FORT WALTON BEACH — Margaret Stewart, a Crestview resident, will present a talk on growing, using, and preserving herbs at 11 a.m. Sept. 13 and 14 during the Emerald Coast Home Show Health Fair and Business Expo, Emerald Coast Convention Center, 1250 Miracle Strip Parkway SE, Fort Walton Beach.
Stewart is an Okaloosa County Master Gardener and University of Florida Extension Office representative. She has been growing and using herbs for over 30 years.
After moving to Northwest Florida from the Northeastern U.S., she modified her dooryard herb garden to accommodate the vagaries of the Florida climate; cool to cold, dry winters and hot, humid and sometimes wet summers.
She will give advice on what herbs do best here and how to use these herbs in traditional foods.
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