Why Can't We Be Friends?
I love watching the life in a garden. Small white butterflies float from blossom to blossom, ignoring the impatient buzz of the bees....
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
For the crust: 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted 1 teaspoon salt 2⁄3 cup butter or 2⁄3 cup shortening softened 5-7 tablespoons cold water...
Garden Update
Farmers are often forced to develop patience and adopt a hopeful attitude towards the future, trusting that seeds sown or techniques...
Know Your Farmers!
KALEY NECESSARY Kaley is the Alliance Gardens manager and IWU Sustainability Coordinator. Her tool-of-choice in the garden is the hand...
Composting in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is an island full of rich soil, abundant wildlife, and vibrant people. The island has a rich agricultural traditions...
Rest
How delightful that word sounds after a full week of work. With manager Kaley gone in Puerto Rico, soaking up rays and teaching on...
What we found in a food desert
In October, five previous garden managers and interns went to Richwood, West Virginia to conduct an environmental scan. The closing of...
How to save your garden before it starts
SOIL, SOIL, SOIL The secret to a happy, prolific garden is healthy soil. A healthy teaspoon of soil teams with life as it can contain...
Oh, the bounty.
It was quite an eventful weekend-- this was the weekend of the harvest party, and we’re pleased to report that over 100 people were in...
West Virginia!
Garden ministry. Sounds like a perfect job, if you ask me. And last weekend, we were able to use our background in gardening to serve a...