The gardening season is in full bloom here at Grow Morristown! We recently held our first workshop of the year and were exhilarated by how many people attended, looking to get their hands dirty with other gardeners. Not only that, but we also have some amazing new developments this year including partnering up with Habitat
We are excited about another great year of Grow Appalachia here on the Northside of Pine Mountain. I have had the pleasure of joining Grow Appalachia this year. I am excited to be a part of the Grow Appalachia Family. I attended the Grow Appalachia conference in Berea this year, and it was such a
As a new site, we started out focusing on recruitment and getting people up to speed on the program. We had hoped for 20 families to participate, but were blown away when 30 families signed up! Our first meeting was January 28th, and we "hit the ground planting", so to speak, and gave out sweet
Over the last two years, our community has been abuzz with construction. That work has created high-quality, affordable housing options for families who have struggled to find somewhere to call home. Many of these apartments and single-family houses sit adjacent to our community gardens and right next door to existing home gardeners. The first
Here at Magoffin County we are getting an early start on sending in soil samples through our extension service. The soil test results will allow us to improve the soil based on the crop being grown and the individual needs of each garden. Starting out with a healthy soil is a great way to improve
Watch Us Grow As Grow Wayne enters its fourth year with Grow Appalachia, our program continues to grow. This year there are some new faces, new places, and a few changes happening. Grow Wayne began in Wayne (as you may have guessed) and has since expanded into bordering counties: Cabell and Lincoln. We
Getting off to a great start! Scott Christian Care Center’s Grow Appalachia program is off and running! Our program serves Scott County, TN and McCreary County, KY, and we have had a tremendous response from both counties this year. It looks like we will have a total of 84 gardeners in our program.
This year, our team at High Rocks is thrilled to introduce a new and exciting addition to our program. Many of us at High Rocks are proud parents who understand the challenges of juggling responsibilities and finding time for personal pursuits. We've heard from many potential participants that while they're interested in attending our program,
Hello and happy new gardening year! We are so stoked to be back for another year with Grow Appalachia. This year, we have quite a few changes that we are undergoing as Build It Up grows with new people and expands to reach more community members. Lexy has stepped into a new project at ARCD,
Things are going well for us here at Henderson Settlement. We're looking forward to Spring! Our first Grow Appalachia meeting with our gardeners is March 2nd and we're expecting a fantastic turn out. We're going to plan our gardens together, get to know each other (since Dusten and I are both new), and make sure
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