Garden Work Days in Abingdon, VA
Fraternity members and pledges came out for a day of service at the Ecumenical Faith in Action garden. We were chosen as a site for the group as Shai Cullop,
Our Farm Story: Part I
Post by Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program Our agency recently celebrated its eighth anniversary of helping victims of domestic violence rebuild their lives as survivors. To celebrate the milestone, we created
The Wild Edibles Festival ~by Marlyn at High Rocks
When I began as a Grow Appalachia AmeriCorps member, I was overwhelmed with plant identification. For the first time in 27 years, I was taking a closer look
Canning Tomatoes
Today has been a busy day for us here at LCAAHC. We were given 12 Bushels of Roma Tomatoes. "What are we going to do with all these tomatoes," Said
Keeping the Bees ~ Pine Mountain, Kathleen Powers
This past Tuesday evening Grow Appalachia held a beginning beekeeping workshop at Pine Mountain. The workshop was led by Gary Branson, an active participant in our program. Gary has been
Henderson Settlement
During the past two weeks we have had group meetings/ spaghetti dinners at both of our locations, Henderson Settlement and White Oak. Aaron and I planned these meetings to enable the
The Flood at Red Bird Mission……Chad Brock
Our week here at Red bird Mission started out Great. With some beautiful weather we were able to do several home visits where we planned gardens , done tilling and
Learning and Growing
Last Thursday our volunteer, Jessica, and I took a nice little drive out to Armilda Barnes' house to help start seeds for (late!?) cole crops and summer transplants in
A Visitor’s Point of View
This week Big Ugly hosted a visit from the Bonner Scholars of Earlham College in Richmond, IN. Of course we enjoyed the time we spent with the students. They helped
Four thousand eight hundred nails. ~by Erica at High Rocks
That's what it takes to house about 80,000 homeless bees. In order to get the best value, we ordered unassembled hive parts for our participating beekeepers. Since I live in a
