Rooted East Home Garden Program Fundraiser
Garden Karaoke! This August, Rooted East hosted a Garden Karaoke Fundraiser to support our Home Garden Program as we move into planning for the next year’s growing
Closing Out Our First Grow Giles Year
Grow Giles has nearly closed out for 2026, and we had an incredible year of learning, fellowship, and growth! Our final class of the year, Extending the Season, was on
BEGINNING ORGANIC GARDEN PROGRAM QUESTIONS
WHY WOULD A 67-YEAR-OLD RECENTLY WIDOWED WOMAN DECIDE TO JOIN A BEGINNING ORGANIC GARDEN CLUB? Good question. Visions of hot, muggy West Virginia summers ran through my head. Hours of
From One Garden to a Gardening Community
By Amy Ferguson In February of 2007, my husband and I bought an old brick two and half story house. From its gorgeous wood floors and pocket doors to the
Better Together
The Leslie County Grow Appalachia members had the opportunity to meet some wonderful folks from various organizations at our September meeting. We had the pleasure of hosting a resource fair
Looking Ahead
As the first few mornings of a little nip in the air arrive, our growers are already looking ahead to the next season of planting. After the past couple
Becky’s Garden
The gardening experience can be compared to taking a road trip. There is planning involved, details to be worked out, time involved in the actual trip, surprises along the way,
We Garden Because We Can!
In July & August we focused on teaching how to preserve the bounty of the garden. Cathy Hohenstein, our foods & nutrition extension office agent, went over the basics of
Fresh, Local, Growing
Fresh, Local, and GrowingFall is on his way to Eastern Kentucky! Leaves are turning, buckeyes and walnuts are falling, the deer are starting to travel and have all lost their
Serving those who served
This Blog was written by our wonderful participant Rynn, whose partner, Kelly, is a disabled veteran who lost her vision. Through gardening and Grow Your Own, they've found a
