<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/1/from-basil-to-balm-louisville-extension-workshop.php" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>01/20/2026</pubDate><title>From Basil to Balm: Louisville Extension Workshop Turns Backyard Herbs into Food and Medicine</title><author/><summary>Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension’s Home Grower Support Program brings 19 growers together for hands-on training</summary><image><img src="/brand-identity-approved-images/news-images-marketing/From%20Basil%20to%20Balm.jpg" alt="Placeholder"/></image><caption/><description>Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension’s Home Grower Support Program brings 19 growers together for hands-on training   Turning mint into tea, calendula into salve and basil into infused oil, 19 home growers learned how to transform common herbs into everyday food and wellness products during a “Growing Herbs for Food and Medicine” workshop held Oct. 18 at Kentucky State University’s West Louisville Extension Office.Now in its third s...</description></item>