Garden Visits Galore! Our garden visits have been a wonderful experience. I hope you enjoy a sneak peak at just how wonderful Wayne County gardens are growing this summer even during a global pandemic. Our first stop Rayetta "Mamaw" Osburn's farm on Beech Fork Road. Rayetta has been through so much this year
A few years ago one of our participants shared a jar of pickles he had canned. I will say, that these were the best sweet pickles I had ever eaten. My garden has produced many cucumbers this year and I asked the participant to share his recipe with me. These are delicious pickles and you
I can't believe it's almost August. Time flies when you're having fun! July was a very busy month for us here at Build It Up in East TN. The first half of the month was drought central while the second half of the month has seen rain almost every day. Throughout the month of July,
By: Tanya Begley July,it's the height of summer.Yet it seems we are still battling the unknowns, the uncertainties and “making the best of it” as we continue to follow the guidance and have patience in this historical world -wide pandemic. While we may not yet be able to go to certain places comfortably.
Well, this week has definitely been a busy one, but in the best way. With only a couple of weeks left here, I’ve been enjoying every chance I get to go out and do something new. I was able to go see one of the Grow Wise gardens this week, and it is definitely
Hello garden friends, It's been a hot July! Because we have been sticking to a consistent watering schedule in Over-the-Rhine People's Garden, things are still looking really good! Our community garden is full of fresh food and flowers and we are really starting to reap the benefits from bombing the garden with plants in the
Marcelle St. Germain Big Ugly, West Virginia Our gardeners are sweating it out in their gardens as the heat index has hit 100 degrees and higher for the last week. The plants definitely need some water as it’s been hit or miss for the last couple of weeks with rain showers. Thunderstorms have moved in
Bea Sias Step by Step_Logan, WV We have been getting some good reports from our gardeners... of course, sometimes one may encounter a little pest like the cute ground squirrel digging potatoes out of a garden then sitting there to eat. The gardener asked us what she should do, and I told her we had
Hey y’all! My name is Judson Collin s and I'm a rising Junior at Centre College, where I'm majoring in Environmental Studies. Everything about the things I study interests me, but I've especially fallen in love with plants! Plants have pretty much taken over my life in the last few years, and I intend for it
One of the many things that I have grown to love about this my summer here is that no day is quite the same as any other. I have loved the opportunities to visit the Grow Wise gardens and talk to the people who are putting the effort into growing them. This week, I
