Academic Displays
Held within the Primary Tent, these free, hourly displays function skilled voices from a variety of natural and inventive disciplines:
- 10:30 AM – Patrick McDuffee, Properly-Sweep Farm: Unbelievable Fall Herbs & Perennials
- 11:30 AM – Maggie Pate, Nåde Studio: Indigo Dye Bathtub: Carry Your Personal Indigo
- 12:30 PM – Christopher Hawver, Chef: Cooking with Herbs
- 1:30 PM – Ngoc Minh Ngo, Photographer & Creator: Magnificence, Nature & Tradition of the Rose
- 2:30 PM – Deirdre Larkin, Horticultural & Plant Historian: Outdated Paths and New Instructions within the Herb Backyard
Fingers-On Workshops
Workshops are restricted in capability and require advance registration. All supplies are included. Tickets can be found at www.herbsocietyny.org:
- Maggie Pate – Kids’s Bundle Dyeing Cotton Bandanas | $45 | 10–11 AM
- Julia Whitney Barnes – Creating with Cyanotype | $160 | 10:15–12:15 PM
- Wendy Hollender – Nature Journaling | $115 | 10:30–12:30 PM
- Chynna Dee Andrada (Sage Cacao) – The Transformation of Cacao | $75 | 12–1 PM
- Christina Winters (Wychs Bloom) – Winter Illnesses | $45 | 1–2 PM
- Maggie Pate – Autumnal Botanical Printing Scarves | $125 | 1:30–4 PM
- Elizabeth Gross (Selkie Medicinals) – The Artwork of Natural Bathing | $45 | 2–4 PM
Creator E book Signings
Meet celebrated authors Ngoc Minh Ngo and Julia Whitney Barnes throughout a particular on-site e book signing. Ngoc Minh Ngo, acclaimed photographer and writer of Roses within the Backyard, is thought for her lush visible storytelling that explores the intersection of nature, tradition, and design. Julia Whitney Barnes, writer of Planting Utopia, is a multidisciplinary artist whose observe spans cyanotypes, ceramics, and large-scale installations. Her e book displays on the legacy of Shaker communities, weaving collectively artwork, historical past, and panorama in a richly visible narrative.
Tea Time on the Rosen Home
Friends may have the chance to get pleasure from Tea Time within the historic Music Room of the Rosen Home from 11 AM to 1 PM. Reflecting the English custom cherished by Lucie Rosen because the early 1910s, the service incorporates a choice of freshly made tea sandwiches, heat scones, an array of delicate desserts, and quite a lot of aromatic natural teas. Tickets are required and can be found at Caramoor.org.
Kids’s Exercise
Households are invited to cease by the Hammond Museum’s exercise desk, the place kids can create colourful paper birds by the artwork of origami. Birds are treasured residents of the pure world—and of Hammond Museum’s personal Japanese Stroll Backyard in North Salem—and origami, a beloved Japanese artwork kind, is commonly used to characterize their grace and sweetness. Positioned in North Salem, New York, The Hammond Museum & Japanese Stroll Backyard is an intimate oasis offering entry to peace and mindfulness for all by our tranquil Japanese model gardens and revolutionary arts and education schemes.
The Herb Desk & Bake Desk
Don’t miss the bounty of the Herb Desk, stuffed with aromatic recent and dried herbs, handmade wreaths, sachets, and natural bouquets. The Bake Desk tempts with herb-infused sweets and savory baked items, together with herb cookies, anise cornbread, and tea loaves.
Signature Lovage Soup
A mainstay of the Herb Honest, the NYUHSA’s signature lovage soup is a savory favourite made with leeks, potatoes, and lovage, served with focaccia from LMNOP Bakery.
Lunch
Friends might pre-order connoisseur boxed lunches that includes recent, native substances. Go to www.herbsocietyny.org for menu and particulars.
Non-Revenue Companions
This 12 months’s non-profit companions embody the New York Botanical Backyard and Bedford 2030, each devoted to advancing environmental stewardship and training. The New York Botanical Backyard’s William and Lynda Steere Herbarium is likely one of the largest on the earth, supporting botanical analysis and conservation. Bedford 2030 is a community-driven group working to fight local weather change and promote sustainability by native motion and training.
Occasion Particulars:
Saturday, September 20, 2025
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Caramoor, 149 Girdle Ridge Highway, Katonah, NY
Admission: Free
Workshop Tickets: Accessible at herbsocietyny.org
Tea Tickets: Accessible at Caramoor.org
In case of rain, the occasion can be held on Sunday, September 21. For the total program and particulars, go to herbsocietyny.org.
