We’re offering workshops again this year instead of our monthly Monday meetings, partnering with the IFM and Permaculture group. Stay tuned for full details in the newsletter, the events page, and facebook page as we get closer to the dates. We are still working on the full schedule, but here’s what we have planned so far.
Feb 8- Fruit tree pruning at the Permaculture Garden with Casey Johnson. 11-1 Free. Snow date Feb. 22
Feb 15- Grow More Vegetables workshop part one. GLC office 9-noon $15. Snow date Feb 22
March 1. Grow More Vegetables part 2– pests, disease, fertility and irrigation. GLC office. Hands on demonstrations of cool tools and techniques. $15 Snow date March 8
March 22-Young shade tree pruning workshop. Town Park. 10-noon
The Seed Library open house at the Wythe Grayson Regional library-date to determined. At the Library. Free
Chestnut breeding update and planting at Matthews Farm-date to be determined
April 12- Permaculture workday, Permaculture garden
May 15-garden day at the new pollinator planting at Town Park. Weeding 5-6, Potluck after.
May 17-Edible Herb workshop at the Permaculture Garden, 10- noon Make a salve, a tincture and eat some foraged plants. $10
June 19-THURSDAY LandCare meeting, potluck, garden tour and ragged plant sale. Permaculture Garden, free, 6-8pm
Root Cellar field trip at Charlotte Hanes’ home-date to be determined
June 21 Compost and water catchment workshop at the Permaculture Garden. 10-noon free
July 26- Clint Morse will lead a workshop on exciting developments of American Chestnut breeding and teach a new testing method. Saturday- overview and begin oxalic test. Sunday-learn to read test results and tour of chestnut trees. Free. This is part of a new breeding effort in cooperation with Matthews Forest and the American Chestnut Foundation. Please call or email for directions.
August 8-9 Grayson County Fair. Bottomley’s Warehouse Free 10 am-7pm ( The Fair Foundation is working on a new location for this event)
September 6-Ag and Art Tour and seed saving. Permaculture Garden 9-4 Free
October 20- Annual Meeting and Auction 6-9pm, Grange Hall, Troutdale.
November 15- Garden Cleanup Workshop. Permaculture Garden 1-3 free