Building Resistance by Growing Food
Build It Up East TN Garden Program Update In March, we hosted our first two workshops and a distribution for spring plants and seeds, landscape fabric and pins, tools, and
Raising Our Heads To The Sun
DaffodowndillyShe wore her yellow sun-bonnet,She wore her greenest gown;She turned to the south windAnd curtsied up and down.She turned to the sunlightAnd shook her yellow head,And whispered to her neighbor:"Winter
Soil, Seeds, and Signs of Spring
Grow Ohio Valley is proud to be in its FIFTH year as a garden grant partner with Grow Appalachia! It is only my second month as an AmeriCorps member serving
From Planning to Planting
Laying the Groundwork We know that gardening is about more than just plants—it’s about people, access, and sustainability. Over the winter months, we’ve been focused on laying the groundwork
Ready for a New Year of Build It Up!
Hello! Rosie here with Build It Up East TN! We are a gardening program located in Northeast TN serving 4 counties. Our program averages around 50 gardening families a year.
End Of Season Maintence
After a long dry summer, as the temperature cools down, the leaves are starting to fall, and the days are getting shorter, it’s important to think about winterizing your garden.
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
Just Barely Staying Afloat
Well, this was supposed to be a joy-filled post about Build It Up as we wrap up our 10th year with Grow Appalachia. Instead, we are barely staying afloat in
Preparing for Fall
It's hard to believe the first week of September is here! While we enjoy the peak of harvest, we are also busy preparing for fall. We have cool weather
Gardening in Reclaimed Spaces
Gardening in Reclaimed Spaces Sometimes we don’t understand how disconnected we can be to our land, our communities, and to ourselves. If we allow that connection to resurface, what would
