“Surprise”, Mushrooms and Pumpkins
Update on the mushroom workshop: In April Our participants had an opportunity to inoculate oak and maple logs with mushroom spawn. Doug Stephens provided a whole trailer of logs for
Scott Christian Care Center Garden
Scott Christian Care Center added more raised beds to the gardens out back. Including some hay bale gardening with some eggplant. We noticed that the eggplant that was in
Community Garden: Shady Grove Estates
It was so exciting to hear that there was a new addition to the community gardens this year, Shady Grove Estates. Shady Grove Estates is one of the developments for
Old Time Pickling
It sure is a blessing to be involved with Grow Appalachia. You get to meet so many wonderful people who are willing to share their stories with you. There is
Ono Valley Farm
Ono Valley Farm Field notes from Ono Valley Farm, owned by Carl and Sherry Shafer Look – what’s up? Hügelkultur (hill mound)! (no-dig raised beds with a difference. They
Fun, Fellowship and Gardening
April was a busy month for our program. The warmer weather had us feeling like we were all behind in our gardening chores. May is now here, but the April
“Seed Sorting Fun!”
Spring is in full force here. We've had a lot of very warm weather, and a few cold days to set spring's progress back. The thunderstorms last night have ushered
“A Love for Gardening”
Hello everyone, this is Elbie reporting from Scott County. It's been a very unusual winter here. In fact, it doesn't even seem much like winter at all, just a very
Planning Ahead
Happy New Year! Somehow it is 2017 already, and the Christmas holidays are already behind us. We're starting out the new school semester with snow days and single digit temperatures,
Blessings Rain Down
I’m listening to the sound of steady rain, as I'm typing this blog on my phone in the sun room. We haven't had sunshine for several days now, but that's
