How to Grow Melons in Your High Tunnel
--Karline Jensen, High Rocks, Hillsboro WV One of the first crops we decided to grow in our new high tunnel is melons. As you can see, they look great! We
Helping Hands
--Liz Kammeyer, High Rocks AmeriCorps Member, Hillsboro, WV School is out, and so are the garden helpers! We all love tending to the garden. There’s something undeniably therapeutic about having
How to Install a Drip Irrigation System
--Karline Jensen, High Rocks, Hillsboro, WV Here are the tools you will need: Screwdriver and Utility Knife We get our irrigation supplies from Rainflo Irrigation. You will need: It
YAY March !?!
Happy Ides of March y'all, or as I like to call it, my birthday (shameless attention seeking). Lori here from bi-polar McDowell County West Virginia. I'm sure you all have
Looking for Liz Number Two (& Three!)
Looking for a way to get more involved with your community and your natural surroundings? Interested in learning organic gardening practices that maximize harvests? Want to develop your professional skill
Use Today’s Hankerings as a Guide for Next Year’s Garden
On days like this, it can be hard to picture those warm, sunny times out tending a full and healthy garden. But it’s never too early to start planning ahead!
More Gardeners Wanted!
Liz Kammeyer, High Rocks AmeriCorps Member, Hillsboro, WV-- We want you! That’s right, we want to help you grow the best garden possible in 2017! I'm writing to you from
Our Newest Transplant
Liz Kammeyer, High Rocks AmeriCorps Member, Hillsboro, WV-- Hello to all! My name is Liz Kammeyer, and I am one of the two new Grow Appalachia/Local Foods & Wellness AmeriCorps
Big Onions
Karline Jensen, High Rocks, Hillsboro, WV Many home gardeners have planted onions, only to be disappointed when they don't get as big as the ones you can buy in the
Growing Gardens (and Youth)
Happy end of the week Grow Appalachians and all! And just like that...we're halfway through May! Here in Berea, campus activity has slowed to a quiet lull, students having disappeared
