When your porch pumpkin starts to slump, another crop can steal the show this time of year. Turnips. The original Jack-O-Lantern, turnips are a quick cool season crop providing arguably as much instant gratification as radishes - measured in farm time, of course. Turnips can be eaten as greens
Our third harvest from this season's companion planting was a success. The sweet potatoes grew so big and plentiful this season. We've already begun meal planning to make sure everyone living at our shelter will enjoy the harvest -- roasting, baking, mashing, making soup. And delicious sweet potato pies, of course! The sweet potato beautifully represents
Three of our Wise County Grow Appalachia families who are interested in commercial production were able to join us for a misty, end-of-the-season tour of a pumpkin farm in a neighboring county last week. We toured the farm of Amy Fannon, Extension Agent for Agriculture & Natural Resources in Lee County, Virginia. A few of
REST! Now begins a season of rest and we all need rest; even our earth needs to rest for a season. We're clearing our gardens, sowing cover crops to replenish the nutrients we've used up this summer, cleaning & putting our tools away until we get the fever again to dig into the soil and
The Linwood Community Daycare kids LOOOOOVE carrots fresh out of the garden. Below are a few kid friendly carrot ideas, just in case your kids are a little more picky than ours are! Do the Mash Fold carrot puree into whipped mashed potatoes for an extra boost of nutrition and a colorful side dish. Get
Bea Sias, Step by Step, Logan County It is now the first week in October 2018 and I am continuing to get a Produce Report from most of my gardeners. This season has been very good, most gardeners will tell you, and some will say it was a fair gardening season. I know that Green
M. St. Germain Step by Step, Big Ugly Harvest reports are getting finalized this month and we are very pleased with our growing effort this year. We think that 2018 will probably be one of our top two years in terms of the total harvest. Our last workshop was held at Big Ugly Community Center
--Karline Jensen, High Rocks, Hillsboro, WV As we come full circle to the forecast of frost, and say goodbye to the families that have been with us this season, I'd like to share some photos from the High Rocks gardens. Our Veggie Queens are our inspiration to share our gardening resources with the wider community;
I would like to Thank all Grow Appalachia participants for such a wonderful year! We had our last get together this month, “Pot Luck and Closing Stories”. Some of the things that we talked about: One participant shared the craziest thing she tried this year: A family member had given her some old tapestry fabric.
Fall is a beautiful time of year - crisp air, leaves turning, and lots of delicious eating. I hope you are as excited about apples and pumpkin pie as we are! It does not feel like fall yet in east Tennessee. Our temperature still lingers around the 80s, however, we are hopeful for a cold
