A Happy High Tunnel
It's June, and that means one thing up here at High Rocks: camp New Beginnings is right around the corner! In order to fuel the adventures of the campers headed
Delicious Sauteed Kale, Chard and Spinach Recipe
--Deb Vensel and Brandon Richardson, High Rocks AmeriCorps Members, Hillsboro, WV This month we combined our cooking and canning workshops to see if that would be more convenient to our
New Sprouts in Springtime
--Deb Vensel, High Rocks AmeriCorps Member, and Karline Jensen, High Rocks Program Coordinator, Hillsboro, WV We woke up to 5 inches of snow again Monday morning -- April 9th! We've
Community in Bulk
-- Liz Kammeyer, High Rocks AmeriCorps Member, Hillsboro, WV Here at High Rocks, we are in our eighth year as a Grow Appalachia site. Can you believe it? We hardly
A New Sprout in the High Rocks Garden
-- Emily Sullivan, High Rocks AmeriCorps Member, Hillsboro, WV Hi, I’m new. My name is Emily, I moved here from central Virginia to start a small farm bakery.
A Season in Melodie & John’s Garden
As we round the corner into the final months of this Grow Appalachia year, we'd like to take a moment to look back on the journey of the growing season.
Summer Salsa for the Snowy Season
It's been a notably cool August here in Pocahontas County, helping us remember that although summer is still on the mind, fall is just around the corner! The gardens still
How to Grow Melons in Your High Tunnel
--Karline Jensen, High Rocks, Hillsboro WV One of the first crops we decided to grow in our new high tunnel is melons. As you can see, they look great! We
Helping Hands
--Liz Kammeyer, High Rocks AmeriCorps Member, Hillsboro, WV School is out, and so are the garden helpers! We all love tending to the garden. There’s something undeniably therapeutic about having
Winter Thyme!
Did you know that many herbs are very cold hardy? Thyme among others can survive, and even continue growing throughout winter. Although it will not grow much of a crop
