Make it fun and convenient to add some homegrown flavor to cookouts, garden parties and meals. Grow a few herbs in containers on a patio, deck or balcony.

Set a pot near the grill and fill it with favorite grilling herbs. Include some barbecue rosemary known for its especially good flavor and aroma suited to cooking. Plus, the strong stems make the perfect skewer, something guests are sure to remember.

Luke and Terri Erb’s family business, Erb’s Farm and Flower, offers more than just plants and flowers.

Together with son Ezra Erb, the couple desires to instill in youngsters the love of growing. Erb Farm is a big supporter of the Bonduel School District garden, hosting June summer-school field trips annually.

The busy morning is full of activity.

The magazines and the internet trolls make it sound so easy, but it’s a rare hunt that goes down simply and quickly.

Wild animals are never predictable, and wild turkeys never seem to do what they are supposed to do, according to those experts.

The internet is now full of “what if” hunting scenarios, and a recent one that caught my eye said, “A gobbler hangs up at 50 yards and you have tungsten shot. Do you shoot?”

For many Americans, down time is spent on smartphones, scrolling on social media or interacting with apps.

While this may keep you occupied, it’s taking you away from valuable brain activity achieved only through good old-fashioned boredom. Emplify Health by Bellin is encouraging community members to incorporate time to unplug and be bored to boost healthy brain activity.

Health experts are encouraging families to focus less on perfection and more on the everyday habits that shape a child’s long-term health.

For Aspirus Dr. Heather Winesett, those habits tend to come back to the same core areas.

It’s all about the food and love at Ignacio’s Puebla Street Food, a new Mexican restaurant near downtown Shawano.

Ignacio Ramirez-Juarez’s love for the food he grew up with in Puebla City, Mexico, inspired him to open the restaurant in early March.

“I just follow my heart,” Ramirez-Juarez said. ”When I was a child watching my grandma, my mother, my aunt cooking, that’s my way to cook.”