by Team Project GROWS | Jun 21, 2021 | Project Grows News
by Fiona McGhee, Spring 2021 Youth Leader in Agriculture If you had told me a year ago that volunteering on a farm at the end of a global pandemic would be my favorite activity of the week, I would have given you a quizzical look and walked away. Watching things grow...
by Team Project GROWS | Jun 8, 2021 | Project Grows News
I’ve long been drawn to the process of metamorphosis. When going through times of great change in my life, I think of the plump caterpillar enveloping itself in the chrysalis. Did you know that inside the chrysalis, the caterpillar digests its own body? The old body...
by Team Project GROWS | Jun 8, 2021 | Project Grows News
The Impact of Laura Faircloth After four years leading the growing cycles of tillage, planting, cultivation and harvest on The Farm at Project GROWS, Laura Faircloth, Director of Farm Operations has stepped down from her role at Project GROWS as she moves into a...
by Team Project GROWS | May 19, 2021 | Project Grows News
By Katie Schulz-Ditchen, Special Education Teacher, Staunton City Schools As an early-childhood special education teacher, I have been so fortunate to work with Nichole Barrows and the rest of the Project GROWS team at our school, Dixon Educational Center. We are...
by Team Project GROWS | May 14, 2021 | Harvest of the Month (2020-2021), Project Grows News
Welcome to the third video in our Harvest of the Month: Featured Farmer Spotlight. This Month’s Fun Fact Question is, “What is the difference between direct seeding and transplanting?” In this episode, Patricia-Marie, our Education and Marketing Assistant, visits our...
