Cowan Creek Post June 2026

In this issue: Levitt AMP Whitesburg Music Series kickoff, Kids on the Creek, Robertson Scholars, intern updates, Redbuds Are Not Red Scholarship, High Tunnel Field Day at Old Homeplace Farm, Garden Story by Dragon’s Harvest, farmers’ market opening day and highlights, CCMMS and music from the mountains, Cowan Creek Radio Show at WMMT, VISTA Visions with Debi Sexton, and a recipe for rhubarb dumplings.

Cowan Creek Post May 2026

In this issue: Cowan out and about, City of Whitesburg / Letcher County Farmers’ Market pavilion groundbreaking, Redbuds Book Club and the Bookwomen of Troublesome Creek, native plants and pollinators workshop, intern spotlight, Pine Mountain Warblers, Woodlands, Watersheds, & Wildlife Weekend, celebrating Stacy on Administrative Assistant Day, Cowan’s hemlock grove, May Day gathering at Cowan, farmers’ market updates, Garden Story by Dragon’s Harvest, lodging for CCMMS, Sounds of Spring, Levitt AMP, Americorps VISTA conference in Lexington, and a recipe for wild mushroom pizza.

Cowan Creek Post April 2026

In this issue: Old Homeplace Farm’s mushroom workshop, Appalachian Studies Conference, intern spotlights, girl scouts, special feature in Kentucky Monthly, Redbud Promise, farmers’ market updates, Springtime on the Creek, Garden Story with Dragon’s Harvest, Levitt AMP Whitesburg headliners, CCMMS registration, Charlie Whitaker Memorial Apprenticeship, VISTA Visions with Channing Richardson, and a chicken and dumplings recipe.

Cowan Creek Post March 2026

In this issue: LCC Cougar sendoff, Appalachian traditional dance by Berea College Country Dancers, William Russell Wayne Trosper’s story, Kentucky rain and rain barrell installation, book club gathers to discuss ‘All About Love’, Eastern Kentucky Farmer’s Conference, Garden Story by Dragon’s Harvest, Pick & Bow, Winter CCMMS, Levitt AMP returns to Whitesburg, VISTA Visions with Sam Farrell, and a pan-fried dry land fish recipe.

Cowan Creek Post February 2026

In this issue: Love from Cowan, interns showing love to the community, Salamander Soiree, Old Post Office updates, Redbuds Book Club, VISTA Visions with Kelly Sexton, farmers’ market updates, Garden Story by Dragon’s Harvest, Lunch with Levitt, Summer CCMMS, Cowan’s youth choir, Powered by Cowan Impact Report by Zach Matheson, and a chocolate syrup pancake recipe.

Cowan Creek Post January 2026

In this issue: Welcoming our VISTAs, Instruments of Change, New Year’s Eve at Cowan, the Old Post Office, clay creations with Kirk Banks, Fruit & Vegatable Conference, Garden Story by Dragon’s Harvest, Salamander Soiree, Winter CCMMS, drum circles, and a mustard greens recipe from Scuttle Hole Gap.

Cowan Creek Post December 2025

In this issue: Voices of Cowan, circles of Christmas and gathering through the years, Barbie’s new look, James Gooding Trio and Reese Taylor concert, skating on the creek,  pajamas and popcorn movie nights, carrying Christmas forward, interns brightening the holidays, Garden Story with Dragon’s Harvest, handmade wreaths, Pick & Bow recital, Pickin’ Party online music community, growing up with CCMMS, the mountain road that feels like coming home, our partners that make magic possible, and a recipe for old-fashioned stack cake. 

Cowan Creek Post November 2025

In this issue: Fall message from Scuttle Hole Gap, CCMMS virtual classes, Giving Tuesday, Christmas on the Creek, hydrangeas, interns, masquerade dance at Cowan, trunk-or-treat, Garden Story with Dragon’s Harvest, music from the mountains, Letcher County Pick & Bow, community members moving from the west, and a recipe for cornflake cookies.  

Cowan Creek Post October 2025

In this issue: eARTh workshops with Kirk Banks, Mountain Heritage Festival, dancing and picking and sowing with Cowan, gentle yoga and sound bath classes, Appalachian Lenses at documentary festival in Japan, Garden Story with Dragon’s Harvest, mountain music, Pick & Bow, John Haywood and Levon Harvey award acknowledgement, and a recipe for gingerbread.

Cowan Creek Post September 2025

In this issue: Shifting of the seasons, Streams of Stories mural update, sewing with Louise, leaf imprinting on clay, pear and apple butter canning, farmers’ market closing, Pick & Bow, CCMMS, and a recipe for goulash.

Cowan Creek Post July 2025

In this issue: Growing Home, Cowan interns, passing down stories, Whitesburg community care, feeding our festival friends with CANE Kitchen, Kids on the Creek, the pulse of place, Cowan Woodland Growers, Garden Story with Dragon’s Harvest, CCMMS, Levitt AMP closing out the summer, Redbuds Book Club goes virtual, investing in Letcher County’s future, and a recipe for wild apple cake.

Cowan Creek Post June 2025

In this issue: Kids on the Creek, summer interns making a difference, storytelling, Growing Home, CCMMS, Garden Story with Dragon’s Harvest, Levitt AMP, Kelli’s Mindful Moments, and a recipe for Korean kimbap. 

Cowan Creek Post May 2025

In this issue: Levitt AMP Whitesburg Music Series, Kids on the Creek, seed savers story circle, Cowan Creek interns, women of coal mining, TreeCATS and the Cowan Woodland Growers, Early Bird Letcher County Farmers’ Market, heirloom tomato and cabbage plants, CCMMS, Kelli’s Mindful Moments, and a recipe for southern fried chicken.

Cowan Creek Post April 2025

In this issue: Looking back sixty years, Pine Mountain Warblers Woodlands & Wildlife Weekend, Cowan’s annual plant and seed swap, mountain women farmers and gardeners, quilters and photographers, Cowan off the creek conferences, Cowan Creek cleanup, citation of appreciation for CANE Kitchen, story savers, Grow Appalachia garden planning workshop, TreeCATS and Cowan Woodland Growers, pianist party, Creek on the radio, doublekwik partnership in Los Angeles, Kelli’s Mindful Moments, and a recipe for Henrietta’s Delight (ambrosia).

Cowan Creek Post March 2025

In this issue: Spring pulling forward, stories in a quilt, Pick & Bow, Cowan music archive, SOURCE newsletter, snow as natural fertilizer, Cowan’s virtual book club, advanced banjo instruction, Levitt AMP teaser, Kelli’s Mindful Moments, and a recipe for potato pancakes. 

Cowan Creek Post February 2025

In this issue: Where love sprouts, growing up with music on Cowan Creek, SOURCE gathering, Pine Mountain Warblers Woodlands & Wildlife Weekend, Levitt AMP Whitesburg Music Series sponsorship opportunities, bird watching and tricks for beautiful photos, farming happenings, Letcher County Pick & Bow, a note from Community Farm Alliance, Kelli’s Mindful Moments, and favorite recipes from Jacob Mack-Boll.

Cowan Creek Post January 2025

In this issue: Wolf Moon greetings, Tanglewood Trail skating rink, Christmas on the Creek, agroforestry and watershed, winter vegetables, Pick & Bow celebration, Summer CCMMS registration opens, traditional music at Carcassonne Community Center, Kelli’s Mindful Moments, and a recipe for apple cake. 

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