Building Healthy Soil
After having a workshop on soil and working on creating a podcast about soil, I've learned a great deal about building and maintaining healthy soil organically. Even though I knew
Lack of Rain – Sustainable Strategies
The kiddos are coming home from school over-exposed to sun. We're taking safety measures - and we are all about the outdoor time, but why this spring? . . .
Solar Powered Water Pump Workshop
Earlier this week ASPI hosted a solar water pump workshop presented by Josh Bills. This was not a Grow Appalachia workshop, but it was very relevant since we'll be using
Green Tech in the Garden
Our goal is living sustainably at ASPI. Although you will find that we like gathering wild edibles (greens, flowers, branches, and more. . . not only the morel-kind - though
Happy Earth Day! Grow Appalachia and the Environment
This week was one of my favorite holidays, Earth Day. Although I think every day is Earth Day, I do love all of the events in April that celebrate and
Solar Water Pump Workshop
Among the many workshops we offer (including GA workshops), is a little gem this spring. Josh Bills (ASPI board member and Energy Efficient Enterprises Program Director at MACED) will be
Happy Experiments
What do Kale, Tomatillos, and Nokatta-Ya (a Japanese green) have in common? They were all happy experiments in our garden. Our first meetings here at ASPI are filled with the
Help from Service Learners
We had two weeks with three groups of college students earlier this month at ASPI. Students from Loyola, Emory, and Notre Dame chose to spend their spring break volunteering with
Eating Less Meat – From a Steak Lover!
Hi, this is Tisha from ASPI where we promote sustainable living. My dad always raised a cow each year – mostly it was an unwanted baby bull from a dairy
Garden Planning
The combination of the All-Hands Gathering and being snowed-in has made me really excited about spring. I had a great time at the gathering and got some good ideas for
