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.

March Grow Appalachia Meeting (Scott County) is Thursday March 26. Please plan on attending. 5:30.
03/24/2026

March Grow Appalachia Meeting (Scott County) is Thursday March 26. Please plan on attending. 5:30.

03/24/2026

I am at the center this morning if any volunteers have seeds to return.

Don’t forget that there is a Scott/ McCreary County Grow Appalachia meeting at McCreary County Extension for those who f...
03/18/2026

Don’t forget that there is a Scott/ McCreary County Grow Appalachia meeting at McCreary County Extension for those who find it more convenient than the Scott Christian Care-Center meeting. This option will not be available each month so be sure to check your schedules!

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.

03/18/2026

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

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I WII BE AT THE CENTER WEDNESDAY MARCH 18 FROM 11:00 - 3:00!!!!

You can pick up seeds to help package if you are available. We could use the help if you can make it.

Who has there Seeds started? We would love to see your pictures!!!!!

For anyone interested in volunteering to help package seeds, I will be at SCCC on Wednesday, March 18 . Seeds and supplies can be picked up between 11:00-3:00 Please let me know if you are planning on stopping by.

03/11/2026
What a wonderful program! Be sure to follow to see other opportunities!
03/11/2026

What a wonderful program! Be sure to follow to see other opportunities!

If you are interested in joining our program or if you are a member and was unable to attend last weeks meeting, I will...
03/03/2026

If you are interested in joining our program or if you are a member and was unable to attend last weeks meeting, I will be at Scott Christian Care today accepting applications and handing out seeds from 10 - 2pm. Come in the double doors at the far right side of the building.

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

Address

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.