Salsa Class
Salsa: 1. Latin American music with elements of jazz, rock and soul. 2. A sauce, especially a hot sauce with chilies. There have already been blog posts this season on
A Homegrown Hero
Meet David Fryman, Floyd County’s first registered Home Grown by Heroes vet and Grow Appalachia participant among other things. While this is David’s first official year with the St. Vincent
Canning Beans with the Shepherds
My visit to Roger and Emily Shepherd the other day couldn't have come at a better time. It was canning day. Emily and Roger garden on his family’s home place
FRONT PORCH GARDENS
Last month we were approached by the Floyd County Housing Authority and asked to do a presentation on container gardens. The Housing Authority’s ROSS Coordinator, Sherry Hilton, is always looking
BBRRR Gardening
The weather has cooled off today—it’s only 85 not 98 degrees—and in honor of the cooler weather I’m gonna tell you about winter gardens. Actually, I am going to tell
GARDEN BUDDIES
I have grown quite a few new relationships since joining the Grow Appalachia team. The garden group at BSCTC, Maggie and Kathleen at Pine Mountain Settlement School and my right
Raised Bed in Mousie
Some days I really, really like my job. A few Fridays ago was one of those days. Todd and I were out doing some home visits to families Knott County.
STRAWBERRIES
I am genetically predisposed to craving strawberries in February. I am from the west coast of Florida-the Tampa Bay area-and just east and a little south of Tampa is Plant
GA Partners to the Rescue
One of my favorite things about Grow Appalachia is the sense of family. Not just the families that we work with but the family that is the Grow Appalachia partners.
