Successful Farmers Harden Off Their Plants
Hardened off kale transplants in the Faith In Action Demonstration Garden will be harvested and donated to the Faith In Action Food Pantry With the emergence of flowering
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
Spring Classes in Hindman, Kentucky
It may still be winter, but it’s never too early to start thinking about spring gardening classes! As we look forward to warmer days ahead, we’re studying up on garden
2018 Reflections & 2019 Updates From the Cincinnati Garden
Happy New Year! As we embark on our sixth season with Grow Appalachia in 2019, we can’t help but reflect upon all the positive experiences and knowledge we have gained
Winter Planning & Planting
The wind is blowing, the snow is falling, the plants are growing... Wait, the plants are growing? During the winter, you can grow delicious early-season vegetables and get a head
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
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
Dog Days of Summer
The Dog Days of Summer are upon us and we're all feeling the weight of weed pressure and disease. It's been an especially hard year for our new gardeners, but
Flowers and Showers
Summer is in full swing and we are staying busy with weeding, harvesting, mulching, and more! Our classes go from every two weeks to every week which keeps us on
Garden Visits AND Return visits!
Garden visits have begun with vigor, but I've heard said that we could have waited until June to plant and they'd be just as big by now. The soil was
