Pesto Remix
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
Our Bee Movie
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
Don’t Give Up on Your Old Seeds!
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
Inspiration for Cold Weather Days
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
From Weed to Wow–Adding Value to the Humble Dandelion
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
Veggie Vogue
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
Happy Healthy Holidays from High Rocks
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,
November Recap: Roots ‘n’ Tubers for Kids
High Rocks Grow Appalachia and our friends at Pocahontas County Farm-to-School continue to fight the good fight of getting fresh, local produce from farm to plate. But the objective of
We got a story in the Big Paper.
This weekend, the Charleston Gazette published the following article: http://www.wvgazette.com/Life/201310110138 We are enjoying our 15 minutes of fame and happy to tell the story of how gardening and volunteerism can
Newest Addition to the Grow Appalachia Team at High Rocks
Our half-planted high tunnel Hi! I’m Rachel, the new Grow Appalachia AmeriCorps member for High Rocks in Hillsboro, WV. I’ve lived in West Virginia my whole life, and
