Bounty of Goodness
Wow! What can we say but time has sure flown this gardening season. What started out as uncertain times has turned into a great garden season for our Grow Appalachia
Bloom Where You Are Planted
Bloom Where You Are Planted. This can mean so much to so many. To me, it is to make the most out of what you have been handed or given.
A Tale of Two Approaches
When it comes to gardening, more than one approach is acceptable. Traditionally, a plot is plowed, disced, and then tilled before sowing. The traditional approach has no protection against the
Feeding the Soil, Feeding our Souls
Since we haven't been able to meet in person, we've been chatting about our gardens on Facebook. Here are a few excerpts shared by our gardeners:
Sowing Seeds
While the past few months have been challenging for us here at Pine Mountain Settlement School due to COVID 19, and our typical way of operating has been altered in
What is Beautiful?
“I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree.” Joyce Kilmer describes in this poem “Trees” the beauty of a tree. What is beautiful to
Taters are a Growin’!!
Taters are a growin'. What a perfect title. As I was scrolling through our Grow Appalachia Facebook Group, I came across one of our gardeners posting this on his potatoes
Owsley County-May 2020 Edition
Owsley County : Growing Healthy, at Home In no uncertain terms the words "spring farming" and "School-to-Farm" seem remotely so far away in the uncertain times of a
Where Have All the Plants Gone?
Yesterday, my wife and I traveled to our hometown. We always go home around Mother’s Day to visit our mom and to decorate my dad’s grave for Memorial Day. On
Spring has Sprung
Spring 2020 has definitely been one for the books. This year has brought many challenges to everyone including our gardeners in our Grow Appalachia Program. One good thing about this
