The Importance of Water Quality
Greetings from Park Place! While most of us turn on a faucet to get water to water our gardens, a few of us rely on water from open sources; like
Harvesting Peas, Spinach, Kale and Broccoli
Greetings from Park Place On June 4 Twenty Girls from the YWCA Tech GYRLS gathered at Vance Community Garden to get their hands dirty. Here is a reflection of their
Cardboard, Compasses & Clouds
Greetings from Park Place On May 20th nineteen young ladies from Tech GYRLS and their Team Leaders gathered at Sugar Hollow Park to work on the Edible Park. The following
One Potato, Two Potato, Sweet Potato Grow!
Greetings from Park Place! This week Tech GYRLS joined us at the Vance Community Garden to harvest, weed and plant. These girls ROCK! Despite hotter than usual temperatures and a
School Year Ends with a Wrap
Greetings from Park Place! Last week saw the end of yet another school year. This year however, special needs students from Tennessee High School took their final exam in the
School Gardens prepare for Summer
Greetings from Park Place For the past two years I have been lucky enough to work with high school students with special needs in the garden; teaching them about growing
A Memorial Thru Service
Greetings from Park Place! On May 3, 16 Tennessee High School students gathered at Vance Community Garden for a Day of Service. This annual "Service" day began two years ago
Preparing for a Freeze
Greetings from Park Place! Last week, bitter cold temperatures engulfed our community. We scrambled to cut floating row cover and protect as much as we could from freezing temperatures. The
Planting an Edible Park with YWCA Tech GYRLS
Greetings from Park Place! The following blog was written by Tech GYRLS Brooklyn Burkett and Erin Smith: The YWCA Tech GYRLS were very excited about the ASD meeting at Sugar
TechGYRLS volunteer with ASD Park Place Program
Greetings from Park Place! When the TechGYRLS volunteered at Vance Garden in Bristol, TN, we did some exciting things! First, we learned some very useful planting tips. We learned that
