Microwaving Yourself to Better Health
…and other things learned last Tuesday. Last week we hosted our heart-healthy cooking workshop. We decided to make it interesting and come up with the menu spontaneously, based on what
Fun at the Can-luck
It's kind of like a potluck, but everyone takes all the food home after the party. Last week we put our new kitchen to the test as we learned about
Summer Friends–Companion Plantings in Review
This year several of our participants tried companion plantings and I wanted to find out how they worked for them. Companion planting can maximize space in the garden, attract pollinators
Pollen Bees–New Frontiers in Livestock?
A friend recently gave be a handful of long, skinny cardboard tubes full of bees. She said they were mason bees and would hatch out in spring. She gave me
Putting the Pieces Together–PADs, Mummies, and Jimsonweed.
One of the things I love about being a Grow Appalachia coordinator is that I get to help figure out the larger picture of our local food system plus I
It Sure is Good to Have a Mentor
Back in November of 2012 when we were thinking of adding beekeeping to our menu of Grow Appalachia offerings for participants, we got really lucky when Dave showed up at
Letting Go–Another Lesson from the Garden
It’s hard for a lot of us not to take problems in the garden personally. When following the high-minded organic principles of creating a healthy ecosystem in your garden, it’s
Teenagers Join the Revolution
They packed their bags with Slim Jims and Starburst candy for camp, but soon learned that the best food doesn’t come in plastic wrappers. The teenage girls that signed up
A Tribute to Kale in Honor of Cale
I had intended to write this week about succession planting, but when I heard the news on Friday that legendary guitarist and songwriter J.J. Cale passed away, I knew I
Watching Things Grow
You can almost hear things grow with the weather we’ve been having lately. Frequent showers followed by hot sun are turning things tropical in WV. We have been making our
