In September, Backyard Gardener Colleen volunteered to write a blog post about the loofah plants she'd been telling us about all season. Colleen has her own homemade soap and

In August our backyard gardener Rachael reflected on her journey to gardening with us, starting in upstate New York and ending in a tightly packed neighborhood in Wheeling, West

For our July blog post, second year Backyard Gardener Michelle volunteered to share an update on how her season is going. Since last year Michelle has had big dreams

Our gardener Justin took June to reflect on his own experience gardening, as well as the broader health and societal implications that can come growing your own food. See what Justin

One of blogs this month comes from Backyard Gardener Angie, who wants us all to give our herb gardens the attention and appreciation they deserve.  I've been gardening for

This month our Backyard Gardener Nathan tells of his Appalachian family's connection to the land, from gardens to coal mines and back again. Stories like this, of families reclaiming

Each month we like to offer the opportunity to our Backyard Gardener participants to share a story of  their own, past or present, related to gardening. This month we

It has been a whirlwind of a week here in Wheeling. As I write this, I’ve been back in the country for exactly 1 week, after taking 5 weeks