Williamson Health and Wellness Center
Williamson, WV (Mingo County)
Partner Site since: 2013
The Williamson Health and Wellness Center, as part of the Sustainable Williamson initiative, oversees a substantial community garden, a Mobile Farmers Market, and a partnership with Growing Warriors to introduce veterans into agriculture and farming in Mingo County and surrounding areas. The veterans utilize high tunnel space to grow produce that they sell at the Farmers Market, as well as attend and lead workshops.
Blogs from Williamson
Worldly Connections
Hello, AmeriCorps VISTA in Fields reporting here in Williamson, WV. The Ramella Park Community Garden of Eatin’ and Williamson Health & Wellness Center continue their efforts in educating the local community about agriculture and gardening,
Volunteers, lots of bricks & fertilizer
Hey all--- Maria here in Williamson, WV (Southern, WV). It has been lovely weather here the last couple of weeks and our phone has been ringing off the hook with gardening/ farming questions and request.
High Tunnel Tomatoes, CSA Delivery Boxes and more
Maria here in Williamson, WV. As many of you know, the rain has continued to beat down on gardens here in Southern WV. It has been a struggle for most tomato gardeners, except those that
Innovative May Gardening Ideas!
Maria here in Williamson! It is hard to believe that it is memorial day weekend already. So much has already happened this year to be excited about and it is so hard to summarize it
Sharing Seed Swap Successes!
Maria Arnot and Ian Fields here in Williamson-- tagging teaming our first blog post! Ian is an AmeriCorps VISTA new to our office, and is helping out with various things with the Williamson Health and
Seed Swap & Labeling Class to Kick off 2016
Maria here in Williamson, WV, back again for another Grow Appalachia growing season. Well...the snow finally hit us here in West Virginia (as I am sure it did most of you), and since we have finally had some
