A Garden is Our Teacher
Hello Grow Appalachia friends and followers! Spring is in full gear and we are busy bees here in Grow Appalachia's urban partner site, Over-the-Rhine People's Garden. The new Civic Garden
Gardening: A worthy endeavor!
Gardening is a wonderful & worthy endeavor. What other pastime can you participate in with such rich end results?! Some of our gardeners are confident and bold in their participation
Off and Running in the Community Gardens
Off and Running in the Community Gardens and the folks are loving it! We've focused on container gardening in four of our Community Gardens and folks are getting excited to
March Madness
Peace from Cincinnati, March is full of gardening madness! Madness meaning, turning the soil, spreading seeds, hardening-off plants, and getting vegetable and flower plugs into the ground. Mother Nature provided
Feeling Fresh in February!
Hello friends! Most of February in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine People's Garden has been bitterly cold. But on a few rare occasions, Mother Nature provided balmy days that gardeners took full
Harvesting the Season: 20,000 lbs of Produce
What a harvest! Our Grow Appalachia participants harvested over 20,000 lbs. of organic produce this year to feed their families and fuel their businesses. For four years, the Hindman Settlement
Field Notes: Find your inner sweet potato
Our third harvest from this season's companion planting was a success. The sweet potatoes grew so big and plentiful this season. We've already begun meal planning to make sure everyone
The Highs and Lows of Farm Life
Fall is a beautiful time of year - crisp air, leaves turning, and lots of delicious eating. I hope you are as excited about apples and pumpkin pie as we
Season Extension
--Karline Jensen, High Rocks, Hillsboro, WV At our recent Season Extension workshop, we started out with a circle sharing our experiences with frost. Some gardeners shared about crops they had
The September Equinox
It's the celebration of the fall equinox! You know, the time of year when the sun shines right on the equator and the length of day and night are nearly
