Families Returning to Gardening
--Michael Tierney Big Ugly Community Center One of my favorite parts of Grow Appalachia is creating a variety of entry points for families to return to gardening. Because of the
2017 Gardening Season
-Bea Sias -Step by Step, Logan County The season is off and running. Workshops are being attended by almost all the people who signed up to garden. New Gardeners are
Hope, Hoes, and Hori-Horis
Happy May Y'all! Lori here from Water World, I mean McDowell County in West Virginia. I don't know about you all, but I am so sick of the rain. It
Greenhouse Banter
-Michael Tierney -Big Ugly With the threat of frost waning, our gardeners have eagerly picked up their plants this past month—thousands of plants to families across three counties. Cabbage, broccoli
Workshops Moving Right Along
-Bea Sias -Logan County Grow Appalachia Our Workshops are moving right along. The way we have planned vegetables in our discussions during the garden Workshops should be producing quite well.
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
Starting Out the 2017 Garden Season
Bea Sias LEAD-Logan, WV Step by Step I have been taking applications and names since December 2016 for new people who are interested in the 2017 Garden Season. This is
Spring is Coming Soon to West Virginia
-Bea Sias Step by Step, Logan County I know it’s February, but here in the coalfields of southern West Virginia, everything says it’s spring, trees are starting to bud out,
Not Yet Spring
-Marta Pate Step by Step, Big Ugly I know the calendar says it’s February, but here at Big Ugly, everything says it’s spring, and we have daffodils already in bloom!
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
