Field Day at Heathern Homestead
A Reminder This last week, we gathered out at Heathen Homestead for an organic field day with Grow Appalachia. A few site coordinators came together along with
Organic Aphid Management Using Wild Garlic (Allium vinale)
With climate patterns becoming increasingly inconsistent, generating severe weather, and shortening our winters, aphids are proving to be an increasing problem for gardeners. Aphid populations are expeditiously multiplying,
Spring Harvest
This part of the year always always feels like the beginning of the season's excitement, as spring crops are starting to come in and summer crops are beginning to
From Seed Starting to Shared Work
In March, the LPH Community Gardens were just beginning to wake up. Home gardeners were planning their beds, seedlings were getting started indoors, and fresh compost was being added
Full steam ahead into growing season!
It’s been a warm & busy spring! A majority of our backyard gardeners have already started planting in their established gardens. Others are still building out their grow spaces, taking
Entre Plantas y Cultura Actualizaciones del Proyecto
Creciendo Juntos: Jardinería Urbana y Talleres Comunitarios Click here to read in English! El clima de primavera finalmente ha llegado, haciéndonos saber que es hora de empezar a plantar para
Entre Plantas y Cultura Project Updates
Growing Together: Urban Gardening & Community Workshops ¡Haz clic aquí para leer en español! Spring weather has finally arrived, letting us know it’s time to start planting for the season!
A Specific Kind of Magic, a Fair Amount of Anxiety
Gardening, to me is simply an outdoor classroom. A place to learn wherever the soil takes you. As we gather in our gardens, the smell of damp earth lets
The Taste of Home
Growing up on a tobacco farm in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, I lived mostly as my family had lived for hundreds of years. I lived in an old
My Next Chapter
For a quick introduction—my name is Chrissy, and I’m passionate about building a more self-sufficient lifestyle through growing my own food and products. What started as a small idea
