Taking the Lead
On a typical summer day, our Lead Community Organizer, Alicia, can be found lugging tools in a wheelbarrow between community gardens, teaching teens basic plant identification, making a supply
The Dog Days of Summer
The Dog Days of Summer Have Arrived Here in Appalachia, the summer equinox has come and gone, and we have settled into the dog days of summer. These are the
Like Busy Bees in June
We would’ve been hard-pressed to fit another event in the LPH Community Gardens during the month of June. The Community Matters team had something fun and educational going on
Eating From The Garden
July 2023, Cincinnati, Ohio Welcome back to the Over-the-Rhine People’s Garden monthly blog with Grow Appalachia! Today we are getting a really good soak from mother nature. So, I am
June Is Kids Month In Owsley County
June Is Kids Month Summer in Kentucky The summer solstice has arrived and its officially summer here in Appalachia! It’s time to enjoy our hills and valleys, get reacquainted with
First Year in Grow Your Own
One of our wonderful Grow Your Own participants, Susan Jewell, has shared her experience thus far in our program. Susan has a homestead with livestock and gardens. It is
Blackberry Winter
Blackberry winter has come and gone in the mountains. Baby birds are hatching and taking flight around the edges of the fields. Bees are beginning to swarm. Bluegill are moving
Lift Our Heads To The Sun
The gray skies of winter are all but disappearing. The clocks have sprung forward, and Mother Earth is once again shifting toward the sun on her axis. Spring, in all
A Truly Growing Community
Over the last two years, our community has been abuzz with construction. That work has created high-quality, affordable housing options for families who have struggled to find somewhere to
A Garden Of Kindness
Greetings from Cincinnati! With the frost coming early this year, we have already been busy clearing and replanting our garden beds with cool-weather vegetable crops and dragging season extension materials from
