Tomato Trials & Volunteers
Maria here in Williamson, WV! Two weeks ago we planted tomatoes in our high tunnel earlier than we ever had. Although the temps are supposed to drop slightly this week,
Vegetable oil, great help, and whacking: Reflections on GH17
Hi y’all! Holly here reporting on this rainy and humid day at Grow Appalachia HQ in Berea. On September 10th, Mark (our technical director) and I packed up and headed
We Never Thought We’d Leave Harlan Alive
…but not because of the town itself. It’s quite a nice place. No, Jeffrey Helton and myself (Marcus Plumlee), never thought we’d leave Harlan alive because of the following things:
High Tunnel Tomatoes
Since the beginning of July we have been harvesting tomatoes from our high tunnels. Production has been great with us collecting almost 2000 pounds of tomatoes to date. We have
Garden Time
Gardening season is going full swing here in Breathitt and all of our families have been busy tending to their gardens. We have been finishing up our planting of beans
High Tunnel Time
We have been busy the last few weeks with work in the high tunnels, since we are done planting for a few weeks. This week we started installing a new
Field Notes: Inspired to be creative
By GreenHouse17 Digging in the dirt to plant seeds feels good. Tending to growing vegetables and herbs as they grow is rewarding. Eating field-to-table meals is delicious and healthy. Sometimes,
Cold Weather Shows Up
Well just when we thought that warmer weather was here to stay Old Man Winter decides to pay us a visit for a few days. Early this week we were
High Tunnels, High Ambitions
This is always an exciting, and daunting, time of the year for me. In spite of how severe this winter has been, I appreciate the shorter days and indoor time
