EKY Farmer Conference: The first of its kind!
Hi everyone! It's February!! What the heck? We have a very exciting opportunity that is coming to the region in a couple of weeks and we, along with our friends
Seed Swap & Labeling Class to Kick off 2016
Maria here in Williamson, WV, back again for another Grow Appalachia growing season. Well...the snow finally hit us here in West Virginia (as I am sure it did most of you), and since
What’s happening at GA Central
Hi everyone! Holly from HQ with her first post in quite a while. Amazing how time flies, eh? With our fearless leader Candace on vacation galavanting about the western United
On the Horizon
In 2015 we saw many new families join the program and many committed participants returning to share their gardening knowledge and experience. With forty three families participating in the program
How to Manage your Garden from Start to Finish
--Bea Sias Logan County Grow Appalachia (LEAD/Step by Step) On October 12, 2015, Grow Appalachia in Logan, WV. had a 2 ½ hour workshop on “How to manage your garden
STRETCHING YOUR POTATO SEED
-Marcelle, Big Ugly, West Virginia Our rapidly expanding number of gardeners at Big Ugly Community Center made it necessary to re-figure our allocation of potato seed before distribution. On Thursday,
Five high tunnels and some sheep: Reflections on Laurel County
Greetings Grow Appalachians! Holly checking in from the Grow mothership. Here we are, almost halfway through November, and it is COLD here, y'all! Earlier this week the mercury almost hit
The Heart of the Seed
Life happens, despite our efforts to schedule our Grow Appalachia workshops at the most convenient times for participating families. Cars break down (or gas money runs out), someone’s Mom ends
Get Kids Excited About Growing Food
I have been in touch with some of my Gardeners to find out what kind of vegetables their gardens are giving them. I was really surprised what they were getting
