Renew Appalachia

06/07/2026

Half Runner Beans for Sale!

We’ve been hard at work this spring at Number 4 Farm!

Snap peas came early, now we’re onto our Half Runner Beans!!!!

Coming this Tuesday (6/9)…message here to place your order. First come, first served!!!

#4 Farm Half Runners
$3.00/lb
$25.00/peck
$70/bushel.

Message here or call 606 390-2124 or 304 601-6740 with your order. Come visit us at the farm (3632 N Wolf Creek, Lovely, KY) - the old Wold Creek #4

06/06/2026

06/05/2026

Our office will be hosting Appalachian Carbon Exchange for an upcoming Landowner Lunch & Learn (FREE) on June 4th @ 12:00PM. This session is intended to provide information for forest landowners about an opportunity related to forest management and potential income from their property.

This is an educational event designed to help landowners learn more, ask questions, and determine whether the program may be a good fit for their individual goals. Register here: https://share-na2.hsforms.com/217337_HET7CRRSSfYPCD1w42g423

06/05/2026

The lawn treatment didn't fix the lawn. It replaced the things that were already fixing it.

Ground beetles were eating the slugs. Firefly larvae were eating the snails. Parasitic wasps were suppressing the grubs. The soil fungi were helping the roots absorb nutrients without synthetic fertilizer.

The broad-spectrum application removed all of them along with the pests. Now the lawn needs the next application — because the organisms that were doing the work for free aren't there anymore.

Before the next truck comes, ask what the treatment is actually replacing. The answer is usually the biology that was already in the soil.

06/04/2026

Your high schooler doesn’t have to be a science “geek” to enjoy this “hands on” experience with
some cool tools used for observing and restoring nature!

05/28/2026

Ready to get your apiary started for the year? Here’s your opportunity to build your own brood box. Martin Co Extension Service and Martin Co Beekeepers will be hosting the hive building program to assist you with starting your beekeeping journey. The cost will be $20 by registration only. Space is limited. Please use the link below, scan the QR Code, or give us a call to register today.

https://uky.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bpfcgyWpYcv5Tx4

05/27/2026

🐦 Please join us for our eBird Workshop on May 27th! 🌿 We’ll be meeting in the recreation room to learn about using eBird and bird identification tips. 📱🔍 After the workshop, we’ll head out on a bird identification hike together. 🚶‍♀️🦉

Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced bird enthusiast, everyone is welcome! 😊 We hope to see you there! 🌳🐤

05/27/2026

Most people hear an owl long before they see one. A single deep hoot from somewhere in the dark, and imagination fills in the rest — big, fierce, always one shape.

Then a saw-whet drops onto a low branch at eye level. It is smaller than a robin. The head looks too big for the body. The yellow eyes don't blink.

Across North America, owls run from seven inches to almost three feet. Same family, nearly five times the size range. A Great Gray's wingspan is wider than a couch. A saw-whet weighs less than a hamster.

What unites them isn't size. It's the engineering. The flat face is a parabolic dish that funnels sound toward the ears. The leading edge of each flight feather carries a fine comb that breaks up turbulence before it can make noise. And the smaller ones don't excavate their own homes — they move into the cavities a pileated leaves behind. The same dead-tree address from last winter, now under new ownership.

You've stood under a hunting owl. You just didn't hear it 🌿