Heart Healthy Cooking
Big Ugly May 2023 Blog This year the growing season has started off really well, warming up just as potatoes and seeds were handed out, with lots of sun and
Spring is Here!
Big Ugly April 2023 Blog Spring is definitely here, and spring planting is underway. Potatoes and cool crops like kale, collards, onions, peas, lettuce, are already in the ground, and
Preparing For a Great Gardening Year
Big Ugly, March 2023 Here in the coalfields of southern West Virginia, the winter has been relatively mild. There are daffodils, forsythia, crab apples, red buds, and more in bloom.
The End of the Growing Season
The growing season, with the exception of cool weather crops such as kale and collards, is now officially over. Tomorrow the forecast high is 49, and we may get our
Battling Mother Nature
While we managed to avoid the serious flooding many places saw in July, Mother Nature caught up with us in August and dumped 5+” of rain in just a matter
Harvesting in Big Ugly
Harvests are coming in strong, and people are busy canning, freezing, and dehydrating food for the coming cool months. People have put away the traditional veggies like corn, peas, beans,
Teamwork Makes the Dreamwork
This spring as we’ve started new gardens and restarted workshops, I’ve noticed an interesting trend among gardeners: helping one another out. A couple of gardeners were ready to throw in
Great Gardens, Great Food, Great Harvest!
Finally spring has sprung, and so have our plants. This past Saturday we had our garden planning workshop along with a seed and plant handout with gardeners eagerly planning on
Preparing for the Growing Season
BUCC April 2022 Blog Our gardeners definitely have spring fever, and are ready to put things into the ground; however, Mother Nature apparently isn’t quite as ready as they are.
Weather Madness Vs. Gardening Madness
The weather can’t seem to make up it’s mind whether it’s winter or spring. Last week we had both the warmest and nicest day of the season so far, followed
