Sharing the Skill of Canning
Our neighbor Tameca is a dedicated home garden participant in the LPH Community Gardens, and she recently led a demonstration on preserving food, using ingredients readily available this time
Bursting with Abundance!
We're finding the gardens are BURSTING with ABUNDANCE in JULY & AUGUST! In past years, folks are saying they had one or two crops produce like crazy, but this
Happy Independence Day!!
Independence from Food Insecurity Some look at independence as not having to rely on anyone or anything. In Appalachia, that includes our food. We've become a generation of
Cinco de Mayo Gardening
We're getting into some serious gardening, finally! We've had a slow start to the season with spring rains, frosts, snows, and flooding, but we're finally moving forward. Folks are anxious
Looking Forward to What the New Year has to Offer!
Fall is finally settling in and we're looking forward to some rest, as I mentioned last month. The leaves are changing colors, our fall gardens are taking off, and our
Gallery of Gardens
We're in the midst of a heat wave and our crops are bursting with juicy flavor. Here's our gallery of gardens and some quotes of what this garden program has
Dog Days of Summer
The Dog Days of Summer are upon us and we're all feeling the weight of weed pressure and disease. It's been an especially hard year for our new gardeners, but
We’re Getting There
Good Morning Folks. Lori here from beautiful McDowell County, West Virginia. Let me start by saying it has been ridiculously nerve-wracking round here. There have been some challenges to work
The Corn Newsletter!
We've covered tomatoes this summer, and now for this week's edition of the Grow Appalachia newsletter, we'll be taking a look at another popular garden favorite: corn! Corn has become
Popcorn lovers unite!
By GreenHouse17 Staff We love eating popcorn from the farm! And we're not alone in our adoration for this whole grain. The national Popcorn Board (yes, this really exists) estimates
