The Warrior Wagon and Warrior Washer
Growing Warriors has an innovative, exciting project in the works, that's finally taking off thanks to the hard work of the ladies in the Grow Appalachia office. The Warrior Wagon
Event at the Mt. Vernon Community Garden
We hosted a performance event at the Mt. Vernon Community Garden last Wednesday. Octavia Sexton is a local storyteller who performed a few of her entertaining stories. She is actually
Watching Things Grow
You can almost hear things grow with the weather we’ve been having lately. Frequent showers followed by hot sun are turning things tropical in WV. We have been making our
Visit to Berea College Greenhouses and Farm
We took our high school interns on another trip last week, this time to Berea College. Saxon and Sam both went to Berea so they showed us around the College’s
First Ever Big Ugly Farmer’s Market–a qualified success
Hannah selling homemade candy Last week when we posted our blog entry I was staying up until 2 AM making and wrapping bread for the Farmer's Market which
An Interview with Missy Conn
Hello, this is Marsha Morris Sanders with Project WORTH/Grow Appalachia. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Missy Conn, one of our very hard working participants. Missy has attended
Busy week at the Settlement!
On Monday we had a group meeting with the Grow Appalachia participants to discuss how the year is going so far. The gardeners were excited to report that the
Ouch! What just stung me?
Working outside is great exercise and very good for you, but sometimes there are dangers that can be avoided. I´m talking about wasps, hornets, yellowjackets and all the other flying
Simply Nutritious in the Kitchen
By Jessica Ballard Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program I have found that folks can get excited about gardening…planting, tending, harvesting...but sometimes there is a bit of uncertainty about what to do
