Did you know that some of the finest gourmet garlic in the country is grown in Minnesota? Folks in our state grow over 100 different kinds (that’s 99 more than you can usually find in a supermarket).

You can get your hands on some first-rate garlic for cooking and planting tomorrow, Aug. 16 at the annual Minnesota Garlic Festival.

Chefs from some of the Twin Cities’ best restaurants will prepare the menu for the festival cafe.  There is entertainment, many family activities, expert advice and, of course, all the garlic you could want from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m in Howard Lake.

You know, Howard Lake…in Wright County, about an hour west of the ‘Cities on 394/12? Don’t want to drive there? You can take a bus there with other garlic fans.

Even if you don’t get the festival, don’t forget to order garlic to plant this fall for next summer’s crop. I ordered mine yesterday and discovered that some places (like Seed Savers Exchange) are already sold out of some kinds, and other places, like Laughin Farms in Iowa suffered crop losses because of the floods. So even though you may not want to plant until late September or early October, show your garlic habit some love now.

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