While the past few months have been challenging for us here at Pine Mountain Settlement School due to COVID 19, and our typical way of operating has been altered in so many ways, we have adapted in order to continue offering valuable services to our farm families. With the support of Grow Appalachia, we are
Adapting & Working Together Although the Red Bird Valley Kitchen has been closed to the public, the Red Bird Christian School was able to use the kitchen to prepare meals for local children during the month of April. Due to a widespread power outage that lasted nearly 2 weeks, the School staff was fearful that
“I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree.” Joyce Kilmer describes in this poem “Trees” the beauty of a tree. What is beautiful to you? The beauty of creation has always been prevalent in the art world. Artists write poems, paint landscapes, and snap pictures of nature. Each artist
Shortly after starting at Hindman Settlement School, I was put to task with sourcing a local feast to be prepared in honor of renowned agrarian and author, Wendell Berry. I set to work with the menu and started calling local producers to source every ingredient possible. I was out of town leading up to the
We have the beginnings of an amazing garden grant program here at Central Services in Morristown, TN. It's our first year but our gardeners are fantastic and they have the gardens to prove it! But what makes great gardens ... gardeners that ask a lot of questions! After working through the same questions over
Wise VCE Summer Intern Hello! My name is Emmily Woods, and I’m originally from Castlewood, Virginia. I’m the VCE summer intern for Wise County this year, and I am beyond excited to have this opportunity. Growing up so close to Wise County, I have many fond memories of Clinch River Days, fishing trips
We hear the news of how the world struggles. It is pulled one way and another by what ever current issue is taking the headlines. We feel for these issues and are concerned for the people of the world. Here in our small part of the world we seem very calm compared to what we
Taters are a growin'. What a perfect title. As I was scrolling through our Grow Appalachia Facebook Group, I came across one of our gardeners posting this on his potatoes that were growing. They looked mighty fine I might say. I decided at that point to base the June blog upon this caption. This year
Hello Everyone! This month I just wanted to share with you all about some of our local gardens. All of our gardeners are doing very well. Glenda Newport: She has pots along with some raised beds. Her garden is doing well this year and she is excited about canning and preserving food this year too!
When Did I Last….? Anyone who knows me even a little knows of my obsession with planners, calendars, all things date-oriented, not to mention my strict adherence to lists. However, when it came to my gardening, my record-keeping was spotty to use the kindest term possible. I would write things on slips of
