Spring Lessons
It’s difficult to believe a month has passed since I last wrote on this blog. Springtime is so busy and there is always too much to do, and never enough
Welcome To The Funny Farm
Good Evening y'all, Lori here from McDowell County West Virginia where the weather is nuts and so are we. Let's start with a few updates from the last blog. The
“Waking from Winter”
Hello everyone, this is Elbie Blount from Scott County, TN. Winter always seems so long, but then one day out of the blue, I wake from my winter slumber to
New At The Farmer’s Market
Katie Smith reporting from Scott County Grow Appalachia. The Scott County Farmer's Market opened during the fall of 2014 and has enjoyed a successful season so far for the 2015
It’s ALL Good: Using the Rest of the Plant
By Jason Von Kundra at Sprouting Hope in Marion, VA There is an abundance of food all around us. Some of it is even getting discarded in the compost pile
Two New Additions
Rhonda West reporting from Scott County. I wanted to share with you all about a couple of new additions Scott Christian Care Center has added to the raised beds that
First deliveries going to market in East TN
Our program in East TN is very focused on training families in market gardening this year. Our participants have very different levels of gardening experience and some are looking at
“RECHARGING”
Rhonda West reporting from Scott County. Getting ready for spring gardening? This site has some good information about how to get your soil ready for planting and how to
You won’t be able to contain yourself!
Greetings Grow Appalachians! Holly, VISTA at Grow App HQ, and although it is very wet here in Berea, at least it isn’t cold. There are so many beautiful flowers in
Drying Herbs
It seems like we’ve had quite a bit of success growing herbs this year. We have a variety of herbs and tons of basil and dill. There have been days
