A reflection from members of the Earlham College Bonner Scholars Program
2019-Marcelle St. Germain Grow App, Big Ugly Step by Step As we entered a region we had never seen before, our group of volunteer college students did not know what
SFSP: The Second Year
Last year, the first year of the USDA Sponsored Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) in Berea, a team of Berea College student interns and labor students, as well as 2
Our Seed Adventure in Berea, Kentucky
-Bea Sias Grow Appalachia, Logan, WV. On February 23, 2016 my Site Supervisor and I left Charleston, West Virginia at 12:00 pm for Berea, Kentucky. She had a friend in
What’s happening at GA Central
Hi everyone! Holly from HQ with her first post in quite a while. Amazing how time flies, eh? With our fearless leader Candace on vacation galavanting about the western United
Hunger Action Month
September is Hunger Action Month. Hosted by Feeding America, Hunger Action Month is, as the name suggests, a month dedicated to raising awareness about and inspiring action to end hunger
Plants, Hoes, and Organic Pesticides
Hello everyone, this is David Cornette with Hindman Settlement School Grow Appalachia. It's been an exciting month for us and even more so for our participants! We have held two
Help from Service Learners
We had two weeks with three groups of college students earlier this month at ASPI. Students from Loyola, Emory, and Notre Dame chose to spend their spring break volunteering with
Something is Sprouting
Yesterday while I was working in the Grow Appalachia garden, something clicked for me. I’ve been out in the garden a few other times, and the experience is always a
Trials and Turnips
“Gardening requires lots of water—most of it in the form of perspiration.” - Lou Erickson Hello, Grow Appalachia family! My name is Marcus Plumlee and I am an AmeriCorps VISTA
Grow Appalachia is Alive in Logan!
Bea Sias, Outreach Coordinator for Grow Appalachia Logan, beside the community garden in Cora, WV Representatives from the LEAD Community Organization attended a conference in Berea, Kentucky this
