Midsummer Reflections
Having passed the Summer Solstice, our Local Foods Team has recently sat down and done some reflecting about the first half of our season. . In the whirl of the
Weeding, Pruning, and Compost- Oh My!
It’s that time of year again- between rain and high temps it seems everything is growing all at once in the garden, including the weeds. We’ve been very busy
A Garden Tour by Ciera Wilbur, ASD Grow Your Own Participant
The Never-Ending Adventure When I started the Grow Your Own program last year, I had been successful with houseplants, a few potted vegetables, but
Bees a swarmin’
In 2016, after a decades-long hiatus, Grow Appalachia helped Pine Mountain Settlement School revive its historic apiary on the campus farm. Starting with two nucleus colonies (NUCS's) purchased in Western
Chicks Arrive in Logan and BUCC!
Monday, May 3rd was a pretty big day for many of the gardeners in the BUCC and Logan programs. That was the day the chicks arrived, a day old, ready
Excitement for Growing Season Builds
May 2021 Everything is going okay for my gardeners and me. It’s still cold and wet, and the weather reports are unpredictable - more like April than May. This next week
Gearing Up The Growing Season In The O.C.
Photo courtesy of prospect.org By: Tanya Begley SPRING! Can we say it any louder? We are seeing green everywhere and could not be any happier. It is a
Until Spring in the O.C. – October 2020 edition
By: Tanya Begley And just like that, the final crops are in. More layers of clothing begin to be worn, fireplaces are cleaned and prepared for work. Fall is not
Fall Season In The O.C.-September 2020 edition
By: Tanya Begley Finally fall has arrived. A change can be felt in the air. The soft whisper of cool wind blowing through the nearly empty fields signaling the
