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![]() ![]() The Iowa local food system development is occurring rapidly. to 5 p.m., Iowa Local Food Summit Scheman Building at Iowa State University in Ames. Since 1986, they have maintained a seed bank that preserves vegetable varieties brought from Germany to the Amana Villages during the 1850s. Larry and Wilma grow over 300 varieties of flowers, trees, shrubs, and vegetables. Cottage-in-the-Meadow Gardens, owned by Larry and Wilma Rettig, South Amana, Iowa, has been featured in local and national publications, on the Internet, and is listed with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Larry and Wilma Rettig discuss their gardens in South Amana. Mon, April 2, 6:30-8:30 p.m., "A Smithsonian National Heritage Garden," Kirkwood Community College, Room 234 Cedar Hall. Her store is full of herbs, art, antiques, Iowa wines and more. Susan is now the owner of Applehurst in Winterset, IA. Susan speaks at consumer garden shows and symposia every year and she has also served as a judge for the APLD Landscape Design Awards AHS Book awards. Later she was employed at the Meredith Corporation as the associate editor for Country Gardens, editor of Garden Shed, and senior associate editor for garden and outdoor living at Better Homes and Gardens. Susan is the former editor and publisher of and The Iowa Gardener's Guide. Susan will offer many great growing tips and recipes in this presentation. Learn how to raise, harvest and preserve your own freshly-snipped herbs. Find out how to start your own herb garden, whether it's in a few flower pots or in a backyard plot. ![]() ![]() Herbs bring you to the perfect intersection of easy gardening and flavorful cooking. Susan Appleget-Hurst will discuss “From Plant to Plate: Growing and Using Herbs.” Free. Sun., April 1, 2:30 to 5 p.m., Growing and Using Herbs Iowa City Public Library. Following are gardening and eco-events scheduled for April 2012: ![]()
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