August Photo Update
August was a busy month with harvests, the gardens winding down, and getting ready for the fall. More pictures of the fall work day with kids from Dewitt Elementary are
GREETINGS FROM PROJECT WORTH GROW APPALACHIA GARDEN PROGRAM
Good Day to everyone. This is Gail Mills, the Project Coordinator for the Grow Appalachia Garden Program at Project Worth in Menifee County, Kentucky. As we enter the home stretch
Heirloom Popcorn
--Karline Jensen, High Rocks, Hillsboro, WV One of the heirloom crops we will be growing for seed this year is Bluestone Mountain Farm's heirloom popcorn. Farmer Rhonda Dortch of Hinton,
Family, Roots, an Appalachian Garden
--Kris Arbuckle, High Rocks, Hillsboro, WV. Ever since I was a young child I was always around gardens and farm crop. It was the way my family provided for each
What’s Up at Project Worth
Hello everyone. Surprise. Surprise. It’s still raining everyday. It has to stop soon right? I certainly hope so. My name is Alex Sanders and I am the Grow Appalachia Garden
Thankful for Corn
By Shannon B. VISTA at GreenHouse17 Every year here at GreenHouse17, we grow popcorn on the farm. The kids love it. The adults love it. It's FUN! It also has
Teach A Man to Plant
St. Vincent Mission’s Grow Appalachia program was pleased to work with the City of Martin Housing Authority to start a small community garden at one of their locations, Grisgby Heights.
Joys of Fall
With fall comes so many flavors it is hard to fit them all in. While most everyone acknowledges the culinary excitement that develops as the tomatoes turn red and the green
Oyster Mushrooms- A backyard treat
Last Saturday, at the Appalachian South Folklife Center, we hosted a workshop on cultivating oyster mushrooms in the backyard. Oyster mushrooms are delicious, shade-loving fungi that decay wood naturally in
Autumn – The Year’s Last Loveliest Smile
By GreenHouse17 Staff Autumn has been called the year's last loveliest smile. Although the leaves haven't even begun to change colors yet, our grins go ear-to-ear when we think about
