A Spring Update As we enter into April, spring becomes stronger with every passing day. Trees are starting to bud as spring flowers bloom. Temps are steadily rising, but not too much. We have had some beautiful days full of sun in the upper 60s to lower 70s - perfect weather , in my opinion!
Hello everyone! Coming to you live from Build It Up East Tennessee where we are starting our 8th season with Grow Appalachia. This year is special because we were able to up our intake to 50 gardeners, both new and returning which is our largest program yet! We will be conducting all of our workshops
It seems like just yesterday that we were beginning our program for the year. And yet, this month we will be wrapping up Build It Up for the season. We had a group of awesome gardeners that despite the pandemic, showed up throughout the year at zoom workshops and material pickups. Although this year was
Oh fall, how we've missed you! Can you feel it in the air? That cool breeze that sweeps through in the mornings and evenings bringing in fresh fall air? It's an exciting feeling. As the temps start to cool, our gardens are ready for fall crops. We have already passed out fall plants including: broccoli,
I can't believe it's almost August. Time flies when you're having fun! July was a very busy month for us here at Build It Up in East TN. The first half of the month was drought central while the second half of the month has seen rain almost every day. Throughout the month of July,
A Look Into East Tennessee Life Hello from Build It Up East Tennessee! We are happy to say that our gardens are growing and producing abundantly. This season has brought tons of rain -- it seems like every day it rains. But after the rain comes the sun and it's blissfully warm and beautiful. Our gardeners
Summer has arrived--at least summer temps have! As we enter June, many of our crops have sprouted and we are starting to have harvest totals coming our way. Radishes, lettuce, spinach, oh my! Gardens across the area are now boasting thick luscious greens and colors galore. In early May we had our latest frost to
Hi all! We're Build It Up in East Tennessee. One of the things we like to do is participant blogs. This is a fun way for our participants to get further involved in the program and create a deeper understanding of their experience. Below is an example from one of our returning gardeners, Georgia. Georgia's
Hello all! This is Rosie over at Build It Up in Johnson City, Tennessee where we are entering our 7th season in partnership with Grow Appalachia. Just this week, we had our first official workshop covering introductions and what this season with BIU will include. There were many new faces and some familiar faces, but
