Michael Tierney, Big Ugly Salsa is a staple in our household, and we easily go through a large jar every week; we even eat it on macaroni and cheese and put a salsa layer in our chili pot pie. I have made salsa, but only the fresh variety that only lasts a few days
-Bea Sias Grow Appalachia, Logan County During our July Workshops the Gardeners ask me to have an extra workshop on making salsa and bread and butter pickles, for the new people who came in for the first time. So, I called Dana, at the Extension Agency in Logan and we set dates for both
Excitement abounds here in lovely McDowell County. Lori here with your monthly update of what's going on. We are so proud and happy to announce that our participants and our selves have overcome the annoying little issues that this growing season has throw our way from blown tires on trailers hauling fertilizer, to plow parts
It's been a notably cool August here in Pocahontas County, helping us remember that although summer is still on the mind, fall is just around the corner! The gardens still need lots of weeding, harvesting, and loving, but it's around this time that we begin looking ahead and planning for colder days. And what better
Last week, the Linwood Community Daycare had an absolutely record week of produce sales....over $500! If only we could do that EVERY week! The really interesting thing is that we are just starting to get bigger harvests out of our gardens. We have had an extraordinarily slow growing season - tomatoes and peppers are not
During the early years of the School and before, every piece of land was precious and was often cultivated to the top of the ridges. This extensive cultivation may be clearly seen in the following photograph taken in the first decade of the twentieth century. What appears as terracing is often the result of cattle and
We have had a phenomenal year in Magoffin County Grow Appalachia! I look for even more great things to happen as we transition into the fall and finish harvesting and preserving. Looking back on the summer, we've done so much that I've failed to mention. In addition to our regular monthly classes, we've had several
Red Bird Mission welcomes our newest Grow Appalachia Coordinator, Travis Adkins. Please give him a shout out and warm welcome into our GA family, you can reach him at tadkins@rbmission.org, 606-598-0520 ! All of us at Red Bird Mission want give Justin Brock, our out-going Coordinator our best wishes as he has accepted a new position
Debbie Strickland here, saying hello from Rural Resources, in Greeneville, TN. As I surfed facebook, I came across a post from one of our past teens that I want to share with you all today. The young lady is Rhiannon Williams, but she was Rhiannon Campbell during her time at Rural Resources. Here is a
It sure is a blessing to be involved with Grow Appalachia. You get to meet so many wonderful people who are willing to share their stories with you. There is something special about people who love to garden. They are always eager to learn and share any knowledge that they have. This week I would
