Meet the Farmers Who Feed WheelingJustice Hudson May 24, 2023Grow Ohio Valley’s summer CSA–or community supported agriculture–program will launch on June 29, 2023, its tenth consecutive year of providing...
Vintage Gardening Tips from Wheeling’s PastKate Wietor March 28, 2023If you’re dreaming of having a lush, bountiful garden this summer, then now is the time to start planning! Gardening has...
The Backyard Chicken Keepers of Wheeling’s PastKate Wietor April 11, 2022The arrival of spring complicates visits to the feed store. Routine trips to pick up pet food, seeds, or a...
New Program Teaches Teens How To Farm Flowers and MoreAlex Panas March 22, 2022Gardening can be a fun way for kids to learn practical life skills, and Grow Ohio Valley is giving teens...
Come Along on a Virtual Garden TourPhyllis Sigal September 2, 2020Gardening — whether for aesthetics, for vegetables or for medicinals — goes back thousands of years. This year, in the...
‘Orchidelirium’ Reflects Adelaide Stifel’s Scientific and Artistic TalentsLinda Comins August 31, 2020The title of Oglebay Institute’s current exhibit — “Orchidelirium” — suggests Victorian mania, but its true inspiration draws upon a...
BYGONE COMEBACKS: Creating an Old-Fashioned Summer With the Help of Mother NatureMegan Huff August 11, 2020Editor’s note: Have you noticed lately that bits of the past are creeping into the present? We’re gardening more, going...
Victory Gardens: Then and NowLaura Jackson Roberts May 18, 2020There’s nothing new about the idea of victory gardens in the United States. Since World War I, Americans have taken...
GROW OV Plants the Seed for Local Victory Gardens CampaignLaura Jackson Roberts May 13, 2020As spring trickles into the Ohio Valley, most residents remain isolated in their homes. It can be difficult and frustrating,...
Warwood Farmers Market: More Than Just Tomatoes and PotatoesMatthew Rafa September 8, 2019f you through Warwood on a Tuesday afternoon, you might notice a gathering of canopies, food trucks and people. The...
Eat Local This Holiday SeasonWeelunk Staff December 6, 2017Thanks to the cover and shelter our high tunnel greenhouses provide, we’re able to grow veggies all the way into December. As...
Betty’s Garden Diary for November 2016Earl Nicodemus November 5, 2016It is hard to believe that we started the Betty’s Garden Diary series almost a year ago and that this...
Culture and Community Growing in South WheelingJosh Smith September 26, 2016The city of Wheeling, W.Va. has a rich and colorful history. Wheeling was home to many prosperous businesses including iron,...
Green Thumbs Up for Wheeling’s Grow Ohio ValleySteve Novotney May 18, 2016It was a difficult year, 2015 was, for Grow Ohio Valley, but not because the people in the Wheeling area...
Ramps: Feasting on the King of StinkLaura Jackson Roberts May 5, 2016It’s spring in West Virginia again. That’s a good thing, because the temperature allows me to write this outside. The...
Betty’s Garden Diary For April, 2016Earl Nicodemus April 23, 2016Betty’s Garden Diary for April 2016 Betty’s Daffodils Blooming in April Spring has arrived, but it did so with a...
Betty’s Garden Diary for March 2016Earl Nicodemus March 14, 2016Betty’s Garden Diary March, 2016 Spring is just around the corner! In this issue of Betty’s Garden Diary, we are...
Betty’s Garden Diary for February 2016Earl Nicodemus February 24, 2016Betty’s Garden Diary February, 2016 Simple Soil Science for Gardeners Betty’s Garden Diary thanks Dr. Michael Nicodemus for his contributions...
Betty’s Garden Diary: January 2016Earl Nicodemus January 18, 2016While this is being written, it is three degrees in West Liberty and Betty’s garden is white with snow. However,...
Betty’s Garden DiaryEarl Nicodemus December 28, 2015Author’s Note: This is the first installment in a planned series of informational articles for Ohio Valley gardeners. We will...
Mount Wood Marvel Will Not Be OverlookedSteve Novotney July 15, 2015It’s been abused by vandals, and it’s crumbling with age, but the members of the Wheeling Arts and Cultural Commission...
