Small Growers, Big Demand
Like any small community trying to develop its food economy we encounter the challenge of balancing both sides of the local food see-saw at once. On one end sits the
Like any small community trying to develop its food economy we encounter the challenge of balancing both sides of the local food see-saw at once. On one end sits the
It always seems to happen that we have potluck to go to the day before I am due to go grocery shopping. This means we have nothing but odds and
First tomato plants of the season. Greetings, Grow Appalachia! This week I begin my summer as an AmeriCorps and Grow Appalachia member. I am eager to begin working
Spring has finally arrived here in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, and while there is abundant weeding, tilling, planting and transplanting to be done, there just isn't a great variety
With apple blossoms in bloom and days in the 60’s, we picked the right week to welcome 15 new colonies of bees to West Virginia. They travelled from Georgia, then
I had always heard that many types seeds won't germinate much after the year that they are supposed to be planted, so when I unearthed a box of dusty seed
The beginning of Spring 2014 has been unmistakably wintery. For me, the difficulty of Spring gardening is not in the ever-regenerating to do list, but in the necessary patience and
I was excited to get in the garden one mild day last week, but I didn’t anticipate the enjoyment of finding so many weeds under the thick layer of straw
I have this idea that I wish someone would run with. The inspiration came from looking at a stack of discarded catalogs by my wood stove this winter. Two of
This season we are taking a moment to peek under the High Rocks Grow Appalachia tree to appreciate all the gifts we have received throughout the year. First of all,