Working Raised Beds
Even though rain in recent weeks has made it difficult to get into the garden and do much work, we have not let that dampen our spirits here in Magoffin County. The Magoffin
What a Week for CFI!
As part of our Community Orchard project, CFI has planted a large number of fruit and nut trees around the area on public land, available for anyone to harvest. These
Asparagus, April’s Superfood
Rhonda West reporting from Scott County. This spring vegetable will make your stomach happy in more ways than one. It is delicious and loaded with prebiotics, compounds that promote the
Volunteers part 1—the greenhouse
Spring is volunteer season on Big Ugly Creek. The greenhouse has been a major focus of activity. We have also been able to welcome guests to our after school program
Hands in the dirt
Eliot, Appalachian South Folklife Center, Pipestem, WV My mom used to tell me two ways to lift you out of a depressed state is to work in the garden by
A happy buzz for Earth Day
Hey all, this is Yvonne from Wolfe County Grow Appalachia. For several years lately, I've suffered from a different type of spring fever. While my hands and feet itch to
Is my garden dry enough to till?
--Karline Jensen, High Rocks, Hillsboro, WV We will have plenty of May flowers this year. Seems like the April showers started as soon as the snow finished melting at the
NOT forgotten survival skills
As gardeners, farmers, and other agricultural related jobs and hobbies, we take things for granted that most of the world will never have the opportunity to learn or enjoy. Most
Field Notes: Gardening Brings Back Memories of Mom
GreenHouse17 By C.R. This post is part of our Field Notes series written by survivors of intimate partner abuse. Well, I guess planting is not so bad due to not
Garden Friends and salads by Sue@Lmu
Thursday afternoon my nephew came to visit for the weekend with his wife and 3 kids. Before dinner we went over to the garden to close up the greenhouses and
