B. Sias Step by Step, Logan County For the past three or four years, a group of seniors who reside in the Chapmanville Towers in Chapmanville WV participate in the Logan Grow Appalachia program. For the last two years, one lady whom I’ll call Carole has been really interested and active in our program. She
M. Pate Step by Step, Big Ugly Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater is a nursery rhyme that tells the tale of Peter making a home for his wife out of a rather large pumpkin. While the Big Ugly pumpkins in this garden may not quite meet the size requirements for a comfy home, they do meet
I had the massive pleasure of heading back to Linwood and Snowshoe last weekend and was able to check out our high tunnel, community garden and the Pocahontas County Farmers Market while I was there. I spent a good long while munching Pareso tomatoes, which to me are everything a tomato should be: meaty and
--Karline Jensen, High Rocks, Hillsboro, WV We planted some fall salads at our Season Extension workshops on August 20 and 21. Guess what, it has only rained a half an inch since. We watered them really well when we planted them, and then I was able to water them two more times. It hasn't rained
Hit the Ground Tilling It's been almost 5 months since I started as the Grow Appalachia Coordinator here at Red Bird Mission and when I did, I was thrust into it full force. On the first day, I began tilling garden spots. I had only used small garden tillers in the past and here I
It’s no secret that vegetables are good for you. Vegetables are a great source of vitamins, nutrients, and fiber, and they are low in cholesterol, fat, and caloric density. As part of an overall healthy lifestyle, eating adequate vegetables may reduce the risk of heart disease, strokes, cancer, and high blood pressure.
This month most people are seeing the end of their summer garden here. Cucumbers are slowly fading away, the heat from mid July and early August deterred most people from doing a lot in the community garden. There were a few dedicated growers that kept it going and have already started cleaning out their beds
Summer's Bounty This is the month that everyone gets excited because summer's bounty is pouring in from the gardens. Beans, corn, tomatoes, squash, & melons are ripening all at once and we wait expectantly for the perfect time to pick them. We don't want to wait too long and lose them to the wildlife competition,
Bea Sias, Logan, WV Step by Step It seems that once we get started well with our gardening season, and with a snap of the fingers it is over. We really are too busy to get to enjoy the fruits of our hard labor. But there has definitely been some busy people in Logan County
In the spring we dealt with a late start to the growing season, hungry critters (in my case chipmunks, deer, and Peter Rabbit). Then summer came, and it seemed to get off to a nice wet start; unfortunately, the early summer rains didn’t continue, and the promise of an ideal growing season evaporated along with
