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Extending the Season
In this time pf the year, the days are getting shorter, and our gardens are experiencing a lot. Our mornings are brisk and our nights are cool. Everyone’s garden, most likely, does
Year end celebration!
We have had a wonderful year in our Grow Appalachia program. Our participants won over 60 ribbons at our local fair this year for their produce and canned goods. We are so
`A Night of Community and Celebration: Our End-of-Season Potluck Dinner~
We had such a great time at the Red Bird Mission/Grow Appalachia End-of-Season Potluck Dinner! Gathering with around 27 of our GA member partners was a true highlight, filled with joy, laughter,
Reflections on a lovely growing season!
What an amazing first year of our Home Garden Support program! We have done a great deal of growing and learning in community this season and we loved working with home gardeners
Celebrating the accomplishments of our amazing gardeners!
We are in awe of our featured gardeners, Dora and Bob. They are a retired couple in our Grow Appalachia program, who are accomplishing extraordinary things! They just had their second NRCS
Harvest has about come to an end….
Harvest has come to an end for some participants and just beginning a new set of fun for others with the Fall crops. The weather here lately in Eastern Kentucky has lately
Big Ugly, October 2024
Hard to believe that the garden year is basically at an end. Our gardeners have dealt with an ongoing drought compounded by high temperatures and critters that tried to raid our gardens,
Logan Blog October 2024
While the season has not been the best one we have ever had, it also hasn’t been the worst. It was a toss-up season, the kind you don’t bet on either way.
Letting Go
When I started this Grow Appalachia journey I had no idea what to expect but every intention of it being awesome. During our first year, our Leslie County crew grew to be
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