Summer on Cowan Creek
Hello! It's Val at Cowan Creek. Hoping each of our partner sites are doing well and maintaining self, gardens and markets. It's a full plate, but good to take time
Kentucky State University Small Scale Farm Grant
Valerie @ Cowan Creek Enjoyed MayFest this weekend in Whitesburg, but the best account on it was it should have been named, "Blackberry Winter Fest," it was cold and rainy
What’s going on at Cowan?
Hello from Valerie at Cowan Creek. Folks have been busy here getting a head start on crops. The Whitesburg/Letcher County Farmers Market is gearing up and folks are planting more
GOURD AWARDS – “Growing On Us Recognition Dinner”
Happy New Year from Valerie at Cowan Creek Community Center! Cowan Creek Community Center just finished their fourth year as a Grow Appalachia partner site. So much appreciation and gratitude
Seedtime on the Cumberland
Valerie Horn, Cowan Community Center Seedtime on the Cumberland was this weekend at Appalshop, in Whitesburg, KY. We were happy to set up there for the weekend and hear the music,
All Eyes on Appalachia
This was a busy week, so busy, I'm not sure what actually got accomplished. Time will tell. Thanks to Martin Richards for the image of Letcher County one morning this
Strawberry Fields
Please enjoy this blog post and pictures from Vanessa Hall, one of our Grow Appalachia participants at Cowan Creek. I surely thank her for sharing her story and kind spirit with
Happy Birthday John Paul DeJoria
What do John Paul DeJoria and I have in common? We both just celebrated our birthdays. I celebrated my 50th this past weekend and just saw that John Paul DeJoria
building barns out of coal tipples…..
This is Valerie at Cowan Community Center and I wanted to share this great radio piece about Shane Lucas, one of Grow Appalachia participants and Community Farm Alliance Board member.
