Guest lecturer: Martha B. Maddox, Family & Consumer Sciences Extension Agent, Alachua County

Become a pro at cooking with herbs. Learn how to cook with herbs to add flavor and reduce sodium, what foods pair with each herb, herbs that enhance or complete each other, when food items are in season and the importance of shopping local. The class will cover herb preparation, drying, freezing and storing herbs, sodium in your diet, herbs dried vs fresh, key culinary herbs to grow and use, herb blends, butters and sugars.