Here at Red Bird Mission we are psyched about gearing up for the upcoming growing season.
We are now putting together the berry order for all our participants and preparing for our first round of home visits. We are looking forward to getting these gardens prepared and helping the participants determine the garden size and layout that will best fit their needs for producing food for their own use as well as having some produce to sell out the Red Bird Farmer’s Market.
Along with Garden planning these first home visits will consist of; helping to clear garden areas, assist in the taking of soil samples, helping to plan proper crop rotation and making arrangements for the turning of the soil in their gardens. We will also be assisting them in preparing adequate plots for their incoming berry plants.
Through partnership with the Clay County Extension office we will be helping interested families to obtain Strawberry, Blueberry, Blackberry and Raspberry plants. We also have some great educational publications on small fruit and berry production that will be available to our Grow Appalachia participants as well as all other members of our community.
Red Bird Mission/Grow Appalachia
Field Worker,
Chad Brock
Leave A Comment