Tag: Sustainability
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Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Mar 17, 2021
Organic Gardening-Blog 44 in a Gardening Series
What does organic mean? I don’t use pesticides nor use artificial fertilizer. I don't want to spary anything toxic on my food. More
Issues: Sustainability
Organic Gardening-Blog 44 in a Gardening Series
What does organic mean? I don’t use pesticides nor use artificial fertilizer. I don't want to spary anything toxic on my food. More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Mar 7, 2021
Permaculture-Blog 43 in a Gardening Series
Permaculture is an approach to gardening, farm layout—and life. Planning is key and one objective is to minimize work, For example, taking gravity into account might save you from lugging buckets uphill. More
Issues: Sustainability
Permaculture-Blog 43 in a Gardening Series
Permaculture is an approach to gardening, farm layout—and life. Planning is key and one objective is to minimize work, For example, taking gravity into account might save you from lugging buckets uphill. More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Feb 21, 2021
Starting Your Garden Indoors-Blog 42 in a Gardening Series
You can buy seedlings, but starting your own is satisfying, letting you green your thumb in February or March before you can do much outside. It also gives you a wider selection of varieties. More
Issues: Sustainability
Starting Your Garden Indoors-Blog 42 in a Gardening Series
You can buy seedlings, but starting your own is satisfying, letting you green your thumb in February or March before you can do much outside. It also gives you a wider selection of varieties. More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Feb 6, 2021
Flowery Indulgence-Blog 41 in a Gardening Series
I love the eye candy of flowers, both in their beds in the spring breeze (and the summer fog and fall sun) and in their vases in my house. More
Issues: Sustainability
Flowery Indulgence-Blog 41 in a Gardening Series
I love the eye candy of flowers, both in their beds in the spring breeze (and the summer fog and fall sun) and in their vases in my house. More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Jan 31, 2021
Caring for Fruit Trees-Blog 40 in a Gardening Series
Our area is particularly prone to unpredictable spring frost. Nonetheless, a good site can produce apples and pears more years than not, and peaches and cherries probably half the time More
Issues: Sustainability
Caring for Fruit Trees-Blog 40 in a Gardening Series
Our area is particularly prone to unpredictable spring frost. Nonetheless, a good site can produce apples and pears more years than not, and peaches and cherries probably half the time More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Jan 20, 2021
Smut in the Garden-Blog 39 in a Gardening Series
Birds do it. Bees do it. Plants do it, and sometimes they sneakily get help from those of us in the animal kingdom. More
Issues: Sustainability
Smut in the Garden-Blog 39 in a Gardening Series
Birds do it. Bees do it. Plants do it, and sometimes they sneakily get help from those of us in the animal kingdom. More
Issues: Sustainability
Action Alert OVEC Jan 15, 2021
Jumpin’ January Continues
We thought we'd better get another note out to you before Inauguration Day, just in case you are massively distracted around that time. While we ponder what may transpire next, let's do continue holding people accountable for what has transpired. More
Issues: Clean elections, Social justice, Sustainability
Jumpin’ January Continues
We thought we'd better get another note out to you before Inauguration Day, just in case you are massively distracted around that time. While we ponder what may transpire next, let's do continue holding people accountable for what has transpired. More
Issues: Clean elections, Social justice, Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Jan 13, 2021
Maple Syrup-Blog 38 in a Gardening Series
Maple syrup may not be produced in a garden, but it is food you can produce in West Virginia, as long as you have access to some maple trees. More
Issues: Sustainability
Maple Syrup-Blog 38 in a Gardening Series
Maple syrup may not be produced in a garden, but it is food you can produce in West Virginia, as long as you have access to some maple trees. More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Jan 10, 2021
Using Your Produce—Celery and Onions—Part 37
A version of this column first ran in the Roane County (WV) Reporter and Times Record as part of a gardening series. Support local journalism! Subscribe to your local newspaper. This is one of a series of blogs for new gardeners. Start reading the whole series here: Part 1. Maybe you still have celery in your vegetable bin, […] More
Issues: Sustainability
Using Your Produce—Celery and Onions—Part 37
A version of this column first ran in the Roane County (WV) Reporter and Times Record as part of a gardening series. Support local journalism! Subscribe to your local newspaper. This is one of a series of blogs for new gardeners. Start reading the whole series here: Part 1. Maybe you still have celery in your vegetable bin, […] More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Dec 26, 2020
Using Your Produce—Carrots and Parsnips—Part 36
It's not only wascally wabbits that love a garden's harvest of carrots. More
Issues: Sustainability
Using Your Produce—Carrots and Parsnips—Part 36
It's not only wascally wabbits that love a garden's harvest of carrots. More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Dec 24, 2020
Using Your Harvest—Sweet Potatoes and Winter Squash—Part 35
You grew em. You've stored 'em. Now, eat 'em. More
Issues: Sustainability
Using Your Harvest—Sweet Potatoes and Winter Squash—Part 35
You grew em. You've stored 'em. Now, eat 'em. More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Dec 17, 2020
Using Your Produce—Potatoes: Blog 34 in a Gardening Series
A version of this column first ran in the Roane County (WV) Reporter and Times Record. Support local journalism! Subscribe to your local newspaper. This is one of a series of blogs for new gardeners. Start reading the whole series here: Part 1. Now that we’re into winter, and having already discussed ordering seeds for next year, […] More
Issues: Sustainability
Using Your Produce—Potatoes: Blog 34 in a Gardening Series
A version of this column first ran in the Roane County (WV) Reporter and Times Record. Support local journalism! Subscribe to your local newspaper. This is one of a series of blogs for new gardeners. Start reading the whole series here: Part 1. Now that we’re into winter, and having already discussed ordering seeds for next year, […] More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Dec 15, 2020
Deciding What to Grow: Blog 33 in a Gardening Series
Now is a good time to curl up in your favorite chair with some seed catalogs to start planning next year's garden. More
Issues: Sustainability
Deciding What to Grow: Blog 33 in a Gardening Series
Now is a good time to curl up in your favorite chair with some seed catalogs to start planning next year's garden. More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Janet Keating Dec 10, 2020
Global Day of Mourning: January 10, 2021
As COVID-19 rages in our communities, the negative impacts have cascaded and infused into nearly every aspect of our lives. Take time to mourn with people around the globe. More
Issues: Health, Sustainability
Global Day of Mourning: January 10, 2021
As COVID-19 rages in our communities, the negative impacts have cascaded and infused into nearly every aspect of our lives. Take time to mourn with people around the globe. More
Issues: Health, Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Dec 9, 2020
Gardening Books: Blog 32 in a Gardening Series
If you can't dig into the soil right now, you can dig into a book about gardening. More
Issues: Sustainability
Gardening Books: Blog 32 in a Gardening Series
If you can't dig into the soil right now, you can dig into a book about gardening. More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Dec 2, 2020
Soil: Blog 31 in a Gardening Series
Helping build healthy soil is a way of giving back for the many blessings nature gives us. More
Issues: Sustainability
Soil: Blog 31 in a Gardening Series
Helping build healthy soil is a way of giving back for the many blessings nature gives us. More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Nov 26, 2020
Gratitude in the Garden: Blog 30 in a Gardening Series
So much beauty, so much abundance, so much to be grateful for on this West Virginia ridge. More
Issues: Sustainability
Gratitude in the Garden: Blog 30 in a Gardening Series
So much beauty, so much abundance, so much to be grateful for on this West Virginia ridge. More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Nov 24, 2020
Gifts With Meaning: Bee Happy with Local, Land-Loving Honey
Honey, listen. Find out what the buzz is all about. Shop local, shop sustainable. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal, Sustainability
Gifts With Meaning: Bee Happy with Local, Land-Loving Honey
Honey, listen. Find out what the buzz is all about. Shop local, shop sustainable. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal, Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Nov 10, 2020
Shopping for Seeds: Blog 28 in a Gardening Series
Soon the seed catalogs will be arriving in your mailbox, if the seed companies have your name. More
Issues: Sustainability
Shopping for Seeds: Blog 28 in a Gardening Series
Soon the seed catalogs will be arriving in your mailbox, if the seed companies have your name. More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Nov 10, 2020
Next Year’s Garden: Blog 27 in a Gardening Series
The top reason for a garden is to have fresh food you know has had no chemicals sprayed on it. So it’s a matter of quality… but it’s also a matter of security. More
Issues: Sustainability
Next Year’s Garden: Blog 27 in a Gardening Series
The top reason for a garden is to have fresh food you know has had no chemicals sprayed on it. So it’s a matter of quality… but it’s also a matter of security. More
Issues: Sustainability