An Intern Farewell
By Carli Stuart Farm Intern at GreenHouse17 As spring finally arrives in Kentucky, the flowers at GreenHouse17 are in full bloom! We have begun filling wholesale florist orders with anemones
A place to learn and grow
By Carli Stuart, University of Kentucky Intern When I was first offered an internship at GreenHouse17, I was extremely intimidated. I had no experience working with victims of domestic violence,
It’s Spring, but Winter is MAD!! AND ANOTHER THING
Spring!?! It's like winter is really mad and keeps storming out of the room and then coming back yelling, "And another thing!" We've gone from 5 degrees with snow on
Community in Bulk
-- Liz Kammeyer, High Rocks AmeriCorps Member, Hillsboro, WV Here at High Rocks, we are in our eighth year as a Grow Appalachia site. Can you believe it? We hardly
“It’s sort of hope amongst the ruins, I think. To me we’re all in the great wide open.”
It's bittersweet to reference Tom Petty on this, his birthday, to introduce the activities of the past couple months here in the High Country. Our partners at Blue Ridge Women
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
Scott Christian Care Center Garden
Scott Christian Care Center added more raised beds to the gardens out back. Including some hay bale gardening with some eggplant. We noticed that the eggplant that was in
Field Notes: Three Days of Summer
The following reflections were written by a survivor participating in our farm stipend program this summer: Day 1 Sitting here in the garden, unsure of what to expect. I am
Field Note: A Special Place in My Heart
The following reflection was written by a survivor of intimate partner abuse participating in our farm stipend program: My time here at GreenHouse17 is coming to an end. I’m really
Over the Mountain to Berea, here she comes!
Produce is starting to come in, and preservation classes are beginning here at Rural Resources, in Greeneville, TN. Debbie Strickland here, reporting in on our classes and activities, and on
