Spring time is here! We are ready to face any challenges that arises this growing season. First, it was a snow storm, 2nd was flooding, now hopefully mother nature will calm down and let the party begin. We have had two in person class meetings this year. We have a face book page for the
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 Plant & Seed Market at CANE Kitchen. We were small.....but so mighty! As all of you are aware, gatherings are a challenge and worry. We
Bea Sias, Grow Appalachia Logan County, West Virginia To say the start of this gardening season has been the same as past seasons, would be an understatement. Let me go back to March 29th at approximately 9:30 am. Buck and I were at the Buffalo Creek Memorial Library in Man, WV giving out seed potatoes,
Marcelle St. Germain, Big Ugly April, 2021 With the garden resting during the winter, our gardeners tend to take a long, well-deserved break from growing their food. But some of us just keep out of the dirt for that long. A little garden patch that’s easy to reach even in cold, snowy conditions can
The Spring season has brought much hope and gratitude to many people. The weather has been quite nice with many 70 degree days, perfect outside time for gardening and recreation. Here at the Martin County Extension Office, we are still in flood cleanup mode as well as garden mode. Our agents and assistants have been
Hello, from Pocahontas County West Virginia! I hope everyone enjoyed mother natures prank on all of us, with the snowfall on April 1st. Fingers crossed that is the last snowfall of the season, but I know this mountain weather can turn at any moment and bring us a surprise. As we're gearing up for another
One really neat thing about being in our second year with the garden grant, is that we have examples from last year to draw on. As it turns out, it's way easier to talk about garden plans with first time gardeners if you have a bunch of examples of garden plans!! Drawing on last
What's Your Sign? I'm and Aquarius but that's not quite what I'm talking about. When it comes time to garden I hear my members talking about the signs and when it's good to plant certain things. Not only do the people of Appalachia look to the signs to garden they refer to them in managing
There is just something about this time of year!!! Daffodils are blooming, trees are budding, and frogs serenade us all night long. It’s a season of rebirth and renewal, a reawakening of the soul. This year, I am even more excited for Spring, and the opportunity to safely see our ever growing Grow Appalachia Family.
