Asparagus as an Investment
Asparagus as an Investment Asparagus is undeniably one of the most anticipated crops at the farmers’ market. Bundles sell out early, usually purchased by giddy customers that show
Cleaning, Covering, and Other Odds and Ends
Happy Friday Grow Appalachians. And October marches on and on...It's hard to believe that in just a couple of months we'll be ringing in 2017. I have to say that,
Update on Middle School Garden!
In the last blog, I told you all about the beginning of the expansion of our Middle School garden. I'm happy to tell you that we've certainly succeeded! It took
Tackling Tomato Tragedies
Howdy Grow Appalachians! Boy, sure things have been moving at the speed of light here at HQ. Between holiday weekends, partner site visits, high tunnel videos, and mid-year reports and
A raised bed is a raised bed is a…..
raised bed. Hi there garden groupies, Yvonne Scott, AmericorpsVISTA, from Wolfe County Grow Appalachia. It's been an interesting week for me, having the opportunity to get out with some of
Some Green in the Snow
It is interesting to see the reactions of most people when you tell them that you are planning to grow something in the winter. At the outset of this endeavor
The Dirt on Soil Health
Greetings, Grow Appalachians! It’s your friendly HQ VISTA Holly checking in. I think I’m still not quite recovered from our gathering this past week. What an AMAZING day and a
Season Extension: To infinity and beyond!
Greetings, Grow Appalachians! It's Holly the HQ VISTA once again! Now, I imagine some of you are probably thinking, "Why in the world are we hearing from Holly twice in
TFA BLITZ at SVM
Sister KC here to share a recent volunteer experience we had at St. Vincent Mission. There is a lot of back story on this one starting with Appalachian Roots, a
Growin on the Mountain
WOW! Our garden spots have really been doing great. We harvested less than a third of our leaf lettuce so far, it was almost a bushels worth before cleaning and
