Crazy July
July has brought crazy weather to us here a t St. Vincent Mission. One week it is dry and hot then it is 3 to 5 days of thunderstorms and
The Bustle of Summer
Recently, I have found myself caught in the bustle of summer. It seems the world is flying by at the speed of sound, and I am grabbing what I can,
Gardening and Canning
The gardens are all planted! Some are reaping the harvest, and others who got a late start in the planting are getting a few things each week. At the beginning
Summer Growth and Summer Recipes
We’ve had cool weather late into the spring. It rained enough that some plants needed to learn to do the backstroke. There were deer that thought gardens were free salad
Midsummer Reflections
Having passed the Summer Solstice, our Local Foods Team has recently sat down and done some reflecting about the first half of our season. . In the whirl of the
Summer 2022 Gardening Goodness
Wow! It seems to have been a great growing season for many of our Grow Appalachia participants. We hear stories daily of how good their garden is doing and see
Oh yeah, they garden!!
Recently I was asked if any of our past gardeners still garden after leaving the program. I had never been asked this and in that moment, it occurred to
Garden’s, Goats & Grow Appalachia
June was an exciting month for us. Gardens were planted with summer crops, cole crops were being harvested and goats ran loose on the Red Bird campus. Seriously, never a
Fun with Our Mightiest (and Youngest) Helping Hands
Young people are some of the mightiest hands that visit our LPH Community Gardens. We were thrilled to spend a recent Tuesday morning in the Sassafras Garden with students
Managing dry spells & drought
Managing dry spells and droughts Summertime arrived with a bang, and growers around Clay and Leslie Counties have been working to keep their gardens productive. Our area has
