Gardener Story: Crystal Stahl
Another summer has come to an end, it is always sad to see it go but there really is something inviting about the crisp fall air and the change of the seasons. This has completed my second year in the BIU Garden Program and I am so thankful to have been a part of it!...
Gardener Story: Dezta Family
This is our second year gardening as a family. The kids planted the flowers we grew this year - sunflowers, four o clocks, marigolds, nasturtiums, cosmos and amaranth - that we have gifted to friends and neighbors. It also made for a great pollinator garden and we...
Gardener Story: Earlene and John
As second year members of the Build It Up program, we have continued to grow our garden and our knowledge. The first year, we had to overcome starting out a garden, learning how to grow food and when to cultivate it. We weren’t always successful, but we learned a lot...
Appalachian Regional Commission Names Susan McKinney as Appalachian Leadership Institute Fellow
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Appalachian Regional Commission Names Susan McKinney as Appalachian Leadership Institute Fellow Susan McKinney to Represent Tennessee in Intensive Regional Leadership Development Program September 26, JOHNSON CITY, TN — The Appalachian Regional...
Gardener Story: Anna Lundberg
This was our first year with the Build it Up program! We had tried gardening in years past but to no avail! It has been wonderful to have classes with fellow gardeners in our area who understand the weather and the soil right where we live! The classes were so...
Gardener Story: Megan Davis
This is my first year in the Build It Up backyard gardening program; it also happens to be my first year gardening (fruit & veg) period. I started at absolute zero – no experience, no talent, no tools, no plan, no garden… nothing. I described my level of...