Joys of Fall
With fall comes so many flavors it is hard to fit them all in. While most everyone acknowledges the culinary excitement that develops as the tomatoes turn red and the green
Tomato Preserves That Taste Like Candy
'Mater Marmalade (or if you can't handle thinking tomatoes are in your jam - "Yellow Marmalade") My farming friends Rachel Parsons and her grandfather Sid Moye, who passed away last winter,
Volunteers at the Nature Center
ASPI is very grateful to have had help from the Appalachian Challenge Academy. There were a few groups from the Challenge Academy and they each spent a day volunteering at
Whose got Fall Crops?
Eliot here, setting out frost protection low cover hoops at the Appalachian South Folklife Center. On the Left are 3 test varieties of Spinach just sprouting and on the Right is a row of
The Knox County Farmers’ Market- #FarmFreshThursday
Collages by Meghann Gaunt Chesnut, Market PR Coordinator By: Kathryn Engle The Knox County Farmers’ Market held its grand opening on June 19th. We had 15 vendors and hundreds
Reflections on Going Organic
By: Kathryn Engle I realized we never did a blog about Marc Walden’s workshop in the spring, so here’s a reflection on that workshop and organic production this year. On
Hoop House and Fall Festival
Hey there! Scott with Westcare here. This is a just a few pics of our fall veggies and the fall festival held this weekend at our Grow Appalachia community garden.
Fog and Fall!!!
Driving the same route everyday or couple of days allows me to observe the changing seasons. How quickly the leaves have gone from green to brown, amber and burgundy! I
Just do it…
What could be better than time spent in a group of inspiring people? The last few days I was fortunate enough to be in Berea for the Brushy Fork Institute
Oyster Mushrooms- A backyard treat
Last Saturday, at the Appalachian South Folklife Center, we hosted a workshop on cultivating oyster mushrooms in the backyard. Oyster mushrooms are delicious, shade-loving fungi that decay wood naturally in
