Hello, I’m Alex Coffman, a native West Virginian and WVU Extension Agent by day and local food blogger and amateur chef by night. I love to forage and eat local foods, fresh veggies, and Appalachian dishes. This year we decided to get our first CSA (Community...
November has largely been a wonderful month here on the farm. The warm days and cool nights have bolstered our fall plantings and filled our cold storage to the brim with delectable organic veggies. In all the beauty of Autumn, there has been, however, one dark spot...
We’ve turned the corner into fall, and we can smell the chill of winter riding on the wind. Our cover crops, which are grown primarily to help benefit the soil, are sown, and much of the gardens are getting a well-deserved break after a good, long season of...
I’ll never forget the afternoon in 2016 when I drove by the historic farmhouse that is now our award-winning Wardensville Garden Market and Bakery. Walls were coming down, the roof was partially off, and there was a giant hole in the floor. It was tough to visualize...
Keeping an interest in healing our land isn’t always easy to do, especially when it comes to getting youth involved. So, what better way to get young people interested in restoring native species’ habitat than a good, old fashioned, down on the farm, tree planting?...
About Me
Wardensville Garden Market is a nonprofit social enterprise on a mission to create opportunities for Appalachian youth, so they grow to reach their greatest potential.
