Highlight Reel
The end of 2013 is bittersweet. My time at Pine Mountain and with the Grow Appalachia family is coming to an end. I've spend the last four growing seasons with
Calendar Fundraiser!
The Grow Appalachia program has been a blessing for the Pine Mountain Community and for Pine Mountain Settlement School over these past four years. As the growing season comes to
An Ode to Fall Beans (and other seeds)
The past three and a half years with Grow Appalachia have taught me a lot, but one of the things I've really grown to love and appreciate is seed saving.
My Old True Love: Sweet Corn
While fresh tomatoes are often synonymous with summer, so is sweet corn. I have many childhood memories surrounding sweet corn, and I am sure that most people do as well.
July Slump
It seems we are in a bit of an early July slump at Pine Mountain. There is always work to do in the garden, but the persistent rain has us
In the Kitchen with Broccoli
This spring we got early broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage plants for our participants, after handing out all the plants, we had lots of extra broccoli, and so it went into
Cantaloupe Crazy
Hello, my name is Andrew Whitehead. I am a Grow Appalachia assistant at Pine Mountain Settlement School. This is my second year working for the program and I love it.
Harvesting the Rain
Last week we held our second rain barrel workshop at Pine Mountain. The first rain barrel workshop was held in the fall of 2012, at that time we only had
Glorious Garlic
Garlic scapes (flower stalks) after they have been pulled off the plant. Fresh and delicious garlic flavor! I love garlic. I planted over 100 garlic plants just for myself last
Seed Time Part 2: Traditional Growing vs. the Lure of Modern Science — Pine Mountain, Kathleen Powers
So last week I provided information about open pollinated vs. hybrid seed and a little history of hybrid crops in the United States. This week I would like to delve
