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...
by Rosie McVeigh | Jul 17, 2020 | Gardener Story
Gardener Story: Rebecca DeLong I have been very excited to go out to the garden every day, to show my children what is growing in the garden and to help them to fall in love with growing something with their own hands and hard work. Since starting this program, I am...
