Retrospective: Our Pilot Year
Post Program Thoughts With the last of the harvest being stored for winter, and the first frost settling on the grass, we are wrapping up our pilot
ASD’s Program Member Highlight
Established in 2012, Appalachian Sustainable Development's Grow Your Own program empowers beginner gardeners to take control of their food sovereignty by cultivating their own home or community gardens.
Happy Fall From The O.C.-October 2021 edition
By: Tanya Begley In the blink of an eye fall is in full effect, the crops have been harvested and we are feeling those first frosty mornings. What a crisp,
New to the Grow Appalachia Family
Grow Appalachia at St. Vincent Mission is ending another productive and challenging year. We have hired a new Garden Program Coordinator. Jeannette Mullins joined our team in September 2021. She
Time to sow cold weather crops
Marcelle St. Germain Step by Step, Big Ugly Seems like we just planted our gardens yesterday, but the calendar and cooler temperatures say otherwise. Garden produce is ending, just
Fall Is on Its Way
Bea Sias Step by Step, Logan, West Virginia The leaves are turning, and the weather is getting cooler, so we know what this means, fall is on its way. We
Planting Garlic
The autumn season has finally arrived! ONE OF MY FAVORITES! It's a lovely way to end the gardening season, with the crisp fall temps, changing leaves, and the scent in
Healthy Soil Means Healthy Community
As Fall gets underway and our production continues to slow down, it’s important to give thought to our soil for next year. After all, that’s where it all begins
Some Like it Hot, Some Like it Hotter!
Growing anything is incredibly rewarding. Growing something that made Shaquille O'Neal puke on live TV ... that sounds extra rewarding, let's grow some of that!! A growing trend in
The Transition Time
It seems this year we are stuck in the in between, the transition time. As I look out my office window today, it certainly appears to be autumn, but as
