Well it’s official: we just hosted our final in-person workshop of the 2022 Backyard Gardeners season. It’s hard to believe that the growing season and our time with our gardeners is already coming to a close. While we can’t extend the time we get to spend with our gardeners, we can extend the time
Fall is here and it is an excellent time to try your hand at foraging for mushrooms. Grow Sustainab-LEE had guest speaker, Adam Boring, come in to talk to our participants about mushrooming in Southwest Virginia. Adam is a Virginia Master Naturalist Volunteer with the High Knob chapter and he often does walks and talks
In Hillsboro, WV we sit around 2,300 ft in elevation and at High Rocks we are at an even higher elevation. We currently grow in one 30 ft x 96 ft high tunnel in Hillsboro and are set to build another high tunnel of the same size at that same location. We also grow in
September is here, you can feel Fall in the air. The mornings are cooler and the evenings are turning dark faster. This month we were able to give our garden participants a cover crop of clover and 4-foot hoops for those who needed them. This was our last month of meetings with
We are still experiencing hot weather and rain, but it’s not raining as much. June, July, and August weather really put a strain on everyone and their gardens. We are still collecting a good amount of produce in September: tomatoes, peppers, corn, and potatoes. Some gardeners have not been digging a lot of potatoes. They
While we managed to avoid the serious flooding many places saw in July, Mother Nature caught up with us in August and dumped 5+” of rain in just a matter of hours, starting around 3:30 in the morning. The rain started not with a casual drop or two as a warning, but as an instant
If you notice, I have featured this family before in our blog. They have worked so hard on their garden this year. They have had great success with all things. Not only have they been able to feed their family some yummy, nutritious food but they have also been able to instill many lifelong lessons
Why do I garden? All the logic says I shouldn't. I'm a "senior", arthritic, and a very busy educator. All the logic says I must. We all saw the disruptions in the supply chain. We all see inflation hitting. We have all heard about the toxins in our groundwater and soil. We are aware
When I write these blogs every month I try to think of how Grow Appalachia has impacted the lives in my community. I can say without hesitation that it has done just that for so many wonderful people in so many wonderful ways. However none more than mine. This has been my 4th season as
It's pretty tough to think about, but the Lower Price Hill neighborhood represents the lowest average life expectancy of any neighborhood in Cincinnati. In fact, recent data shows that our neighbors live nearly 20 years less than residents of nearby, higher-income communities. This is, in part, due to decades of environmental injustice and disinvestment
Planting the seeds for a sustainable future.
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