Farewell For Now
This week’s blog is easier to write than most in some ways, I don’t have to rack my brain for a new and interesting topic, and I have no research
What’s Cookin’ Now: 2013 Mystery Basket Edition
Several weeks ago Maggie and I made our annual appearance on the “World’s only live radio cooking show, that we know of” at Appalshop in Whitesburg, KY. For the past
Impending Autumn
Despite the fact that it has been quite warm and summer like this week, fall is only about a week away and it is probably time to clean up your
Green Bean Friday
I don’t think I know a single gardener in our Grow Appalachia program that isn't growing beans. Most of our gardeners are in fact growing lots and lots of beans.
A Legume Education
I didn’t grow up in the South, far from it really, but I did grow up with a mother from Missouri who insisted that we eat black-eyed peas and greens
Food Community
These past few days have brought some beautiful weather and a reminder of the reasons why Grow Appalachia is such a wonderful program. Monday night an older couple in our
Tomatoes in the Kitchen
The weather seems to be wreaking havoc on many of the tomatoes that we see in local gardens, but for those who tied up their tomatoes early, used mulches, sprayed
The Beauty of Summer
Though these past few days have really felt quite a bit like fall the arrival of a bounty of fresh garden produce tells us that summer is in full swing
A Visit from the Paul Mitchell Team
This past Saturday we welcomed a group of 5 Paul Mitchell employees to Pine Mountain for a tour of several of our Grow Appalachia participant’s gardens. Leigh Ann, Judith, Jess,
Mid Summer Planting
Though gardening season is in full swing, by mid July many garden crops that were planted early will already be done producing for the season and be ready to be
