Welcoming Steve Saffel
High Rocks is excited to announce the hiring of a new Farm Manager. Pocahontas County Native and seventh-generation family farmer, Steve Saffel (pictured), will be taking the helm,
Learning to can peaches
-Aurora Swearingen, Hillsboro, WV Canning peaches is a labor that starts with bare feet on gray bark as you climb to reach all the highest fruit, which you drop down
Bees, Bugs and Butterflies
In our previous blog post, we shared how our latest Grow Appalachia program venture we planned to make gardening more accessible to parents while providing a fun and educational activity
Microgreens with Micro Gardeners
This year, our team at High Rocks is thrilled to introduce a new and exciting addition to our program. Many of us at High Rocks are proud parents who understand
Learning New Skills
High Tunnel builds are a common occurrence for organizations that participate in agriculture. Many people feel they could easily fall into place while working on things shown to them in
High Rocks Ruby Grow High Tunnels 2022
In Hillsboro, WV we sit around 2,300 ft in elevation and at High Rocks we are at an even higher elevation. We currently grow in one 30 ft x 96
One Row at a Time
Lately at the Ruby Grow farm at High Rocks, we've been dealing with our fair share of downpours followed by unbearably sticky hot days. Prime weed growing weather. The
Midsummer Reflections
Having passed the Summer Solstice, our Local Foods Team has recently sat down and done some reflecting about the first half of our season. . In the whirl of the
Weeding, Pruning, and Compost- Oh My!
It’s that time of year again- between rain and high temps it seems everything is growing all at once in the garden, including the weeds. We’ve been very busy
Little Hands, Big Helpers
Just last week here at High Rocks' Ruby Grow site, we planted tomatoes and peppers. But not all by ourselves, we had some help from kids that go to
