Red Bird Valley Kitchen
Open for Opportunity The kitchen here at Red Bird opened in 2017. Since then home cooks and educators have been taking advantage of this jewel tucked into the mountains of Clay County, Kentucky. The kitchen is stocked to the brim with equipment for the community to use. We have a blast chiller, a convection oven,
Recovering the Past and Instructing Too!
In the first article I wrote for Grow Appalachia, I discussed how that Grow Appalachia was helping the residents of Appalachia to recover the past. Grow Appalachia helps to recover the past by teaching a new generation how to plow, plant, harvest and can (preserve). Throughout the year, I have shared some of the lessons
Gallery of Gardens
We're in the midst of a heat wave and our crops are bursting with juicy flavor. Here's our gallery of gardens and some quotes of what this garden program has meant to our gardeners. Enjoy! Grow Appalachia has been very helpful to me, they gave me seeds and fertilizer that I couldn't afford to buy,
Learn, Play, Grow. A Garden Experience for Kids.
This month our garden got a side job, as a classroom. Williamson Farmers Market hosted our first garden camp for kids in the community garden. There was fun, learning, and lots of playtime as we explored the garden. Since last year we have hosted several classes and camp teaching basic cooking skills. This year it
Taters!
I'm not sure our Linwood Community Daycare kids know how great they have it! Below are some photos of the little ones harvesting potatoes...taters! Red taters, purple taters and regular old normal taters! Once again, we won the battle against those awful Colorado Potato Beetles. Mechanical beetle control is something I was never fond of
Heart Healthy Appalachia
Are you involved with Grow Appalachia? What is your favorite aspect of the program? One of my favorite parts of Grow Appalachia is how the program takes a holistic view of improving the health of the region. One way Grow Appalachia seeks to improve the area is through education. Of course, Grow Appalachia seeks to
Wise County Extension Summer Internship – Week 4
Week 4 6.24.19 To start the week we did a program at Natural Tunnel for the Junior Ranger program. Phil and I talked about trees and plants, the functioning parts and did a short hike to point out tree types and interesting facts about them. Once we got back to the office I fertilized my
Gardening Inspires Gardeners
What to do with an old tennis court that’s not being used? Transform it into garden space, of course! The old tennis court at Boys Home, affectionately nicknamed the “ghetto garden,” is now home to raised beds and a small greenhouse made from found materials. The cracked blacktop, not ideal for tennis, is
Ramella Park Garden of Eatin’ says YAY for CSA!!!
Recently our community garden has undergone some amazing changes. In late fall of last year we partnered with Refresh Appalachia to have a crew work our garden. With a crew of two and a crew leader on site for regular full time gardening, we were able to cut our own Christmas trees in December and