How does your garden grow?
by Rhonda Michael A spring walk with my husband to visit the Indian Trading Path turned into the discovery of an intimate, community garden positioned along the historic Snow Hill […]
UCAN Spotlight | Volunteering is Cool
Dave Milkereit A volunteer is a person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task. Volunteering is important as it offers much-needed help to organizations. […]
UCAN Spotlight – Ms. Amatullah Abdul-Karim
The Oldest Plot Owner Gardening is a way to engage people of all age groups. Out at the Catawba Trail Farm, we come together not only to plant foods and […]
The Next Generation – part two
UCAN Spotlight – Quan Pettiford Catawba Trail Farm was established to improve the health and wellness of our community. Urban Community AgriNomics (UCAN) provides education and skill acquisition in healthy […]
The Next Generation – part one
UCAN Spotlight – Quinton M. Pettiford With the increasing interest in science and nutrition education, many schools and youth organizations in the United States are planting gardens to serve as […]
UCAN Spotlight – The Power of Gardening
One of the things about a community garden is the fact that there are as many growing methods and gardening styles as there are gardeners that employ them. As we […]
Recipes for Foodshare
As UCAN continues to partner with Farmers Foodshare with providing fresh locally grown produce to the community we thought it would be beneficial to provide you with some recipes. We […]
UCAN Vegetable Spotlight | Okra
Presenting: Fried Okra & Preserved Pickled Okra Okra is an essential vegetable in every Southern kitchen. Okra can grow up to five feet tall with beautiful hibiscus like flowers.Planting okra […]
UCAN Vegetable Spotlight | Presenting: Eggplants
The Catawba Trail Farm has the best plot owners in Durham hands down. They all have a strong desire to learn all about growing things within their beds, understanding the […]
UCAN Vegetable Spotlight | Presenting: Loofah Sponges
Have you ever used a loofah sponge during your bath or cleaning your home? Have you ever thought about how these are made? I always thought they came out of […]