Sunny Thoughts for Dark Days
November has been unusually mild in East Tennessee, though there were three or four days when we needed our row cover to protect our plants. Hardy greens are doing great
Keeping the Garden Alive in Winter
Fall has come upon us in short bursts of cold days followed by a few days of warm sunny weather. September was a dry month, but October has provided us
Harvest from the Heart
Hello there, this is Taylor Malone from Build It Up. Our resident blogger and dear friend Brian Serway is going through illness in his family, so he has moved away
Soil Building in East TN
We had a great soil health and fall gardening workshop on Thursday August 27th. Build It Up invited Mike Hubbs of the TN Assoc. of Conservation Districts to come speak
A Beautiful Day for the Farmers Market
This past Saturday, Build It Up East TN had our first day at the Jonesborough Farmers Market. It was a little last minute deciding to attend, but one of our
First deliveries going to market in East TN
Our program in East TN is very focused on training families in market gardening this year. Our participants have very different levels of gardening experience and some are looking at
Recruiting Market Gardeners in East TN
Lexy here from Build It Up East TN. We are on our last day of recruitment for participants in our Market Garden Program for 2015. We originally planned to recruit
Fall Planting in East TN
The tomatoes were starting to look a little blighty and the cukes were all tuckered out. Mid-August was a great time to learn about fall gardening at Whispering Meadows! RJ
Updates from Erwin, TN
This is Lexy from Build It Up East TN with some pictures from the beautiful community garden at Whispering Meadows! Here's a shot of the garden in full production! The
