I am looking forward to the 2026 Ohio State Fair, July 29th - August 9th. We are excited to be in a brand new, air conditioned space! We have started the initial layout of our space. The Ohio State Fair has allocated 10,000 square feet to horticulture and floriculture exhibits. That is a huge area and we need to fill it. Please make as many entries as possible and encourage your friends, neighbors, and garden club members to enter. We need to fill the space or we will lose it.

Exhibitor information is available by visiting https://www.ohiostatefair.com/p/get-involved/horticulture-floriculture. Entries close July 1st.

Happy gardening.

Jim Chakeres

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Nature Study Retreat will be held Sept. 13-18, 2026, at Camp Oty'Okwa in the Hocking Hills. We moved it to the fall for one year only because the camp will not be available in May due to utility work.

We are aware that some county fairs are still going on at that time. We tried our best to avoid most of them. And if a county fair prevents someone from attending the retreat, they can attend the second year, at the same location, when we move it back to May, 2027.

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