Hi Y’all I’m Joyce!
I live in a barn and cook up a storm. I am not a debutante. I have hot flashes. I garden in red high heels. I like fat rascals, tea, and bourbon. Welcome to Friends Drift Inn!
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April in Appalachia…We be Smoking!
Friends Drift Inn TV Episode 12
Video Link KY BBQ Author Wes Berry Smoking at The Big Red Barn
Video Second Year Anniversary
Video Year One My Story
My Writing in Edible Ohio Valley Winter 2013!
Regional Newspaper Articles by Joyce Pinson
Recent Articles in the Appalachian News Express
- Sorghum Happens! Matt Jamie and Danny Ray Townsend
- Hillbillies and Banana Pudding
- Pear Breeding in Appalachia
- Haints, Banshess and Cowpeas Cathy Rehmeyer
- White Cushaws Sharing the Love
- When life gives you Autumn Olives
- Garlic Who Are You Calling Stinky?
- Cane Ride Cattle Company Wagyu Beef
- Honeysuckle Sweet Tea Recipe
- Buttered Biscuit Bliss with Cruze Dairy Farm
- Abingdon Farmers Market and
Chef Nathan T. Breeding - Frog Gigging and How to Cook Frog Legs Recipe Tips with Chef Jeremy Ashby
- Coal Country Beeworks Tammy Horn and Perry Amos
- Guerilla Cuisine Event Louisville Chef Anthony Lamas
- Top Chef Edward Lee of 610 Magnolia Louisville
- Meet Chef Matt Corbin of Pikeville's Blue Raven
Friends Drift Inn Archives
Food Blog and Garden Communities
About Friends Drift Inn Cyber Retreat
Sustainable Gardening Archive
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Trading and Saving Appalachian Seed Swap
Posted on March 30, 2012 | 4 CommentsWill Appalachian Seed Savers Save us All? Heirloom gardening treasures -
Jake and the Beanstalk; Greasy Grits Heirloom Beans
Posted on July 18, 2011 | 11 CommentsHeirloom Beans Gardening in Appalachia -
Heirloom Gardening Update It Stopped Raining!
Posted on June 2, 2011 | No CommentsQuick rundown of how plants looked at Planting #2011...heirloom tomato gardening, plus peppers and eggplants -
The Backyard Homestead Food on a Quarter Acre
Posted on January 20, 2011 | No CommentsA great jumping off point for new gardeners and gardening experts -
3 Pumpkins for Your Garden Long Season Growing
Posted on January 13, 2011 | 10 CommentsFor long season growing, my top choices are Green Striped Cushaws, Musquee de Provence Pumpkins and for kicks and giggles Candy Roasters. -
Heirloom Vegetables and Gardening
Posted on January 1, 2011 | 2 CommentsI reclaim my right to tasty produce; the same vegetables that nurtured my ancestors and will nurture our future generations.














