Farmers, Friends, and Veterans
Supporting Partner I have to say that I am so happy about the support WV Veterans to Ag has gotten from those who I asked to be part
New Training Facility!
This week has been quiet, as we do not have activities for the teens during the 4th of July. But, I would like to share of a visit we hosted
Breaking Ground on our First Garden
Breaking new ground is never easy. It takes time, patience, planning, and serious effort, right? Well, maybe sometimes… Sometimes it all just comes together in a gift basket with a
Worms and Pickles
Hey everybody! Faelyn here and it's been delightfully rainy here in East Tennessee, and our teens' gardens have been loving it. The Food Commanders came out today and were ecstatic
A little Mrs. Debbie
Hello! I'm sorry if you were hoping for Mrs. Debbie, but she wanted me to introduce myself. I am Faelyn Campbell, and I am Debbie's intern! I'm part of the Rural
Worm Demonstration
Saturday was quit the day for our Grow Appalachia teen group, Food Commanders. They gave three demonstrations on vermicomposting at the Greeneville Farmers Market in East Tennessee. The teens prepared
Worms, Cows, Mud, Bugs, lots of Sun!
What sunny days we have been having in East Tennessee! The sun has been beautiful to enjoy, but our poor plants need some rain. We had some spotty showers last
New Beginnings!
Construction has begun! Our first raised bed went in today at the home of one of our Food Commander Teens! His home is in Chuckey, TN of Greene County. His
Water, Hooray!
We are so excited to see pipes and sprinkler heads this week! Last summer we spent time digging, and digging, and digging, and digging, and digging a well at Rural
Generations of the future
We have been very busy with the teen program at Rural Resources, in East Tennessee. I have been trying to visit all the teen homes from our Food Commanders group
