LandFair winners announced
Congratulations to all our 2024 LandFair Contestants! The Oakhill Academy team of Hugo Ng, Cooper Behmer, Mide Oyeniyi and Elizabeth Khath took 3rd place, Galax students Phoebe Fant and Emily[…]
Congratulations to all our 2024 LandFair Contestants! The Oakhill Academy team of Hugo Ng, Cooper Behmer, Mide Oyeniyi and Elizabeth Khath took 3rd place, Galax students Phoebe Fant and Emily[…]
The Wythe-Grayson Regional Public Library in Independence and Grayson LandCare arepleased to announce a free Seed Library Open House from noon to 2pm in the main area ofthe Library. Learn[…]
Your are invited to meet the contestants of the 16th annual LandFair April 20, at 11am at the Gate Center on Davis Drive. The focus of this year’s competition is[…]
Join the Permaculture Group to re-purpose pallets into herb, planters, and tea cup bird feeders for your patio, deck, or garden. 6 pm Thursday, May 9th at church of the[…]
The Independence Farmers Market will have a grand opening celebration May 3rd in Town Park. We will have a full house with vendors under the pavilion as well as under[…]
As we all try to do our part decrease waste and pollution, there are many small steps we can take—looking for products without excess packaging, avoiding disposable cleaning supplies, buying[…]
Last Spring, demand for food assistance soared at Food Independence, as expected. Covid-era supplements for SNAP and other income/need related programs were ending. Food programs nationwide braced for an increase[…]
We recently adapted the Farmers Market’s “Grow more Vegetables” class for the 4th grade. We used various items to illustrate potential plantings in the raised bed garden. Then they went[…]