March is here and the official start of spring is about three weeks away! This weekend at the Lodestar Gardens Winter Market, we have a noontime presentation by Marilyn Bell regarding medicinal herbs that grow in Navajo and Apache counties. Market starts at 11 a.m., and Marilyn’s presentation will begin at 12 noon.

With good information, you can take charge of your health. Marilyn is a voracious reader, researcher and gatherer of information. On Saturday, Marilyn will share with us her knowledge of medicinal herbs, growing herbs and other excellent user-friendly resources.

Please call (928) 587-1660 or e-mail bhockabout@gmail.com for a map and directions if you haven’t made a visit to Lodestar.

Enjoy free space for vendors, free hot beverages, free farm tours, and delicious homemade lunch for just $2 (soup, salad and Clark’s ancient grain bread).

Our bags of greens are starting to shift in their contents as the fall plantings are exhausted and new starts begin to take hold. We still have an abundance of Swiss Chard, Kale and carrots, along with both stored and fresh beets and rutabagas ($3/lb.), dried lavender and other herbs, and our homemade, 8oz. jars of pesto (walnut $8, pine nut $10, non-dairy $12). All of our packaging is eco-friendly made of cellulous, reusable, recyclable (and compostable) bags.

As for crafts, Donna Daniel’s wonderful, handmade fiber arts will be available in a variety of sizes and prices, along with Monte Cunningham’s accupressure treatment tools and several other products from local artist and vendors.

Also for sale will be goat’s milk soap from Misty Mountain Milkers ($6/bar), a variety of soaps from Flagstaff Soap, natural lip balm and beauty aids by Kai and some wonderful handmade chalkboards (crafted out of recycled cabinets) by Bernie!

See you on Saturday!