Save the date! Annual Auction and hors d’oeuvres party October 21
October is coming and with it the Grayson LandCare Annual Meeting and Auction, featuring hors d’oeuvres by Chef Jen Cavey! We look forward to seeing everyone for this event. This[…]
Category: Free Market
Free Market closed week of 8/25-31
The Free Market closed the week of August 25-31 due an increase in Covid cases in the area. Please check the facebook page for updates for hours in September. https://www.facebook.com/LandCareFreeMarket/
The Free Market, Matchmaker for Your Treasures
Our usual procedure at the Free Market is to clean, sort, and put your donations on the shelves for anyone who comes through the doors. However, some items deserve special[…]
HOW MUCH STUFF DOES THE FREE MARKET KEEP OUT OF THE LANDFILL?
We just completed a year of sampling the weight of items taken from the Free Market; we weighed one week a month to estimate the total and average. Final results: […]
The Free Market – One Piece of the Environmental Puzzle
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[…]
HOW CAN YOU HELP US? LET ME COUNT THE WAYS!
The Free Market keeps a special section in the non-public area for people who are referred by agencies and starting over—due to homelessness, aging out of foster care, losting a[…]
Looking Back and Moving Forward
As 2023 draws to a close and we look back on the year, we are proud of the positive impact Grayson LandCare and our core projects have made in Grayson[…]
Spreading the Joy of Giving
It is now an official holiday tradition in Independence—children and their parents lining up to choose gifts for others, all for free! The Free Market’s Christmas Gift Shop magically appeared[…]