With August, brought a series of canning and cooking workshops! We partnered with Carter County Extension here in East TN to put on a series of canning and cooking workshops for our participants. They are all free and each family went home with tasty food they cooked or a jar of whatever we canned. Water
Seasons Come and Seasons Go So far this garden season has been a great success! All my participants have really enjoyed the class and have really learned a lot of knowledge through the journey. Coming from the veterinary field, I didn’t know a lot about gardening, and with this program, I have been able to
We already have Fall plants planted. Most everything harvested already. Our produce is already either shared, eaten, frozen, canned, vacuum sealed, and/or dehydrated. Already working on next years proposal. That is a lot of alreadys but I am sure I have forgotten a few. Like I already miss our meetings and chatting with our
As the main growing season starts to wind down, we at Appalachian Sustainable Development are keeping busy! We have been doing site visits whenever time allows and talking to some amazing gardeners. We are also working on our plan to grow the Grow Your Own program for next year! We recently hosted a "Tomatoes
Hello Garden Friends, Since my last blog entry I was asked,“How does the garden make you feel?” As I began to ponder this question, I felt a wave of warm emotions run through my heart. Quick flashes of some fond memories came rushing to my mind—like the time a young summer camper exclaimed, “Carrots are
This month our blog post comes from one of our backyard gardeners, Alex Panas. Alex is the Program Manager for Wheeling Heritage, where she works with artists, small business owners, and community stakeholders to provide technical assistance and create meaningful programs that enhance Wheeling. She also serves as the managing editor for Weelunk, Wheeling Heritage’s
August here at St.Vincent Mission area has been hot and very wet. Several of our gardeners have been dealing with flooding issues in there areas. I was proud to see that our little garden family has pulled together to help each other out. At the beginning of the month we did a class on fall
If you are a gardener or farmer, the chances are that you have heard of cover crops whether or not you have used them. As a gardener, you may think its not important to use cover crops or you may just not understand what they are and why they are important. Grow Sustainab-LEE is supplying
Harvests are coming in strong, and people are busy canning, freezing, and dehydrating food for the coming cool months. People have put away the traditional veggies like corn, peas, beans, but are also putting away soup, slaw, chili makings, salsa, and even pesto. I think we’re going to have a tasty fall and winter!! Gardeners
Gardening is almost half way through planting, harvesting, and getting ready for fall planting. I have already been told by some of the gardeners what they will be planting for fall. This has been a good year so far for most of the gardeners in Logan County and surrounding areas. A person can always tell
Planting the seeds for a sustainable future.
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