Reflecting on Our Garden Friends (and Foes)
Our gardens in Lower Price Hill have been full of life this season. That's not just from our plants, but from the many creatures that call the gardens home.
My First Garden: A Labor of Love and Learning By Andrianah Sweeny
This year, I officially became a gardener—and let me tell you, it’s not for the faint of heart. Gardening takes so much time and effort. But it’s also one of
The Local Exchange Market & Gardening Community
This year, our garden program and team accomplished one of our big garden program goals, which was to establish more market access for our growers in our local community,
Heart-Healthy Cooking with Mama Yawah Awolowo
In mid-September, we hosted an amazing cooking class with food educator, land steward, and long-time vegan/vegetarian chef Mama Yawah Awolowo! Yawah was raised in East Knoxville and operated a
“Old Hands, Young Hands”
As we close out the 2025 growing season here in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky, I keep thinking about hands. Old hands, steady as a metronome after fifty summers of
The End of A Great Season
As our first season comes to a close, we have been reflecting over our successes and missteps. We are very proud of the amount of produce that we were able
Growing Your Own Mushrooms: A Hands-On Workshop
This past month, we had an amazing time at our mushroom growing workshop, led by Tracie Goodman of McCreary County extension! Our participants were very excited to learned how to
Jamming Time!
It’s that time of year again, when we can and freeze and preserve our harvests and make delicious things to eat over the cold winter months. Just tasting these things
End of the Growing Season?
It’s hard to believe that the end of the 2025 growing season is coming to a close. Countless quarts and pints of pickles, green beans, tomatoes, and more have been
A Season of Triumph and Growth
We are thrilled to celebrate one of our dedicated growers, Beverly Hackworth, who brought home top honors from this year’s Kentucky State Fair! Beverly entered the Large Hot Peppers category,
