Growing Plants with Our Youth
Marcelle St. Germain Step by Step, Big Ulgy, West Virginia The staff at Big Ugly Community Center lead by Tami Boling have been serving children and their families in the
Canning and Freezing Time
Bea Sias Step by Step, Logan, West Virginia Gardening season is in full bloom, literally speaking. The season started off with rain and cold weather, then when this cleared, gardeners
Season Extension
It's finally August, and our gardens are producing so much! What a joy to have fresh options to choose from for our culinary adventures every night. And we're canning
Gardening with Chickens
My husband and I recently took on a new adventure and decided to get backyard chickens. The girls have officially outgrown their brooder and have been living outside for the
Sweating it out in the Gardens
Marcelle St. Germain Big Ugly, West Virginia Our gardeners are sweating it out in their gardens as the heat index has hit 100 degrees and higher for the last week.
Good Reports Are Coming In
Bea Sias Step by Step_Logan, WV We have been getting some good reports from our gardeners... of course, sometimes one may encounter a little pest like the cute ground squirrel
Cooking from the Garden
It's that time of the year where the garden is thriving and starting to produce yummy veggies. I have an endless supply of kale, and have been patiently waiting for
SWEET POTATO BLUES
Marcelle St.Germain, Step by Step Big Ugly, West Virginia Sweet potatoes are one of our favorite crops to grow at BUCC. Early in the spring we generally order 1,000 sweet
Safe Gardening during COVID-19
Bea Sias, Step by Step Logan County, WV Recently we gave out plants in the Man, WV area from 9:00-12:30. We wore masks, used lots of hand sanitizer, and delivered
Feeding the Soil, Feeding our Souls
Since we haven't been able to meet in person, we've been chatting about our gardens on Facebook. Here are a few excerpts shared by our gardeners:
