LITTLE ROCK — FIELD DAY
Ozark Folk Center State Park, Mountain View, Herbal Field Trip & Medicinal Herb Workshop, April 6-7 at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View. For the April 6 field trip participants should take a sack lunch, water, and a walking stick and dress for the weather.
Participants will travel by bus to the homestead of Stone County “plants man” Paul White. His property showcases greenhouses, ephemeral wildflowers and herbs, spring-fed creeks and a restored wetland. The trails range in difficulty from easy to very challenging. Expect frequent resting and interpretive programming. Participants must be physically able to hike the terrain.
The April 7 workshopwill feature seminars on solar herb preservation, cooking spring greens, why and how to use aromatic bitters, an introduction to glycosides and growing Solomon’s Seal tubers.
Cost: $95 (both events);
$70 (workshop only); $40 (field trip only). Registration is required. For more information or to register, call (870) 269-3851 or visit ozarkfolkcenter.com.
LET’S GO DUTCH
The Plantation Agricultural Museum in Scott will host a Dutch oven cooking workshop 9 a.m.-1 p.m. April 14.
The workshop will include a three-course meal and information about proper care and techniques of using a Dutch oven over a coal fire. Participants be taught to prepare biscuits, chicken and rice, and apple turnovers. Registration is required. Cost is $30.
The Plantation Agriculture Museum is at the junction of U.S. 165 and Arkansas 161 in Scott.
For more information or to register, call (501) 961-1409 or e-mail plantationagri museum@arkansas.com.
RECALL ALERTS
The United States Department of Agriculture now offers location-specific recall alerts via Twitter. Until recently the alerts were part of the agency’s general Twitter feed.
The state-specific foodsafety alerts will include meat, poultry, and processed egg products, as well as information on how to protect food during severe weather.
The alerts can be followed by listing your state’s two-letter designation underscore, then FSISAlert.
Arkansas, for example, is AR_FSISALERT and Missouri is MO_FSISALERT.
To view the Arkansas recall alert page without a Twitter account, visit twitter.
com/#!/AR_FSISALERT.
The agency also offers email and text message alerts. For more information, visit www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls.
Food, Pages 33 on 03/28/2012