N.C. Unit, Herb Society of Ameria
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DAVIS FUND GRANT PROGRAM

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Peony
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Blandwood Kitchen Garden, recipient of a small grant and volunteers to assist with refreshing the design.

GRANTS FOR 2021 - 2022 ARE COMPLETE.

Grants for 2022 - 2023 will be considered beginning September 2022.

Please use our Contact Form for details
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Grants Information

 The Davis Fund, from donations and proceeds of our annual herb sale, is used for the following purposes:

a. Educational activities for members of the Unit or the general public other than regular Unit meetings

b. Scholarships and grants

c. Other projects of an educational or outreach nature that will further the knowledge and use of herbs.

d. No grants will be considered related to the medicinal use of herbs in accordance to practices and policies of the Herb Society of America.


Grants Awarded
2015 - 2016

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Touring the Edible Garden at the Children's Museum. Photo: Elaine Campbell
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Hoskins 1781 House, blacksmith shop and barn

1.  Alamance Community College-Department of the Horticulture Technology for student support and scholarships.

2.  Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden-addition of herb garden component to the kitchen garden and extension of the third grade Education Program serving Forsyth and Guilford County students.

3.  Cultural Heritage Garden at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park-futher development and expansion of the Hoskin’s garden for educational programs in the use of herbs during the time of the Revolutionary War.

4.  Greensboro Farmers Curb Market-development and implementation of six public educational food tastings to promote eating fresh and local foods using herbs.

5.  Hoskins House Garden, Guilford Courthouse National Military Park. The Hoskins farmstead served as a staging area for British troops during the battle. There is the Hoskins house, a reconstructed kitchen, a barn and a blacksmith shop on site. The farmstead also has a kitchen garden and several plots of field crops, all representative of an 18th Century farm. Today, only 7.5 acres of the original 150-acre farmstead is still intact.  Funding provided to re-furbush the garden.
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HOSKINS HOUSE

Requirements
All recipients, organizations or individuals outside of the North Carolina Unit who receive the grant must meet minimum standards, including, as appropriate:
a. Be an accredited North Carolina university, college, community college and secondary or elementary school; and/or
b. Have a promising project or activity related to herbs
c. Priority is given to projects and schools within the state of North Carolina
GRANT APPLICATION

PREVIOUS AWARDS
​Blandwood Kitchen Garden 
Alamance Community Garden
Alamance Community College Scholarships
Country Doctor Museum, Bailey, North Carolina
Greensboro Children's Museum Edible Schoolyard
Greensboro College Garden
Greensboro Historical Museum Doorway Herb Garden
Guilford County Schools- elementary school gardens
Sandhills Community College Scholarships
​Edible Garden at the Greensboro Children's Museum

We Would Love to Have You Visit!
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Permission to Use Materials
The right to download and store or output the materials on our website is granted for the user's personal educational use only. 
Materials may not be edited, reproduced, 
 transmitted or displayed by any means mechanical or electronic without our express written permission. Users wishing to obtain permission to reprint or reproduce any materials appearing on this site may contact us using the Contact Form.  If granted, we will email you a written permission for you to keep on file.
ASSOCIATION
The North Carolina Unit is a member of the Herb Society of America, Inc.  Visit the national organization at
www.herbsociety.org 
  • Home
  • Membership & Info
  • Herbs
    • Meeting Materials
    • BOTANY & HORTICULTURE
    • Books
    • Herb Study
    • Crafts
    • Culinary
    • Recipes
    • Notable Native Herbs
    • Invasive Plants
  • contact us
  • GRANT INFORMATION
    • Grant Application
    • Hoskins House Garden
  • HERB SALE
  • Greensboro History Museum
  • Herb Gardening with Climate Change