 What makes for excellence in heart care? It starts with one of the most amazing teams of heart surgeons and cardiologists that I've seen assembled under one roof and the region's leading technology in a new 40 million dollar facility. This is the nationally recognized Heart and Vascular Institute of Eastern Kentucky at Pikeville Medical Center. The Pike County Conservation District held a free seed giveaway on Thursday, April 13th. We are giving away free garden seed packs. They are just a starter seed. You're not going to get enough to paint a huge big garden, but it is enough to get you started. We give these away to the public for Pike County residents every year. We want to try to help encourage people to start growing their own food again and teach your kids and bring kids how to get started on growing your own food again. With that home gardening becoming so popular, the Pike County Conservation District hopes Pike County locals will take advantage of the free seeds they have provided so that they can start growing their own produce at home. Anybody that's wanting to get started, seeds are expensive. And especially if you have never garden before, and this is your first time and you're trying to, or even if you have garden for years. Some seeds are hard to find. I know we've had a hard time getting some of them and it's took us a while to get them. That's why it's kind of later in the year that we're giving these away this time. Some of my seeds, I just finally got the last seven win last week. So at least when you grow your own food, you know what you're getting. So instead of going to the grocery store and paying the high prices for it, that way you can grow it yourself. For more information or updates about future events and programs, you can visit the Pike County Conservation District Facebook page. For Mountain Top News, I'm Kelsey Dean.