Grow Appalachia meetings will occur each month at 5:30pm Feb-October 2025, at the Scott Christian Care Center in Oneida, TN. The address is 101 Marcum Rd, Oneida, TN 37841.
Applications are available through the Scott Christian Care Center. This is a wonderful program that goes across 5 states. The goal is to address food insecurity issues by growing as much fresh food as possible and teaching a new generation how to develop their own food. The program provides technical assistance to support both family and community gardens including:
gardening classes
plants
seeds
hand tools
organic fertilizer and pesticides
You can pick up an application up at the Scott Christian Care Center, UT Extension Office or UK-McCreary County Extension Office.
Completed applications can be mailed to:
Scott Christian Care Center
P.O. Box 5466
Oneida, TN 37841
Or, you can drop them off at either the extension office or SCCC.
Forms can also be e-mailed to UT TSU Extension Scott County Teressa Honeycutt at:
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***Applications must be received by the first class on February 27, 2025 to participate in this year's program.
Meeting Dates:
2-27-25 Intro to Grow Appalachia
3-6-25 Pruning & Grafting Workshop (optional)
3-27-25 Basic Gardening
4-24-25 Organic Gardening/Insects & Diseases
5-22 Food Preservation
6-26-25 Healthy Cooking from the Garden
7-24-25 Fall Gardening
8-28-25 Composting/Mulching
9-4-25 Mushroom Basket Workshop (optional)
9-25-25 Edible Landscaping
10-23-25 Successes and Failures
Additional field days/workshops may be added at a later time.
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