Triumphs & Trials of Spring
It’s been a busy month in the LPH Community Gardens program. We’ve planted in community garden spaces and home gardens, hired teen garden apprentices, kicked off weekly workdays, and
It’s been a busy month in the LPH Community Gardens program. We’ve planted in community garden spaces and home gardens, hired teen garden apprentices, kicked off weekly workdays, and
Cowan Community Action Group Grow Appalachia hosted our fourth annual Plant and Seed Swap at CANE Kitchen on April 7th. It has become a tradition the community looks forward to
Lem was skeptical when his family moved to Lower Price Hill a few years ago. His grandfather passed on a passion for gardening, and he was accustomed to living
Spring has sprung around here. Wisteria, redbuds, and dogwoods are all in bloom, trees are happily leafing out, and gardeners are happily planting their gardens. Potatoes and early spring crops
Lower Price Hill is a dense, urban neighborhood where most residents live in multi-family rental units, lacking space or permission for personal gardens. Community garden spaces offer these families
Participant Surveys Our Home Garden participants come from diverse backgrounds with different interests, reasons for growing, and experience. Because of those differences, we've realized they also often need different
Blackberry winter has come and gone in the mountains. Baby birds are hatching and taking flight around the edges of the fields. Bees are beginning to swarm. Bluegill are moving
A few months ago, our home garden participants got a jumpstart on their growing season. But last Friday, the festivities continued as the broader community came together for a
A good portion of the existing growing space in our community falls within community gardens. However, we continue to increase our efforts to support neighbors who want to grow
Over the last two years, our community has been abuzz with construction. That work has created high-quality, affordable housing options for families who have struggled to find somewhere to