Scott/ McCreary County Grow Appalachia

Scott/ McCreary County Grow Appalachia Scott County Grow Appalachia teaches participants to grow and preserve their own produce using organic methods.

02/24/2026

For anyone available, we will be putting Binders together today getting ready for Thursdays meeting. Settong up tables etc. Drop in anytime you are available. We will get started by 10:30 and work 2pm. If you have seeds that you packaged, bring them back if by if you can.

02/23/2026
02/20/2026
02/20/2026

We’re still accepting applications for the 2026 Grow Appalachia Program! 🌱

Grow Appalachia is a Berea College initiative focused on fighting food insecurity by helping families grow their own food. Participants receive tools, seeds, plants, fertilizer, technical support, and hands-on education to get started and succeed.

This year, classes will be offered at McCreary County Extension and the Scott Christian Care Center in Oneida, TN.

Interested? Apply now and start growing your own food in 2026! 🥕🌽
Application here: https://shorturl.at/EwC3o
Submit completed applications to the McCreary County Extension Office, the Scott Christian Care Center, or UT TSU Extension Scott County.

Feb 26 @ Scott Christian Care- Introduction to Grow Appalachia\March 19 @ McCreary Co Extension -Basic/ Organic Gardenin...
02/20/2026

Feb 26 @ Scott Christian Care- Introduction to Grow Appalachia\
March 19 @ McCreary Co Extension -Basic/ Organic Gardening
March 26 @ Scott Christian Care - Basic/ Organic Gardening
April 23 @ Scott Christian Care - Pest Control
May 21 @ McCreary Co Extension -Food Preservation
May 28 @ Scott Christian Care - Food Preservation
June 25 @ Scott Christian Care - Mulching and Composting
July 16 @ McCreary Co Extension - Healthy cooking
July 23 @ Scott Christian Care - Healthy cooking
August 27 @ Scott Christian Care - Fall Gardening
September 17 @ McCreary Co Extension - Edible Landscaping
September 24 @ Scott Christian Care - Edible Landscaping
October 23 @ Scott Christian Care - Successes and Challenges YEAR END POT LUCK DINNER!!!!

02/15/2026

WE HAVE SEEDS!!! And we need volunteers to help package them out! Please let me know if anyone wants to pick up some seeds to distribute. Yo all Master Gardeners, this I a great way to get some MG volunteer hours in.

We are still accepting applications for the 2026 Grow Appalachia Program. Reach out to either UT TSU Extension Scott C...
02/14/2026

We are still accepting applications for the 2026 Grow Appalachia Program. Reach out to either UT TSU Extension Scott County or McCreary County Extension Office to pick up an applications. They can also be picked up at Scott Christian Care Center on Tuesdays during food bank hours.

Sweet potatoes harvested at SCCC straw bales. Partially broke down straw now scattered to help build organic matter in...
10/28/2025

Sweet potatoes harvested at SCCC straw bales. Partially broke down straw now scattered to help build organic matter in the soil.

For anyone needing the address for tonight’s meeting, here it is. It is in between the First Nationa bank and the old...
10/23/2025

For anyone needing the address for tonight’s meeting, here it is. It is in between the First Nationa bank and the old Amoco gas station.

Hello! We are hosting our October Grow Appalachia meeting and annual end-of-season Pot Luck/Banquet tomorrow at the Amer...
10/22/2025

Hello! We are hosting our October Grow Appalachia meeting and annual end-of-season Pot Luck/Banquet tomorrow at the American Legion Building at 5:30. We look forward to your attendance. Please note that the 2026 applications will be distributed during the meeting. Address is 19175 Alberta Street. Between First National Bank and the old Amoco Gas station.

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101 Marcum Road
Oneida, TN
37841

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 3pm
Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm

Telephone

(423) 569-2450

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Grow Appalachia

The mission of Grow Appalachia is to address the regional problems of diet-related health concerns, the limited availability of high quality fresh produce, and the generational loss of gardening knowledge. In December of 2011, Berea College awarded Scott Christian Care Center a Grow Appalachia grant and it would become one of the 15 Appalachian communities selected from across Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia.

In 2012, Scott Christian Care Center assisted 34 individual gardens and 4 community gardens located at the Justice Center, Boys and Girls Club, Agape Preschool, and the Women’s Shelter. These gardens dotted the landscape of Scott County with far reaching effects on the community as a whole. In December of 2012, the Center’s grant from Grow Appalachia increased allowing the number of gardens to increase to 64 individual gardens and 10 community gardens. Out of the increase, 16 of the 64 individual gardens and 4 of the 10 community are as a result of the Center’s expansion in to McCreary County, KY.

Each year, several families and individuals are selected from Scott and McCreary Counties to participate in the program and are provided with the resources and support to grow their garden. To help families till and prepare gardens for initial spring planting, volunteers use grant funded soil working equipment to accomplish this task. Families and individuals receive hand tools, seeds, plants, organic fertilizers, organic pesticides, canners, and educational materials. Educational programs emphasizing ecosystem friendly, organic, and sustainable techniques are offered to share the most efficient and up-to-date information about gardening, cooking for maximum nutrition, and food preservation techniques. Families and individuals are assisted in marketing their excess produce for supplemental income.