by Rosie McVeigh | Mar 23, 2021 | Gardener Story, Posts
Gardener Story: Tim Ross This is my second year in the program. The first year was great—the perfect activity for the “Year of Covid.” I established a new garden last year using raised beds. I learned a lot about organic gardening through our sessions, and by trying...
by Rosie McVeigh | Sep 8, 2020 | Gardener Story, Posts
Gardener Story: Becky Stallard In years past, I really struggled with getting things to grow in my (1) raised bed. This year, however, I put in (6) raised beds, a 6×10 ground plot and multiple buckets and bins. I grew carrots, pole beans, peas, corn,...
by Rosie McVeigh | Aug 25, 2020 | Gardener Story, Posts
Gardener Story: The Presnell Family Hello! We are the Presnells, and we are so happy to be a part of the BIU program. Gardening has been something I have wanted to do for years. We bought our first house a few years ago, and tried our first garden here last year. We...
by Rosie McVeigh | Aug 17, 2020 | Gardener Story, Posts
Gardener Story: Kelly Garrett Hello, fellow BIU gardeners! What a great experience our summer garden has been! My husband and Irelocated to East Tennessee from Central Florida last summer and having a garden was one thing wewere excited about! Our one attempt at...
by Rosie McVeigh | Aug 13, 2020 | Gardener Story, Posts
Gardener Story: Candy De La Fuente Hi there! My name is Candy and this is the first true garden experience for my family and I. My husband and I have always dabbled in a little gardening and only lucked out in creating an abundance of tomatoes one year, which was...
by Rosie McVeigh | Jul 28, 2020 | Gardener Story
Gardener Story: Paula Butcher Over the years I have tried multiple times to grow a vegetable garden. I had no guidance or support system. Everything I tried turned brown or was swallowed by the weeds that I couldn’t keep up with. When I heard about Build It Up, I was...
