Wild Plant Workshop at Cowan Community Center
The native landscape of Eastern Kentucky has healed and nourished people for thousands of years. Our hills support thousands of species of plants; many of which have great benefit to
Cool Beans! Mark Walden Visits Cowan
Saturday morning, on a rainy Mother's Day weekend, Grow Appalachia participants filled the cafeteria at Cowan Elementary School to learn best practices in garden management from Grow Appalachia Assistant Director,
“Respect and courtesy a must with bees and humans also.”
Gwen Johnson, Cowan Community Center Grow Appalachia participant didn't learn her first lessons about beekeeping in a book, but from her grandfather as a little girl. But, she does now
Doors are Opening for Agriculture in Letcher County
Cowan Community Center was proud to have our name along with Grow Appalachia on the new Appal-TREE office located at 198B Main Street in Whitesburg, Kentucky. The Appal-TREE project, Appalachians
Rhubarb, Asparagus, Strawberries and Cowan Community Center
What do rhubarb, asparagus, strawberries and Grow Appalachia at the Cowan Community Center have in common? Give up? They each thrive in their third year! Grow Appalachia was planted at
Grow Appalachia Participants Visit Mountain Rose Vineyard
Mountain Rose Vineyard on previously mined land. What a beautiful day we had at Mountain Rose Vineyard in Wise, Virginia. Grow Appalachia participants met at the Community
A “Grape” Day at Cowan Community Center
With our bounty of freshly harvested grapes, we gathered back at the Cowan Community Center to begin our jam making process on Thursday. Folks had picked ten pounds of grapes while on
Mountain Heritage Festival
Whitesburg held their annual Mountain Heritage Festival this past weekend and Grow Appalachia, Letcher County Farmer's Market and Cowan Community Center shared a booth to promote our programs and
Cowan Communtiy Garden
Katie Dollarhide, a GA participant and the sharer of the land for the community garden posted beautiful pictures of the garden and nearby GA participant, Sylvia Ryerson's garden on
Pickled at Cowan Community Center
Harvest time is upon us and we have been busy at the Community Center. Our best event so far has definitely been the picklin' night. We had between 30 and
