It’s the season of Ramps, Fried Potatoes and all the fixins’, but the WV Department of Agriculture are offering their own ideas for using the native wildflowers that grace the woods in spring. Ramps is one of few that is considered a vegetable. Allium tricoccum – commonly known as ramps but also is sometimes called wild leek, Read More…
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24 Christmas Market Vendors are Ready to Fulfill Your Christmas Lists!
Looking for that hard to buy for family member or friend? Stop by the Christmas Market and explore the possibilities Friday and Saturday at the Calhoun County Community Center (Old Calhoun High School) in Grantsville, WV. Also happening will be a Friday evening visit from Santa, Toy Store Visit, Soup, S’mores and Cocoa following the Read More…
WV WIC Announces Increase in Cash-Value Benefits
West Virginia’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WV WIC), within the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ Bureau for Public Health, announced a monthly increase in Cash-Value Benefits (CVB) for WV WIC participants. The increase is funded to states by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Read More…
Preserving the Harvest
There’s still time in the season for fresh vegetables There’s still time in the gardening season to stock up on vegetables, if not your own, then from the farmer’s market. Locally grown, home-preserved foods have more nutrients and vitamins for your body, and fewer additives and preservatives. And, they taste better. If you’ve never attempted Read More…
Farmers Market at Wayne Underwood Field Today
Looking for a way to get your kids to eat their veggies. Try a trip to the farmers market! Its a great way to get kids interested in trying new foods and understanding where food comes from. While choosing produce over chips wont likely work all the time, allowing them to meet the farmers and Read More…
Spring Fling Craft Show Hosting 25 Vendors
The Spring Fling Craft Show at the Calhoun County Community Center will surely have something for everyone with 25 Vendors selling goods and a few Information booths. The Event will take place from 10 a.m – 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, April 16 with all Vendors in the Main Hall unless they’re an outside Read More…