Pine Mountain Settlement School – First Post of 2014
Unfortunately, it seems this unusually cold winter is going to be slow to leave us. Here it is, in March, and we still have an inch of snow on the
Highlight Reel
The end of 2013 is bittersweet. My time at Pine Mountain and with the Grow Appalachia family is coming to an end. I've spend the last four growing seasons with
Calendar Fundraiser!
The Grow Appalachia program has been a blessing for the Pine Mountain Community and for Pine Mountain Settlement School over these past four years. As the growing season comes to
An Ode to Fall Beans (and other seeds)
The past three and a half years with Grow Appalachia have taught me a lot, but one of the things I've really grown to love and appreciate is seed saving.
Farewell For Now
This week’s blog is easier to write than most in some ways, I don’t have to rack my brain for a new and interesting topic, and I have no research
What’s Cookin’ Now: 2013 Mystery Basket Edition
Several weeks ago Maggie and I made our annual appearance on the “World’s only live radio cooking show, that we know of” at Appalshop in Whitesburg, KY. For the past
Impending Autumn
Despite the fact that it has been quite warm and summer like this week, fall is only about a week away and it is probably time to clean up your
Green Bean Friday
I don’t think I know a single gardener in our Grow Appalachia program that isn't growing beans. Most of our gardeners are in fact growing lots and lots of beans.
A Legume Education
I didn’t grow up in the South, far from it really, but I did grow up with a mother from Missouri who insisted that we eat black-eyed peas and greens
My Old True Love: Sweet Corn
While fresh tomatoes are often synonymous with summer, so is sweet corn. I have many childhood memories surrounding sweet corn, and I am sure that most people do as well.
