A New Season
A new season has begun and not just in the garden but also for the Cowan Community Action Group. Hello! My name is Abby Maggard and I am the new
Companion Gardening
People seem to be planting gardens everywhere right now in eastern Kentucky. Raising Food for Family to Eat, Sell and Trade is as old as the hills we live in.
Cowan Grows Plant & Seed Market
Greetings from Valerie at Cowan Creek! Cowan Community Center, City of Whitesburg Farmers Market, CANE Kitchen, Letcher County Conservation and Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation joined forces to offer our first
Gone, Gonna Rise Again
Cowan Community Action Group, Inc. celebrates ten years with Grow Appalachia this year. On Cowan Creek, the red buds begin to bloom, forsythia bushes blaze, gardens are turned and seeds
Letcher County High Tunnels
This is Valerie, feeling thankful here at Cowan Creek. "If you love it and plant it, it will grow. And it will grow beyond your wildest expectations." Frank Campbell, Grow
“Three Sisters”
Greetings from Cowan Creek. This is Valerie. Hoping this blog finds you and your families well. The 'Three Sisters' is a native American agriculture practice for growing beans, corn and
Cowan’s History with Summer Meals
It’s almost over and reflecting tonight. One of my favorite stories is of my parents, Kendall and Carol Ison, when they met in grade school in the fourth grade at
Plants at Market, Plant Blindness, & Identification
Hey y’all! My name is Judson Collin s and I'm a rising Junior at Centre College, where I'm majoring in Environmental Studies. Everything about the things I study interests me, but
Eat your vegetables and carry on.
Greetings from Val at Cowan Community Center. "It looks like a war effort." Bennett Quillen, featured Grow Appalachia participant reflected as he walked into the CANE Kitchen last Wednesday
Cowan Creek
Greetings from Valerie on Cowan Creek! Grow Appalachia We have been quite, but for too long, but are happy to be here and see all the good work our Grow
