Bees a swarmin’
In 2016, after a decades-long hiatus, Grow Appalachia helped Pine Mountain Settlement School revive its historic apiary on the campus farm. Starting with two nucleus colonies (NUCS's) purchased in Western
It’s That Time of Year
Pine Mountain Settlement School is honored to be partnering with Grow Appalachia for the twelfth consecutive year, and we are so excited for yet another opportunity to engage our neighbors
Sowing Seeds
While the past few months have been challenging for us here at Pine Mountain Settlement School due to COVID 19, and our typical way of operating has been altered in
Racking Up
Here at Pine Mountain Settlement School, we are so thankful to be partnering with Grow Appalachia again in 2020! This amazing relationship has allowed us for 11 years now, to
Farm History Continued
During the early years of the School and before, every piece of land was precious and was often cultivated to the top of the ridges. This extensive cultivation may be
Clearing The Land and Creek Farmers
Here is yet another piece of Eastern Kentucky farming history that I would like to share from the archives at Pine Mountain Settlement School in Harlan County... CLEARING THE LAND
Chickens Past and Present
Here at Pine Mountain Settlement School we have an outstanding resource at our finger tips from which I often draw inspiration. This treasure trove can be found in the form
Winter Gardening
Now is the time to be planting if you are going to extend your growing season into the winter months. If you are interested in winter vegetable production, take a
Heritage Skills – Sorghum Stir-off
It never fails that each time I venture into the Pine Mountain Settlement School digital archives, I am reminded of the resourcefulness, intelligence and ingenuity of our Appalachian ancestors. In
