Think Spring!
We are pretty sure that it is finally spring here on Big Ugly Creek. My friend, Jason, who is also principal of one of the middle schools in the region
New Spring–New Greenhouse
It's finally happened! It's spring and the new greenhouse is in operation. We worked on it as we could during this strange winter of ups and downs. Glen Workman and
In the midst of winter– an invincible summer
Big Ugly Barn in winter “In the midst of winter I learned there is within me an invincible summer.” --Albert Camus This has been some winter on
!OMG!! It’s February 28th
OMG! It's really February 28th. What happened to the month? Last month the garden was all a dream. A perfect dream at that! Now it is seeds to split up
My Favorite Gardening Month
Looks frozen, but it is the garden dream month I know it's crazy, but in some ways January is my favorite gardening month. Strange, but true. All the
Big Ugly Grow Appalachia Looks Back and Forward
How do we help people not only grow healthy food but have the foundation for moving away from the trap of processed, additive laden products in completing their meals? This
Thanksgiving Here on Big Ugly
Thanksgiving has become my favorite holiday. That is because it doesn’t involve trying to outdo one another with gifts. My old favorite was Easter, but now Easter gifts as well
October Musings
We picked and ate green bean and tomatoes all through the beginning of October. They were so good. Made better by knowing that they wouldn’t be there much longer. This
Saving Seeds
It is almost October and what is left in the garden is either waiting to be composted or over-mature. So it is time to save any seeds that we want
Potato Candy? That’s News to Me
These days when we all have harvests to put up, it is really refreshing to find something totally new. This week I went to drop off some people at the
