Tree Seedlings
Photo courtesy of Western Carolina University Southern Appalachian Digital Collections A small poplar seedling; A forester or Ranger indicating toward a…
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Story of Growing Food
We had cracklin’ cornbread, mush, spoon bread, and grated bread. My daddy had a big old piece of tin and…
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I’ll Wear the Banner
Today’s post was written by Paul. Though I haven’t been consistent about it, I like to upload a song for…
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Easter Flowers
“Seems daffodils (we called them “Easter lilies”) never disappear once started. And thankfully deer don’t eat them which is one…
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Do You Plant on Good Friday?
As long as I’ve been gardening I’ve heard folks say their family held to the tradition of planting on Good…
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Homemade Easter Baskets
Photo from Green Kids Craft (go here for directions on making basket—not like the one Ed describes) Back in 2016…
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Planting by the Signs for April 2023
Every day is inching us closer and closer to warm weather. There’ll still be a few chilly days between now…
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My Life in Appalachia – Maple Seeds
On Sunday Chatter and I tagged along with Matt when he went to retrieve his deer stand from the woods….
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Squash and Onions
Our Sunday night supper: baked sweet potato, squash and onions, and baked fried chicken After a couple of years of…
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More from the Milsaps Family
Today’s post was written by Paul. I shared a song from the Milsaps Family back last fall. Today’s post contains…
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Oh Dandelion
A few weeks ago Ron Greene left this poem in a comment: Oh, dandelion! Oh dandelion, yellow as gold, what do you do…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 164
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
