Spring is a bountiful season when it comes to gardening, full of fresh fruits and vegetables that add bright flavors to your meals. If you want to take advantage of what’s in season in the springtime, these nutritious vegetables will help you get started.

1. Beets. Beets have been having a moment for the past couple years, and for good reason. What used to be the skipped-over bowl in the salad bar is now a popular addition to juices, salads, and even breads and desserts.
2. Asparagus. Dense with vitamins and nutrients and full of hearty flavor, asparagus is especially plentiful in the springtime.
3. Spinach. Green, leafy veggies, like mild-tasting spinach, grow especially well in the spring, and they make much more nutritious bases for salads than the usual iceberg lettuce.
4. Peas. Forgo canned peas in favor of fresher, more flavorful peas right from the produce aisle or farmer’s market. They’re simple to prepare and have a wide variety of uses, and peas grow rapidly all throughout the spring season.
5. Artichokes. Slice them up for sandwiches or toss them in a salad. However you serve artichokes, they’re always a pleasant surprise.
6. Zucchini. You’re likely bombarded with zucchini each spring from friends and neighbors with garden surpluses, but that’s never a bad thing. Zucchini is full of healthy nutrients, and its versatile consistency makes the squash a great ingredient for everything from breads to stir-fries.

What's In Season? [Oprah.com]
Spring Vegetables Slideshow [Bon Appetit]

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You don't need to be a boxing fan to enjoy a visit to Louisville's Muhammad Ali Center. In fact, reviewers on Yelp claim that regardless of how much you know about Muhammad Ali, you’ll surely learn something new about the champ and a bit of 20th-century history at this interactive museum in Louisville.

Visitors start on the top floor of the five-level museum with a video introduction followed by a series of exhibits designed to inspire the champ’s core values— confidence, conviction, dedication, giving, respect and spirituality. The remaining floors feature interactive stations like a life-size boxing ring and the chance to shadow box with “The Greatest.”

The Muhammad Ali Center regularly hosts outside regularly hosts exhibits and events that promote its core values. The center is open 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. At less than $10 for adult admission, the inspiration is certainly worth the price!

Muhammad Ali Center
44 North Sixth St
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 584-9254
alicenter.org
www.yelp.com/biz/muhammad-ali-center-louisville

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Need a reason to visit the Louisville Slugger Museum? How about three? This local museum offers engaging entertainment, free admission for children under 5, and a free souvenir for all visitors.

Visitors should plan to spend at least two hours at the Louisville Slugger Museum. Guests can enjoy a bat-making demonstration every day that the museum is open. Batting cages, film screenings, and the world’s largest baseball bat are just a few of the museum’s most popular attractions. Guests are encouraged to climb on, under, and through the giant baseball glove and hold Louisville Sluggers used by some of the biggest names in baseball in the Grand Slam Gallery.

The Louisville Slugger Museum welcomes visitors from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. The museum closes on Christmas and Thanksgiving Day and opens for limited hours on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day.

Louisville Slugger Museum
800 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202
(877) 775-8443
www.sluggermuseum.com

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