One of our first time gardeners, Clay, is jumping through
hoops to grow as many vegetables as possible.
Clay grew up in Pocahontas County, WV, graduated from college, lived in Korea, and
has moved back with a plan to coax food out of his home soil all year long. 
He hosted an old-fashioned barn-raising this
weekend, with a new twist. His friends and
neighbors came out to put up the skeleton for a hoop style high-tunnel. Inspired by Eliot Coleman’s The Winter Harvest Handbook, and his
parents’ successful homesteading ways, Clay (on the yellow ladder) intends to
grow greens during our Zone 4 winter. And, he intends to do it without electricity on his site. This
summer, he built a rain collection system for the roof of a nearby barn for the
high tunnel.
Having fresh greens in the
winter is a big deal for people in the Hillsboro area as the nearest grocery
stores are a long, twisty drive away. He hopes to market his produce to area
restaurants and families.
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