 As part of the Appalachia Grow program through Berea College, the Cowan Community Center will be holding a garden planning workshop on Tuesday, March 12th. You know, we could do garden planning, you know, all the way back in January, but we are doing it now in early March, just to kind of not get too ahead of ourselves, I think. Do you worry about having enough money to last throughout retirement? Give Reed Potter at Raymond James a call. Reed has 26 years experience helping folks enjoy their best life in their retirement years. The workshop is the first in a series of workshops that will be held throughout the farming season to encourage and educate not just local farmers, but also hobbyist growers who are excited to start their gardens and optimize their space. We learned very quickly when the pandemic started that our supply chain systems are not reliable. And it's scary. So being able to grow our own food right by our homes is, you know, being able to rely on that and feed not just ourselves, our families, but also our neighbors and the people that we really care about in our community. It's a really big deal. The garden planning workshop will begin at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12th. For more information, you can visit the Cowan Community Center Facebook page. For Mountaintop News, I'm Kelsey Fidele.