Dog Days at Redbird
Hello again everyone, we're in the midst of the warmest part of the year here at Redbird but that also means were doing a lot of harvesting as well. Over
Preserving the Summer Harvest
Our gardeners have been busy keeping up with their harvests and of course the summer weeds. To help our new gardeners learn how to preserve their harvest we have been
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
The End of the Growing Season
The growing season, with the exception of cool weather crops such as kale and collards, is now officially over. Tomorrow the forecast high is 49, and we may get our
Coming To a Close
It will be just a few more days and it will be time to put our gardens to sleep; by that, I mean cleaning the gardens of debris, tomato stakes,
Food Preservation Workshop – A Seasons End
Here’s some photos from our most recent workshop, food preservation. We processed salsa and spaghetti sauce. This would have originally been held in August, but illnesses bumped it back
The Apple[sauce] of Our Eye
Over the years, we've hosted several workshops on food preservation. We've canned, dried, and pickled together, and we were long overdue to repeat one of our favorite workshops—making homemade
“If You Want a lot of Food, Work that Garden Daily”
We are still experiencing hot weather and rain, but it’s not raining as much. June, July, and August weather really put a strain on everyone and their gardens. We are
Hardworking Families
If you notice, I have featured this family before in our blog. They have worked so hard on their garden this year. They have had great success with all things.
Harvesting in Big Ugly
Harvests are coming in strong, and people are busy canning, freezing, and dehydrating food for the coming cool months. People have put away the traditional veggies like corn, peas, beans,
