Out here in Wayne County, we've all been busy - our gardeners are gathering trellis netting, starting seeds, and preparing their beds for the growing season, and ACCESS WV team members have been working on an exciting new development in the town of Wayne. Through support provided by Try This WV and in collaboration with
Out on the West End of Huntington there is a church named St. Peters. St. Peters is an Episcopalian church and like most churches of this denomination it has a long-standing tradition of outreach, community feeds, tent drives and in one case cold weather sheltering during the cold snap we experienced last winter. In its
Everything you wanted to know about CFI’s water bath canning workshop, as told by a beginner. So, I have to admit I have never canned before. Nothing. Ever. So, I was pretty excited to experience CFI’s canning workshop on a Thursday evening in July. CFI’s Executive Director, Mary, led the workshop from ACEnet’s kitchen, which
Garlic Scape and Almond Pesto Spread Welcome back to Affordable + Fresh! We’re still here together, on a mission to create awesome food experiences with affordable, shelf-stable items and fresh, local ingredients. Get ready to kick down some doors. Before you put on your shoes, not real ones. Just … culinary ones. Food doors. We
The Community Food Initiatives' Nelsonville Community Garden struggled through two historical level floods in early spring, but we were determined to forge ahead in our garden improvements as the water table returned to normalcy. Though rain has continued, thankfully at a kinder pace, good fortune showered down in the form of volunteers to build a
Here’s the thing about CFI: We like to help people. We like to help them get access to resources (like food and seeds and plants). We like to help them learn what to do with the resources we connect them to. We also like to share our knowledge about those resources. One of our absolute
Community Food Initiatives' gardeners are eager for Spring and getting the most out of their gardens. With the mild winter we've had, the ground is ready, too and the participants at the Season Extension Workshop got the information they need to get started. Taught by CFI Board Member and Master Gardener Keith Wilde, participants learned
Anything worth doing is worth doing together, and we can go so much farther when we share the load. Partnerships with organizations such as Rural Action and their Chesterhill Produce Auction help our little organization extend our reach and think beyond our limited staff capacity to fulfill our impact goals. Building a strong local food
The end of Summer is near, and that means that we're all getting a bit delirious from the heat and onslaught of harvests. The Donation Station staff, in an effort to increase donations of fresh, healthy food to be distributed to local food pantries, has gotten on board the trend of making memes for social
At last, we are full swing into Summer and seeing the fruits of our labor these past few months. It seems it's either too hot, too cold, too wet, or too dry and nothing in between! However, our volunteer Donation Station Garden Stewards and community gardeners have made their first big harvests and are now
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