Wise County Update
Things are progressing nicely in Wise County, Virginia. The twenty families in our home gardening program are seeing things grow, and Wesley and I are beginning to get some site
Things are progressing nicely in Wise County, Virginia. The twenty families in our home gardening program are seeing things grow, and Wesley and I are beginning to get some site
A few weeks ago I was able to meet with Katie one of Grow Wise’s gardeners. Katie’s garden is very impressive and one look at it shows that an enormous
Hello my name is Wesley Hubbard, and I am Wise County’s new VCE intern. I am a native of Wise County, born and raised in Pound, Virginia. I have just
I’m a sweetpotato fan. My grandfather would always grow about an acre of them, and at harvest time, he’d pull a green Army surplus trailer with a white star through
Earlier this week, the Big Stone Gap Farmers’ Market Board hosted a vendor workshop, and a couple of our Grow Appalachia participants – new gardeners – were able to attend.
Happy Spring, folks. Apple grafting workshop I’m glad to have Wise County back in the Grow Appalachia fold again. We did some community garden development back in
We plucked a few vegetables out of the Health Wagon garden this afternoon. While a very modest harvest, it was a welcome one, given that we got such a late
With all the rain we've had in Wise County these last couple of weeks, irrigation feels like a non-issue to many. However, last night we had a workshop on irrigating
Although it's not officially summer for a few more days, we're thinking about our fall garden. Specifically, we're trying to determine if we'll be able to find cabbage, broccoli and
Things are progressing in our gardens in Wise County, despite a slow start. Hunter and LeAnn have been working with a group down at Powell Valley Primary to get things