Heartbroken growers
Our hearts go out to our friends and neighbors in eastern Kentucky. While we didn't see nearly the damage here in Wise County that Letcher, Knott, Breathitt and Perry County
Our hearts go out to our friends and neighbors in eastern Kentucky. While we didn't see nearly the damage here in Wise County that Letcher, Knott, Breathitt and Perry County
It's interesting how badly you can hate a particular invasive species and yet still acknowledge its utility. Such is the case with bamboo. Bamboo can be categorized as clumping or
Most of our growers are transitioning from tree fruits to vegetables at the moment. Those who have apple and pear trees have done their grafting and pruning, and now
A welcomed comment from one of our first-year participants recently concerned what the program meant to he and his wife: “It has taught us many things including discipline concerning recordkeeping.
One thing that's always struck me about gardening in the mountains is how we tack names to our plants. We connect the things we grow with the person who first
Good start, but not without challenges In Wise County, we had the goal of adding as many new Grow Appalachia growers as possible this year, especially from the
Week 4 6.24.19 To start the week we did a program at Natural Tunnel for the Junior Ranger program. Phil and I talked about trees and plants, the functioning parts
6.17.19 I plan on working Saturday, so I took a half day today. Used the morning to finish planning the dates and venues for my educational programs the rest of
Week 2 6.10.2019 Most of the morning was spent inside the office. I contacted a few people for some home garden visits for the afternoon. Went to two homes, the
Hello Everyone! My name is Joslyn and this was my first week as the summer intern at the Wise County Extension office. I moved to Virginia in January 2019 after