New Creations Garden: How One Woman Turned Her Home Yard into Harvest Yields
Two-and-a-half years ago, my children and I made a difficult move to the beautiful Tri-Cities region of Tennessee. We didn’t know anyone but felt at home in the midst of
Canning, Rain Barreling, Fundraising + Blogging
Hey GA Family, Brian here -- still getting used to only posting once a month! So much to tell, but I believe photos speak louder than words, so I will
Grower Spotlight: The Pate Garden
Hello GA Family, Brian here -- every few months we will be posting blogs from the participants of our Market Gardener program entitled "Grower Spotlight"; this week Amy & Steve
Folk for Farms
Howdy y'all! We will be hosting a fundraiser in a few weeks to raise money for our program, and expand our educational outreach! If you're in the Johnson City area,
Nocturnal Tilling And Other Quandaries
Last Friday evening at around 11PM, Taylor and myself finally finished tilling the last of our GA market gardener's plots. Due to the extensive rain and the hectic schedules of Taylor,
Let’s Sow!
Tonight we had our first workshop at the Tree Streets Community Garden in Johnson City! Lexy and I demonstrated how to trellis peas, sow carrots, transplant brassicas, and answer questions
Germinating Fresh Ideas in East TN
Friends! Last week, Spring came into full bloom and with it our first Grow Appalachia sponsored workshop! On Saturday afternoon our 10 participant families gathered at the Willow Tree Cafe
Grow Your Own, 2015 Edition
Brian here - With the Spring Equinox on the horizon, Grow Your Own will be commencing its first set of 2015 workshops starting March 17th at 5PM! It may be
Spring is nigh..
Groundhog shadow or not, I am seeing spring on the horizon! Tomorrow Grow Your Own will be hosting its first planting session of 2015 with a group of special needs
Row Cover Everything!
Good morning fellow Appalachians, Last week marked a chaotic shift into an early winter.. last Thursday it got down to 17 degrees and we were forced to cover all of
