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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1998-09-09, Page 5_IT'S_Y1?LIRRLISINF.SS Times Advocate, Sepleniber'9, 1998 ' Crediton woman turns interest in herbs into second job By Scott Nixon T -A Reporter CREDITON -- One Credn woman hopes itoher new business can help educate the . public about the - many uses Of herbs. Valorie Pooley has taken her 20 years of gardening knowledge and opened Aux Fines Herbes from her Victoria Street home. Pooley, who grows. the herbs' in her backyard, says she -can offer customers More varieties of service than. can 'a grocery store because she will. sell customers any amount of an herb they want: most grocery- stores. rocerystores. she said, only sell culinary herbs in Targe amounts. Pooley also said . the herbs sold in grocery stores are. ---of a poorer quality than the fresh herbs she sells. Poolcy's herbs are chemical -free. ' unlike those found in most -grocery stores. she said. • - Pooley began her business for An everyday job. Valorie Pooley, who recently opened Aux several reasons. First, she enjoys Fines Herbes from her Crediton home, -demonstrates the care working with herbs and thought she must give to a lavender plant., Pooley said plucking the starting a business would be, fun. . flowers on 1pvender plants' can. take up to 15 minutes Per Also, her friends urged:her fo start • plant, making it difficult for her to keep ,up with the plants' her own. business and: because the growth. Pooley spends everyday working in her garden: work is seasonal, Pooley says she . can balance her time between her utters Sante courses over -.the Inter. - gardening 'and her job -as an Eng- - net which she may',take. - - , lish teacher at London's -H: B- Beal •And while -many- fanners have secondary school complained of the hot dry weather. She said her husiness may de- - this summer. Pooley said the we..eth- velop into a full-time job for her er has,heen perfect lior herbs. which some day hut now that .school has have been thriving this summer. started: Aux Fines Herbes will only • Pooley says a .has beth imposSihlc- he.open on weekends for her u.i keep up with her -garden, She said she'll probably shut even though she wiorks at it every down for,thc winter in October and day. , reopen in the spring. • - I. F'goley.has many types of herbs During the winter. Pooley will used for cooking, potpourri and tea, read books on herbs and says she's but mentioned .lavender as a plant constantly . learning , new . things whtch• takes panicular.care: she said about -the subject. She can also 'picking- the flowers off the plant can learn about herbs on the Internet take up to ki minutes perplant. and said the University of Guelph: -One unique herb Pooley men - tinned is the stevia, which, is sweet to: •the • taste and is used -as a re- placement for sugar in China he - cause it doesn't.have the high cal- orie content sugar dues: • • Pooley:: who has no greenhouse. ,dries much cif her- product -in •the rafters of her Karn. She also said Herbs can be dried in a dehydrator ora microwave but said she, prefers air drying her' herbs. - C9ne advantage to•.being in the hcrh-�husincss. Pooley, -said. is that her kitchen always smells good. -And while she admits.husiness-has been slots So far, she continues*, .enjoy working with herbs. ' Hensall & Area Drop In day planned. By Liz Sangster Hensall corresponderi HEN:SALL - The PCWof Carmel Presbyterian Church. will - • ,hold their meeting on September 14 ► at Jan Baker's cottage. They will have their,evening meal in Grand Bend.. For more information call Marilyn Campbell at .762-23/14. • -..The :.Hensall and District Hotril.-ultural,Society will hold their r5th Anniversary party on- r, nr: a • September 21 at the Hensall Community Centre: The. cut off date to order tickets is Septc;mher, , • 14. This 'promises to he a. great- . evening with a bullet by:Jerry .' Rade. Television's"Guerrilla. ' Gardener" Grahamc.Beakhust will speak on. the subieta 'tit snaking a garden. There will he musical entertainment by' the Vocal Agreement singing group. There will he niany great -door prises. For • tickets call the Village Office at 262-2/(12 or Liz at -.262-2715. _ • Conic u( and Tvisit with your friends at the Hensall & Area Conintunity Drop, m.Our .nest ,drop in will he held •,:Thursday-. September -l7 at`the Hensall ilnited Church. ' . - We begin' the day with lout care ,at 10 aster. ,Please Contact Marg Cole at 262-2304 if'you are inter- ested in scheduling an,appuintment. Lunch will he served at i2 noon. _Followin):! lunch. we .will he edter- ta fined' by Hugh Harper with tits piano music. -The day will wrap up with €;.eines, ,Cards and blood pres- sure readings for thiT,I,wtlu wish ti stay. ,'• Cosi- is -$4 per person', 11 required, transportation can he pro - sided. To snake reservation contact -Marg Cole att262-2304 or Faye Skinner at 235-025K by.noon on Monday; September. 14. this event •is sponsbrcd•by 'Fawn -and' Coufary Support Services and local volun- leers , Maril)n. Homer and, grand- - daughter Julia Campbell recently . [ returned from a three week ,vaca nun in • the maritimes and Newfoundland.' . Regular meeting for the Hensall Legion Branch 468 to be held on , Septen►her 16 at ti p.m. Please note change -of date and pian to attend. • BEST G.I.C. 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Built for thc export market, this homeisnot normally open to the public. Take advantage of this opportunity nit view this home and ask qudstions! If you are building a new home, you can't afford to miss this- opportunity. Visit this Saturday, September 12th from 10 till 2 to find out how you can get the best nes' home value in Ontario. Tel: (519) 323-2480 Fax: (519) 323-3897 Toll Free: 1-800-265-2648 Internet: www.qualityhomes.on.ca LAMBTON'A" 44' x 28' 1,942 sq. ft 8 km South of Mount Forest on Hwy. 6, R.R. #2 Kenilworth, Ontario NOG 2E0 CALL US TOLL FREE 1-800-265-2648 'Lucan council meeting reveals concerns with new library LUCAN — It seems not every- one in Lucan is in favor of the new ' library project. That revelation was brought'•for- ward by tiouncillpr Perry Caskan- ette at last week's council meeting. The opposition isn't to Lucan get- . ting a new and needed larger li- brary. but un how the project is be-, ing funded: Council has appraved the project - in principle and. has agreed to hold a $500x1 loan for the Lucan Dis- triet.Linns Club to help pay for the $3(x),(xxl-total cost of the library to he added to the southeast corner of . the Lucan Community .Memorial - Centre. Council's final approval will only came after the final draw- ings are submitted and if tenders. submitted by contractors are within range of cast estimates for the -pro- ject. The tions Cluh will pay back the $50.00( loan and has already, raised an additional $5(),000 for the project. ,The Lucan Booster Club has agreed to kick in another, $50.000 and Lions Club project/ coirnmitiee chairperson Larry Hot - sun said the group will raise the_re- maining $50010 through public donations and fundraising projects. Construction -on the new library - was to start'sometinle 'this` month li 1 0 0 0 and be complete by mid-January. Caskancttc said the sty the pro- ject is being funded has some noses out of Joint. "II seems like a-lot•of money will be spent before final approval," Caskanette said. Reeve Rohcrj Benner said how the library . project is proceeding isn't out tit the ordinary. 'There's not really any ;other way to do it." he said.' Administrator Ron Reymer added the village hasn't spent a cent on, the protect But Caskat etre said he has heard from some villagers that disapprove tit thc.proc ess. • • "The perception is- the village is lending the Lions Club money—.7. he said. "There are people out there the library proposal .doesn't .Dive with." Benner • argued every decision made by council has -critics 1st & 2nd Mortgage MONEY -AVAILABLE - at 6 5 uiterest or less Personal , Loans Totally Unsecured it you quality. monthly -payments as row as • • Amt. 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