Happy Earth Day! Grow Appalachia and the Environment
This week was one of my favorite holidays, Earth Day. Although I think every day is Earth Day, I do love all of the events in April that celebrate and
Getting serious about soil
Everyday, we walk across various types of soil. I really never thought much about the composition of the soil. In my garden, I used top soil and manure in an
Welcome to my garden……..
(L to R front- Indigo and Orion, back - Gretchen and Birch) There are few things that get a true gardener excited more than being invited to discover another gardeners
A Spring Garden Tour
By Jason Von Kundra from Sprouting Hope in Marion, VA Spring has officially arrived with warm days, cool nights, and plenty of rain. Thanks to our dedicated volunteers who have
Spare Us Some Asparagus?
Greetings from Abingdon, Heather here; it's been a while since my last blog...(over a year ago) Nice to be back! Spring of 2013, as an eager Americorps VISTA, I went
All-Star Student!
Let’s talk about initiative and innovation! One of our students, Michael, designed and built a compost tumbler at home and donated it to the school 2 weeks ago. The following
Family, Roots, an Appalachian Garden
--Kris Arbuckle, High Rocks, Hillsboro, WV. Ever since I was a young child I was always around gardens and farm crop. It was the way my family provided for each
GAP Training
Last week I along with 25 Grow Appalachia participants attended Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) training at the Harlan County Extension Depot. The purpose of GAP is to ensure the production and
A Volunteer’s Perspective
By Bri McIntyre Mizzou Alternative Breaks Volunteer at GreenHouse17 Do you know the feeling of grass under bare feet? Or how the sun perfectly wraps your whole body in warmth,
The Goal of all this Work
What is the goal of all this work? All this time spent looking at catalogs, reading about varieties, and learning about companion planting? Why are we spending time tilling and
