FAMILY GARDENS AND ANCESTRAL GHOSTS
This month our Backyard Gardener Nathan tells of his Appalachian family's connection to the land, from gardens to coal mines and back again. Stories like this, of families reclaiming
This month our Backyard Gardener Nathan tells of his Appalachian family's connection to the land, from gardens to coal mines and back again. Stories like this, of families reclaiming
Each month we like to offer the opportunity to our Backyard Gardener participants to share a story of their own, past or present, related to gardening. This month we
It has been a whirlwind of a week here in Wheeling. As I write this, I’ve been back in the country for exactly 1 week, after taking 5 weeks
Well it’s officially COLD here in Wheeling. I’ve had to dig out my winter hat and gloves to be outside, my tomato plants have been transferred to the compost
Well it’s official: we just hosted our final in-person workshop of the 2022 Backyard Gardeners season. It’s hard to believe that the growing season and our time with our
This month our blog post comes from one of our backyard gardeners, Alex Panas. Alex is the Program Manager for Wheeling Heritage, where she works with artists, small business owners,
This month our blog post comes from our gardener Terri, who reflects on the lessons she's learned from growing up in gardens and now starting her own. One of
This month we're sharing a story from our gardener Erica, who has endeavored to grow an expansive container garden on her front porch. I've been intrigued about this garden since
This month we heard from one of our second year gardeners, Kara Bellen. I've been hearing talk about Kara's blackberry wine and homemade salsa since I arrived at Grow Ohio
As I write this blog post we’re experiencing one of the first really beautiful Spring days of the year, and one of the first days in weeks where it