"Grow It! Eat It! by Linda Larson is for both novice and expert gardeners.  It includes information on how to grow and how to cook fresh veggies, fruits, and herbs.

First checkout the recipe for good soil and the advice on planning an organic garden.  Then decide if you want fruits such as apples, ground cherries, plums, raspberries, etc.  You may prefer asparagus, green beans, carrots, or one of the other featured vegetables.  There are also sections on culinary herbs, medicinal herbs, wild plants, and flowers.  For each crop learn:

• Planting and thinning tips
• When and how to harvest
• How to clean and store
• Why it is healthy
• Great recipes that will satisfy the whole family.

This handy guide is on the new book shelf at the library and is just in time for planting season.

Get Moving for Health During May

May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month.  This year, Hibbing Healthy Lifestyles Coalition joins the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports to challenge Americans to get moving for health and to get active and fit during the month of May.

In recognition of this event the Hibbing Healthy LIfestyles Coalition will be hosting a Fit City "Walk 'n' Roll" on Saturday, May 21, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. at Bennett Park.

Registration will be in the Bocce Ball Parking Lot prior to the event.  Walking maps will be available and participants are encouraged to walk Loop 6 wich is 1.9 miles.  Other routes can be utilized with access to the Mesabi Bike Trail System.

For more information about the Fit City "Walk 'n Roll", contact Cheryl Bisping, RN, Chair of the Hibbing Healthy Lifestyles Coalition at 218-312-3012.

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Andrew Skurka at ICC

Andrew Skurka, National Geographic Society's "Adventurer of the Year" will be at Itasca Communty College in Grand Rapids on Wednesday, May 4th in the Davies Hall Theater.  Skurka will be talking about and showing pictures of his 4,680 mile Alaska-Yukon expedition.

This event is free and open to the public.  When doors open at 6:30 local organizations and agencies will be on hand to provide information on active living.  Andrew's presentation will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. and run through 8:00 p.m.

The event is sponsored by "Get Fit Itasca", "Itasca Community College", and "North Country Trail Association's Arrowhead Chapter".  If you have questions or need more information contact Meghan Bown at 218-327-1161 or mbown@ymcaitasca.org.

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