Let’s Sow!
Tonight we had our first workshop at the Tree Streets Community Garden in Johnson City! Lexy and I demonstrated how to trellis peas, sow carrots, transplant brassicas, and answer questions
Germinating Fresh Ideas in East TN
Friends! Last week, Spring came into full bloom and with it our first Grow Appalachia sponsored workshop! On Saturday afternoon our 10 participant families gathered at the Willow Tree Cafe
Recruiting Market Gardeners in East TN
Lexy here from Build It Up East TN. We are on our last day of recruitment for participants in our Market Garden Program for 2015. We originally planned to recruit
Fall Planting in East TN
The tomatoes were starting to look a little blighty and the cukes were all tuckered out. Mid-August was a great time to learn about fall gardening at Whispering Meadows! RJ
Updates from Erwin, TN
This is Lexy from Build It Up East TN with some pictures from the beautiful community garden at Whispering Meadows! Here's a shot of the garden in full production! The
Nature’s Balancing Act
This is Lexy from Build It Up East TN. It can be pretty distressing noticing insect damage to your precious plants. Before you reach for your (organic) sprays, you should
The Path to a Beautiful Garden
This is Lexy from Build It Up East TN with some more lovely pictures from the new community garden at Whispering Meadows in Erwin, TN. The city of Erwin donated
Canning Lessons in Erwin, TN
Dill pickles and zucchini relish! The gardeners at Whispering Meadows had a great time learning how to can. The garden is producing a lot of zucchini and cucumbers right now,
The Harvest is Coming in Erwin, TN
We got a bit of a late start planting in late May in the new community garden at Whispering Meadows in Erwin, TN. However, the plants are all looking very
Healthy Cooking in Erwin, TN
Build It Up held its first Heart Healthy Cooking class back in June. The community gardeners at Whispering Meadows loved it so much, they asked us to put on another
