Our meeting in May was jammed packed with activity. We had Mr. Marcum who did our mushroom workshop earlier this year return to share about blue oyster mushrooms. He also brought gallon sized ziploc bags filled with wood chips and mushroom spores. Everyone who wanted to try to grow their own mushroom colony got
My name is Michelle Collett-Young and this is my first blog as a Grow Appalachia Coordinator at Red Bird Mission. The counties that I serve are Clay, Leslie and Bell in Southeastern Kentucky. I started working for Grow Appalachia in Clay County two months ago and my life has become so much more wonderful since
Hello Grow Appalachia friends and followers! Spring is in full gear and we are busy bees here in Grow Appalachia's urban partner site, Over-the-Rhine People's Garden. The new Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati's pilot program, Hub Gardens, is off to a great start in Over-the-Rhine People's Garden (OTRPG)! A Hub Garden is a Community
Hello Everyone! My name is Joslyn and this was my first week as the summer intern at the Wise County Extension office. I moved to Virginia in January 2019 after graduating from Michigan Technological University where I studied ecology and environmental sciences. I grew up in Manistee Michigan, with Lake Michigan never more than 10
Hey everyone! Kayla here, just dropping in to share a story of a unique and educational experience Ive recently had working for Grow Appalachia. Earlier this week I spent a wonderful 3 days in between two beautifully tree covered mountains in Eastern Kentucky at the Hindman Settlement School teaching a group of college students
As school comes to a close, Owsley County FFA is just getting started. Work began on the farm May 28th, and with just a few sets of hands, progress was made. FFA Advisor and agriculture teacher Mr. Alan Taylor hires students every summer to slay the loads of farm work and "keep him in working
After what seemed like one big rainstorm throughout the month of April, May (and almost June!) are finally upon us with sunshine and warm weather. For those at Boys Home who help on the farm, moving toward summer means plenty of work to be done! Students and staff members have been busy
On Monday, April 30th, Dr. Rick Durham from the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture attended the Grow Appalachia meeting in Magoffin County. Dr. Durham is a consumer horticulture specialist at the university. The topics discussed during, Dr. Durham’s visit covered everything from choosing a garden spot, to harvesting. Also, Dr. Durham discussed many varieties
Gardening is a wonderful & worthy endeavor. What other pastime can you participate in with such rich end results?! Some of our gardeners are confident and bold in their participation and some are timid and amazed when their timid advances at pushing a seed into the soil produces a plant, that produces a fruit, that
-Marcelle St. Germain -Step by Step, Big Ugly On May 4th, the Big Ugly Community Center had its spring festival. Our Grow Appalachia Garden Maintenance Workshop was a part of the festival. Weed, weed, weed was the theme of the workshop. To assist with this chore, gardeners had a choice of hoes to attend to
