A Thank You (News from Tom’s of Maine)
Jeffrey Helton, VISTA at the GA headquarters, here with some exciting news: The GA pocketbook just grew by $10,000! A few months ago, I was trying to nominate Grow Appalachia
Ending 2014 with a CONSTRUCTION BANG!!
Last week we built Multigenerational Raised Beds with the Paul Mitchell crew! Who says December is too cold to work in the garden? Having FUN while we work is a
Appalachian ChalleNGe Academy Growing Season Report
This year's garden was quite a success at the Appalachian ChalleNGe Academy. Cadets worked hard to add hoop enclosures to the raised bed gardens to extend the growing season and
Hard work and play: Reflections on the David School
Greetings Grow Appalachia family! This is VISTA Holly speaking, and the end is nigh! Well...the end of 2014, anyway. Is it just me, or has this year gone by at
Social Media Matters
Howdy family! VISTA Jeffrey Helton here with another (hopefully informative!) blog post. Our topic for the week is social media, so let's get that the pages of this Facebook turnin':
A few “firsts”
This winter has brought a some “firsts” to our Grow Appalachia gardeners here in Alderson. One of our gardeners just planted her first winter crops….ever! Her beige hoops and row
Kitchen Creations
Hello, and Happy Holidays from Scott County! Lisa Cotton here, happily reporting from the kitchen of the Scott Christian Care Center. Our newly renovated kitchen is getting a real workout
Winter Thyme!
Did you know that many herbs are very cold hardy? Thyme among others can survive, and even continue growing throughout winter. Although it will not grow much of a crop
Annual Recognition
-Bea Sias, LEAD-Logan County Grow Appalachia Grow Appalachia was highlighted at the third annual recognition dinner held November 14, 2014 by the LEAD (Logan Empowerment and Development) organization. In just three
Giving Thanks
-Daphne Good, Big Ugly Grow Appalachia As I have mentioned before, I have been gardening a very long time; actually since I was a small child when I asked my
