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Karyn Zaremba-Culver, owner of Bean Mountain Farms and Herbal Simplicity, will give a hands-on program entitled: "I've Grown These Beautiful Herbs, Now What Do I Do With Them?" on Saturday, February 19th.It will feature making herbal sugars, vinegars and oils and other herbal uses. The program begins at 10:00 a.m. with social time at 9:30, in the Student Center of the Northwest Arkansas Technical Institute, 709 S. Old Missouri Rd, Springdale, AR. (redlight at Ford Av. and Hwy 265) The programs are free and open to the public. For more information, call 479-521-9090 Lynn Rogers, Program Chair Flower, Garden and Nature Society of NWAR President: Joyce Mendenhall

IN TULSA FEB 7 AT 8:30 AM On Saturday Feb 7 , I'll be attending the Oklahoma Native Plant Society "Birds Bees Butterflies Blankets and Beautiful Oklahoma" Indoor Outing. On-Site Registration begins at 8:30 am and the last event ends at 3. Click here for the roster of speakers. Admission is $5. SAT FEB 21 AT 9:15 AM IN MUSKOGEE OK On Saturday, Feb 21 in Muskogee OK there will be a free how-to Community Gardening event at Muskogee Public Library, 814 West Okmulgee AV. The library opens at 9 and registration for the event will begin at 9:15. The keynote speaker will be Bruce Edwards from the Regional Food Bank of OK and the Urban Harvest Program. Edwards is involved with successful community gardens all around the OKC area. After Edwards' talk, attendees will be able to choose between two presentations. One will be a panel of gardeners helping beginning gardeners with basic information. The other track will be a presentation about growing to sell at farmer's mark...