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Embrace farro side dish recipes, especially this Mediterranean Salad for a dish full of protein, fresh herbs, vegetables, and, most importantly, flavor.
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Discover the best herbs for skin care; and homemade remedies for sunburn, blisters, bug bites, and other minor maladies after gardening and farming.
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Ohio Pawpaw Festival

September 12-14, 2025 • Albany, Ohio

The Ohio Pawpaw Festival is a fun-filled, educational community event celebrating one of America’s largest native tree fruits, the pawpaw (Asimina triloba). This all-weekend event highlights the rich history and future possibilities of the pawpaw through delectable food and beverages, and a full line-up of presentations and activities that cover pawpaw growing, cooking, genetics, medical use and other topics related to sustainability. Special events at the festival include competitions for the best and biggest pawpaw, a pawpaw cook-off, a best pawpaw-related work of art and the ever-popular pawpaw-eating contest.

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Lavender Electrolyte Water & Other Herbal Remedies

Include soothing and calming lavender in your routine with these herbal recipes and crafts with this common medicinal herb.
Herbal Tinctures: From Harvest to Jar

Join herbalist Maria Noël Groves in her garden and classroom as she demonstrates how to harvest fresh herbs to make homemade medicinal herbal tinctures, as featured in her books Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies and Body Into Balance. Tinctures are alcohol extracts, which are easy to make, potent, and have a long shelf life. Plus, they’re superb for extracting the medicinal properties of herbs. She’ll also discuss how to make a dry plant tincture, and how to choose the right alcohol for the job.

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Fermenting Cilantro and Other Garden Herbs

Say goodbye to drying herbs and hello to fermenting them. Discover the magic of fermentation for nutrition, flavor, and preservation through your garden’s herbs. Fermentation is easy and safe. In this class, learn why this is the best way to preserve tender herbs for superior flavor, and how to do it.

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What Are Aromatic Plants?

What are the benefits of aromatic plants? Learn how your health and mood can benefit from the inclusion of aromatic plants in your garden.

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Lavender Electrolyte Water & Other Herbal Remedies

Herbal Tinctures: From Harvest to Jar

Fermenting Cilantro and Other Garden Herbs

What Are Aromatic Plants?

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