This is Valerie, feeling thankful here at Cowan Creek. "If you love it and plant it, it will grow. And it will grow beyond your wildest expectations." Frank Campbell, Grow Appalachia participant. Frank received his high tunnel from NRCS in the fall of 2019 and was fully operational this year. He was one of 13
Greetings from Cowan Creek. This is Valerie. Hoping this blog finds you and your families well. The 'Three Sisters' is a native American agriculture practice for growing beans, corn and squash together in tandem. Each sister supports the other and is supported by the other so that all may benefit. In the spirit of the
It’s almost over and reflecting tonight. One of my favorite stories is of my parents, Kendall and Carol Ison, when they met in grade school in the fourth grade at Upper Cowan School. My Mom, the youngest of nine children lived at Scuttle Hole Gap with her mother, Jane Fields who raised the family on
Greetings from Val at Cowan Community Center. "It looks like a war effort." Bennett Quillen, featured Grow Appalachia participant reflected as he walked into the CANE Kitchen last Wednesday to deliver fresh strawberries, potatoes, peas, lettuce, zucchini and more garden bounty for the Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation FARMACY program. I certainly don't want to
Greetings from Valerie on Cowan Creek! Grow Appalachia We have been quite, but for too long, but are happy to be here and see all the good work our Grow Appalachia family is doing. It has been a challenging year, but Debbie Cook, Grow Appalachia Coordinator has done a fabulous check making it work. Our
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
