Frontier Organic Research Farm Botanical Garden
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The Frontier Organic Research Farm Botanical Garden 1 acre (4,000 m²) is a botanical garden
operated by the Frontier Co-op corporation, and located with the research farm at company headquarters in Norway, Iowa
, in the United States
.
The garden contains 200 botanical species in 17 medicinal herb
beds, with an elderberry
grove as a windbreak. The cooperative also manages a 15 acre (61,000 m²) native prairie at the site, as well as 68 acres (275,000 m²) in Meigs County
, Ohio
operated as the National Center for the Preservation of Medicinal Herbs.
Botanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
operated by the Frontier Co-op corporation, and located with the research farm at company headquarters in Norway, Iowa
Norway, Iowa
Norway is a city in Benton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 601 at the 2000 census. The city is about southwest of downtown Cedar Rapids. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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The garden contains 200 botanical species in 17 medicinal herb
Herb
Except in botanical usage, an herb is "any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavoring, food, medicine, or perfume" or "a part of such a plant as used in cooking"...
beds, with an elderberry
Elderberry
Sambucus is a genus of between 5 and 30 species of shrubs or small trees in the moschatel family, Adoxaceae. It was formerly placed in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, but was reclassified due to genetic evidence...
grove as a windbreak. The cooperative also manages a 15 acre (61,000 m²) native prairie at the site, as well as 68 acres (275,000 m²) in Meigs County
Meigs County, Ohio
Meigs County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,770. Its county seat is Pomeroy, and it is named for Return J. Meigs, Jr., the 4th Governor of Ohio.-Geography:...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
operated as the National Center for the Preservation of Medicinal Herbs.