Williamson Health and Wellness Center
Williamson, WV (Mingo County)
Partner Site since: 2013
The Williamson Health and Wellness Center, as part of the Sustainable Williamson initiative, oversees a substantial community garden, a Mobile Farmers Market, and a partnership with Growing Warriors to introduce veterans into agriculture and farming in Mingo County and surrounding areas. The veterans utilize high tunnel space to grow produce that they sell at the Farmers Market, as well as attend and lead workshops.
Blogs from Williamson
Brandywines are Fine
This month most people are seeing the end of their summer garden here. Cucumbers are slowly fading away, the heat from mid July and early August deterred most people from doing a lot in the
Keeping Winter Warm
This has been the most active winter for the Williamson Health & Wellness Center Agriculture team. This is Maria, the Director of Community Agriculture. I have been working at the Wellness Center for six years
Tomatoes and Tobacco Sticks
Hello out there from Ramella Park Community Garden of Eatin'. These past two weeks we have witnessed such a flourish of growth and green in the garden. Almost all of the beds have been planted
Out with the old……
At Ramella Park, Garden of Eatin', we are practicing the saying, "Out with the old, in with the new." We have started cleaning out our raised beds and tearing down some plastic from the high
There’s a lot growing on around here… #PunLife
This is Chad Webb, Maria's Community Agriculture VISTA and Williamson native. We've had a pretty verdant Late Spring/Early Summer around these parts. The mild winter meant our growers could get seeds and transplants in the
Marketing Tips
Gardening season is well underway, as you can tell by the pictures below. From what I have gathered from several training's I have been to, and talking with growers from other counties, our growers are
