Monday, December 8, 2025

Around the Table

Find out how to make smart swaps, mindful eating, safer food prep and simple planning while keeping festive flavors you love with tips from Ohio State University's family and consumer sciences educators.

How-To's

Liz Partsch provides a step-by-step guide on how to plant milkweed in the fall to support native species and pollinators including the monarch butterfly.

For centuries, honey has been used as medicine for different aliments; some of these uses still ring true today.

Columns

Grassroots outrage over dead horses at Pure Gold Stables sparks reflection on missed warning signs and a call to speak up before tragedy strikes.
deer head

From first snowfall to harsh winds, learn how shifting winter weather affects deer behavior in Ohio, and how hunters can adapt stand locations and strategy.
dinner

Find out how to make smart swaps, mindful eating, safer food prep and simple planning while keeping festive flavors you love with tips from Ohio State University's family and consumer sciences educators.
Jeannie Seabrook

Holiday meals begin on local farms, writes Mahoning Soil and Water Conservation District's Kathleen Vrable-Bryan. Celebrate community, tradition and flavor this season by supporting the farmers who nourish our tables and memories.
drought map

Ohio’s forage and corn silage season saw drought, delays and low quality. Learn how variability impacts feed value and why testing and adjustments matter.
spider

Explore early Ohio frontier kitchens, where nonstop fires, ash piles and iron “spiders” and “salamanders” shaped daily cooking and pioneer life.

Recipes