Gardens, Ghosts, Stories and … Mushrooms

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Gardens Mushroom Hunt Chocolate Workshop Herb Wreath Workshop Haunted Trolley Ride Storytelling

There’s nothing like a good story well-told, but there is also much to say about the bounty of the land – and all

of that comes into focus in this fabulous three-day tour. Get hands-on at an herb workshop and then tour one of

America’s great botanical gardens. Thrill to an evening with a talented storyteller. Hunt for mushrooms at

Thomas Jefferson’s boyhood home and enjoy your bounty prepared in a hearthside cooking demonstration.

Take a tasty tour of an urban cidery. At the Edgar Allen Poe Museum you’ll be a juror in a mock-trial based on

Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart. Hang on for a trolley tour of haunted Richmond. Lastly, we will visit to the Virginia

Holocaust Museum where another story of struggle and survival unfolds in dramatic exhibits.

Herb Wreath Workshop at Lavender Fields Herb Farm Get a true immersive, hands-on experience at this fun nursery with an expert-

led herb wreath workshop. Lavender Fields is Central Virginia premier herb

farm selling more than 200 varieties of Certified Organic herb and vegetable

plants. The staff offers lively workshops in canning and preserving, planting

and harvesting and other useful knowledge. You may also get a chance to try

their lavender ice cream!

Sheila Arnold Storyteller

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens was named the #2 best public garden in

America by USA Today, “One of the Best North American Gardens Worth

Traveling For” by BBC Travel and one of the best botanical gardens in the

US by the Travel Channel. The Healing Garden, Fountain Garden, Asian

Valley and Victorian Garden are among more than a dozen themed gardens.

Enjoy a guided walk with a horticulturalist through the Community Kitchen

Garden, planted in organic heirloom varietals providing fresh vegetables for

local hungry children and homebound seniors.

Blue Bee Cidery Virginia’s only urban cidery carries on the Colonial tradition of crafting hard cider. At Blue Bee you’ll get a

tour and flighted tasting that reveals a spectrum of flavors from chardonnay to port.

Mary Prince Lewis 804-678-9750 mlewis@hovtour.com www.hovtour.com

Gardens, Ghosts, Stories and … Mushrooms Mushroom Hunting at Tuckahoe Plantation Thomas Jefferson grew up here and received his early schooling in a one-

room schoolhouse that still stands. Jefferson was fascinated by nature and

edibles and enjoyed gathering wild plants. Here we will literally follow in

his footsteps as we hunt for mushroom in the woods at Tuckahoe. We’ll eat

what we gather as prepared for us in a hearthside cooking demonstration by

one of America’s most noted Colonial foodways interpreters.

Edgar Allan Poe Museum Poe is one of the most celebrated writers in the English language and he

spent significant portions of his childhood, adolescence and adult life here in

Richmond. The Poe Museum is housed in the oldest surviving structure in

Richmond with an Enchanted Garden, designed directly from Poe’s poem

“To One in Paradise.” Look for plants mentioned in his literary works along

garden walls, paths, pegolas and benches made of salvaged materials from

buildings where Poe lived or worked. Become a member of the jury in a

mock trial based on Poe’s famous story, The Tell-Tale Heart.

Ghost Tour by Trolley Virginia has more sites listed on the National Register of Haunted Places

than any other state – and many of those sites are in historic downtown

Richmond. We’ll hop aboard a trolley for a lively tour of departed spirits and

favorite haunts among the cobblestone streets. Hang on to your hat!

Virginia Holocaust Museum There is not a more dramatic story told in Richmond than that of the Ipson

family and its trials in a Nazi concentration camp. The story of the Holocaust

and its survivors, such as the Ipson family which made its way to America

and eventually to Richmond. Displays recount their experience in Germany

and the incredible story of perseverance and survival.

An Evening of Storytelling Sheila Arnold, an accomplished costumed interpreter and a treasure trove of folklore and stories will provide

an evening of special entertainment for our group. Her interpretations of traditional stories and engaging

presentation will promise a delightful evening not to be forgotten.