B. Sias Step by Step, Logan County For the past three or four years, a group of seniors who reside in the Chapmanville Towers in Chapmanville WV participate in the Logan Grow Appalachia program. For the last two years, one lady whom I’ll call Carole has been really interested and active in our program. She
M. Pate Step by Step, Big Ugly Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater is a nursery rhyme that tells the tale of Peter making a home for his wife out of a rather large pumpkin. While the Big Ugly pumpkins in this garden may not quite meet the size requirements for a comfy home, they do meet
Bea Sias, Logan, WV Step by Step It seems that once we get started well with our gardening season, and with a snap of the fingers it is over. We really are too busy to get to enjoy the fruits of our hard labor. But there has definitely been some busy people in Logan County
In the spring we dealt with a late start to the growing season, hungry critters (in my case chipmunks, deer, and Peter Rabbit). Then summer came, and it seemed to get off to a nice wet start; unfortunately, the early summer rains didn’t continue, and the promise of an ideal growing season evaporated along with
-Marcelle St. Germain, Step by Step Big Ugly, West Virginia Sometimes stories come to life in amazing ways, and that happened recently with the Big Ugly Community Center Summer Program when the 2nd and 3rd graders read the book “City Green” by Dyanne DiSalvo-Ryan. The story is about a young girl who is the impetus
-Bea Sias, Step by Step Logan County, West Virginia It’s not really “The Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer’, but more like “The Hot, Busy Days of Summer”. It is July, and it’s hard to believe how fast this year is going. But we are a busy group of people in our little town. Gardens are
Marcelle St. Germain Step by Step, Big Ugly, West Virginia Now that we have finished our first four Grow Appalachia workshops, and the plants and seeds are in the ground, it’s time to visit some gardens. The first picture of Maisel and his greenhouse and garden is from the Mud River area in Lincoln County.
Bea Sias Step by Step, Logan, West Virginia I am enclosing more pictures for this month with my blog. These pictures belong to the Southwestern Day Report, who have four large gardens. These gardens are located in Logan, Boone, Lincoln and Mingo Counties. I wrote a brief history of this organization at the beginning of
-Marcelle St. Germain -Step by Step, Big Ugly On May 4th, the Big Ugly Community Center had its spring festival. Our Grow Appalachia Garden Maintenance Workshop was a part of the festival. Weed, weed, weed was the theme of the workshop. To assist with this chore, gardeners had a choice of hoes to attend to
-Bea Sias - Step by Step, Logan Now that we are in full swing of getting our gardens planted, it seems the children are also getting ready to plant those seeds. They like the idea of getting downright dirty and playing with each other while the garden is being planted. In the after-school program at
