Goodbye Grow Appalachia Family
Greetings from Abingdon, Virginia! July was hot and dry, as usual. Harvest reports are trickling in boasting sweet corn, peppers, and the first of the tomatoes. It seems like
Companion Planting & Supporting Survivors
We love companion planting for its practical benefits -- pest control, improved pollination, maximizing use of space. And we also appreciate the approach because of its connection to our mission
Hello from Hindman!
I’m Ali Hintz, the new Community Agriculture VISTA at the Hindman Settlement School. I’ll be working this year to expand our Grow Appalachia program as well as the Knott County
Flowers and Showers
Summer is in full swing and we are staying busy with weeding, harvesting, mulching, and more! Our classes go from every two weeks to every week which keeps us on
Happy Solstice!
Hello garden friends and Grow Appalachia followers! Summer is here! Over-the-Rhine People’s Garden is in full bloom. Gardeners are busy harvesting and enjoying lots of healthy fruits and vegetables like
Feels like summer, rains like spring!
As the heat has officially arrived, May showers have also been plentiful in east Tennessee this spring. We experienced three dry days in a row this past week which was
Knock on wood, Spring has finally arrived!
Happy Earth Day! April 22, 2018 Hello friends! Since the March blog it feels like we've finally warmed up and the cold, cold Ohio nights are a thing of the
Kindness is…Growing Carrots
Hello garden friends and Grow Appalachia followers! It's March 2018, and since our last post we’ve celebrated the holidays and now winters end, well sorta. We got a few inches
A SPOOKtacular Fall
Happy Halloween Grow Appalachia Friends! The hustle and bustle of summer has finally ended and it seems like we are very close to having our first frost. The Over-the-Rhine People's
Have you found Santa?
Hello everyone, I am finally home in Greeneville, TN. Rural Resources' teens have been busy working in the garden and making a trip to Berea this week, and just getting
