Squash instead of pumpkin in pies…
As summer begins its slow wind-down toward Fall and we watch our winter squashes proceed along nicely, we've recently started a discussion of pie and the squashes that might work
Chilly nights make for good canning
This is eliot at the Appalachian South Folklife Center. The youth groups staying at the folklife center did a bunch of weeding and harvesting for us this week!! Yay! We
Solar Pump
Our solar pump is finally near completion. While we are able to use it, it is not operating on solar energy, but instead off of a battery for the time
Simple recipes for a rainy day!
Since we have been blessed with plenty of rain this year I thought I would give you a couple of recipes to try when you are stuck in the house
Brussels Sprouts
The small little balls looked ready to harvest. Our community garden manager, high school intern, and I looked at them for about a week. "I've never grown Brussels sprouts before,"
PROJECT WORTH OUTREACH YOUTH GARDENERS
Hello , my name is Gail Mills, Director of Project Worth Outreach. Also, I am the Project Coordinator of our Grow Appalachia Garden Program. Today, I would like to
Last Day with Intern
Last week our high school intern finished up his intern program. He spent the week working in his community garden plot and selling at the farmers market. On his last
blight??
Everything is coming along great. With one exception, blight has gotten to our tomatoes and we are kind of at a lost for words. I have several questions that I
Pepper Bandits
To our dismay we got all call here at the building earlier this week that local neighbors had seen people going into our garden at night and raiding our crop!
Making the best out of a bummer situation
Eliot here from Appalachian South Folklife Center in Pipestem, WV. I got some bad news about having to get rid of my goats and chickens last week. So this week,
