Hours of Operation:
Wednesday through Friday: 10am – 6pm
Saturday: 10am – 2pm
Sunday – Tuesday- by appointment only.
Ohio Herb Education Center is available 7 days a week for private tours.
Please call the center for details about tours, classes, and rentals. (614) 342-4380.
The Ohio Herb Education Center enthusiastically supports the many uses of herbs and the sharing of information about herbs. Through its mission of education, the Herb Center offers informative classes, workshops, publications and products featuring the use of herbs for, but not limited to, culinary, decorative, garden, medicinal and home applications.
The Center is located in the City of Gahanna—the Herb Capital of Ohio— just east of downtown Columbus and adjacent to Port Columbus International Airport in the heart of Gahanna. The Nafzger-Miller house, in which the Herb Center is located, is listed in the National Register of Historical Places with the original structure being built in 1855 and additions made to the home in 1910. The center includes a gift shop, parlor and kitchen and is used for classes, parties, meetings and rentals.
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The Ohio Herb Education Center provides diverse herbal education programs, events and products. The center is listed in the State of Ohio Division of Travel and Tourism’s Discover Ohio In Bloom brochure and is a frequent destination for tours and the general public.
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Geroux Herb Garden
Gahanna was declared the Herb Capital of Ohio by the state legislature in 1972. Jane “Bunnie” Geroux spearheaded the effort and later founded the Ohio Herb Education Center. In celebration of this great distinction, The Gahanna Municipal Herb Gardens were installed next to City Hall in 1975 and officially dedicated and named the Geroux Herb Gardens in 2002. This beautiful one acre garden is located at 206 Hamilton Road adjacent to Gahanna's City Hall. It features several themed areas including Biblical, Scented, Meditative, Medicinal and Culinary Gardens.
(The gardens are open to the public.)
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2010 Herb of the Year - Dill
From herbalpedia.com
History:
Its generic name, Anethum, is the Latin version of the Greek word for dill; the English word "dill" may be related to the Saxon dillan, "to lull or soothe", and with good reason. Dill water has soothed babies' colic for ages in England, Europe, and Turkey. Adults took dill wine as people today take bicarbonate preparations. The Romans chewed dill seeds to promote digestion, and they hung dill garlands in their dining halls, believing the herb would prevent stomach upset. It was also strewn on the floors of banquet halls so that its fragrance would counteract the heavy food smells. The
Romans believed that dill had fortifying qualities and so they covered the food given to gladiators with the herb. Brides in Flanders wore sprigs of dill on their wedding dresses to ensure a happy marriage. It was also an old German custom for the bride to carry dill. Dill was valued as much as money by the ancients. Greeks who could afford it flaunted their wealth by burning dill-scented oil.
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Ohio Herb Center
110 Mill St
Gahanna, OH 43230
(614) 342-4380
Hours of Operation
Wed- Fri: 10am – 6pm
Sat: 10am – 2pm
Sun–Tues by- appointment only
Contact Herb Center
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Dill
Anethum graveolens
[uh-NAY-thum grav-ee-OH-lens]
Family: Asteraceae
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