Greeting from Cowan Community Center! My name is Debbie Cook and I am the coordinator for the Grow Appalachia Gardening Program at the Center. When the 2020 garden seed catalogs started arriving in late December, I was really distracted and eager to look at them. I thought about last year's gardens with all the challenges
Valerie @ Cowan Creek So proud to share the work of Seth and Sheryl Long of Southdown Farm. Last year my family joined Grow Appalachia. This past year we gleaned much from participating in the workshops we attended, from other producers we met and were very excited about the marketing opportunities at the City of
Valerie Horn, Cowan Creek Congratulations to Shane and Kathy Lucas of Lucas Farms for receiving the 2016 Small/Limited Resources Producer Award this week at the Kentucky Small Farmers Conference. Shane has been working for several years to expand his farm with lots of love and support from Kathy and his
Valerie @ Cowan Creek Cowan would like to take this time to formally thank the team at Grow Appalachia headquarters for including Cowan in the USDA Community Food Project grant. We are also excited for our partner sites and happy to be in their company as we make these community kitchens happen. A group of
Valerie Horn, Cowan Creek Photo courtesy of Malcolm Wilson, photographer, graphic designer, marketing consultant, web designer & artist, living in Blackey, KY. This photo was taken at one of many gatherings at the Letcher County Extension Office. Malcolm is our friend and is often offering his talents to our Grow Appalachia participants, Whitesburg/Letcher County Farmers
Valerie @ Cowan Creek Grow Appalachia It's that time of the year when we gather to preserve the seasons harvest at the Cowan Community Center. This is a part of the Grow Appalachia program we all love and it continues to grow. At Cowan we like to think we are growing community one garden at
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 to savor some of the highlights of the summer. Enjoyed seeing David Cooke when Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders visited the Whitesburg/Letcher County
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 as most of the days have been lately. Gardens were getting a nice headstart in April, but the rain has slowed the work down. I
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 than ever to be ready for the June 4th opening. Growers are moving towards larger gardens and had significant support from Letcher County Conservation with
Growing… Val here…and feeling a story coming on. Growing was the topic tonight for a story circle at Cowan Community Center. The story circle was part of a partnership with Appalshop in Whitesburg. Roadside Theater is collecting stories from across the community, particularly with young folks and will be creating a play about Letcher County
