Saturday, March 28, 2026
gardening news

Catch up on local gardening news and events in Portage County and Geauga County in Ohio.
front of keller market house

Cities and counties around the country are taking a hard look at their food systems and coming up with plans to make them better. But do the plans work?
Plantain herb

Learn to gather and use plantain to treat common ailments like bronchitis, burns, rashes, insect bites/stings, ulcers, urinary tract infection and wounds.
Grand Champion Steer

Find all the results for the 2020 Mercer County Junior Livestock Club show and sale here.

The McGraw family, of Ohioville, Pennsylvania, finishes their time raising pigs for 4-H with a show.
family stands on deck at tree farm

The Brammer Family Tree Farm, in Columbiana County, was named the 2020 Ohio Tree Farm of the Year by the Ohio Forestry Association.
4-H-logo

The Geauga Beef and Swine 4-H Club met Aug. 16, outside at the fairgrounds.
FFA logo

Grace Jenkins, a member of the Zane Trace FFA Chapter, was selected as one of six students from Ohio to serve as a delegate to the Global Youth Institute.
A man kneels next to part of a tree on the ground and measures it with a tape measure.

Ryan Clester, an Ohio Department of Natural Resources state service forester, was selected as the 2020 Ohio Tree Farm Inspector of the Year.
Legacy Tax Credit, Sen. Elder Vogel, Pennsylvania,

State Sen. Elder Vogel Jr. wants livestock shows to go on at the Pennsylvania Farm Show, after it was announced the event would be held virtually.