My Old True Love: Sweet Corn
While fresh tomatoes are often synonymous with summer, so is sweet corn. I have many childhood memories surrounding sweet corn, and I am sure that most people do as well.
Seed Saving Class
This week's Grow Aappalachia was on seed saving. Seed Saving is a hobby that is most beneficial to the food in which we intake. it allows is to enjoy our
Helping Hands
Our gardener of the week is Mrs. Patsy, a very special lady to our program. Recently, she spends most of her week in the hospital for radiation treatments and is
Gardening in the Real World
I want to start this entry by saying that I love gardening. I have been gardening for at least 60 years. My dad said I got my love of gardening
GAP Training and Farmer’s Markets
Grow Breathitt County Participants in the Grow Appalachia program have had a great year of gardening. Some first time gardeners, some who are more experienced and some somewhere in between
Monday meeting
Monday we handed out honey from one of our hives. Junior is our bee man extrodinaire. We also handed out our garlic to the group that we grew. The last
More garden visits in lovely, lovely Abingdon, Virginia
Hello from Heather. Today’s post focuses on gardeners Vadie, Amy, and Jennifer. Vadie is our oldest gardener in the program, at 84 years old. She doesn't leave her house
Pickled at Cowan Community Center
Harvest time is upon us and we have been busy at the Community Center. Our best event so far has definitely been the picklin' night. We had between 30 and
Bean Stringing at Cowan Community Center
Beans of many varieties are beginning to coming in now. Grow Appalachia participants met at the Cowan Community Center for a bean stringin' and cannin' earlier this month. We had about
Tomatillo Salsa
We have been excited to see what our tomatillo's would produce this year. This is the first time we ever grown any of these tomato's. from the time we planted
