2020 Grayson LandCare Presentation Schedule February 17-Reid Walters, Independence Town Manager, Town update March 16 – Britt Boucher, Forester, Planning for your forest’s future April 20- Michelle Pridgen, Native Pollinators & Build a pollinator box, Presentation is free, $5 covers the materials to build a box to take home Saturday April 25- LandCare Fair, GCHS[…]
Grayson LandCare is pleased to announce Britt Boucher as the featured speaker for March. Join us at 7pm March 16 at the Grayson LandCare office at 104 Courthouse Street. After a brief update of GLC activities, Mr Boucher , a forester, will speak on best forest management practices he has developed: a Forest Future Vision.[…]
All Grayson LandCare meetings are open to the public. They typically occur the third Monday of the month from 7-8 pm and include a brief update on GLC activities and a presentation on topics of local interest. The February presentation features Reid Walters, the current town manager of Independence. This is a perfect opportunity to[…]
Danny Boyer, lifelong resident of Grayson County, grass-fed beef producer, past President of Grayson LandCare, and retired NCRS conservation technician, will present his research on forage at the January monthly meeting of Grayson LandCare. The meeting will be Monday, January 20th at 7 pm. Danny has used rotational grazing for several years, and has been[…]
Join LandCare to celebrate the holiday season on Monday, December 16th @6:00 PM at the LandCare office. Bring a finger food and beverage to share, and shelf-stable and weatherproof food items to donate to the Little Free Pantries in our area, and wear your Christmas finery. We will have a representative from the Regional Animal[…]
Join or Renew Your Membership! It’s that time of year again! If you have not already, please take a moment to renew your membership in Grayson LandCare. Your membership and donations support all of LandCare’s programs like the Free Market, Independence Farmers Market, Land Stewardship Competition, LandCare Rocks the River, Grayson Permaculture Group and so[…]
November 18th 7:00 pm @ the LandCare Office Join us to hear readings from two local authors: Richard Rouse “The Welcome Home Door” and Deborah Tilson Clark “Friend, Foe, or Family” The Welcome Home Door is lighthearted, humorous storytelling from a seasoned traveler firmly grounded now in rural Southern Appalachia. With a love of[…]
Bring a dish to share and join us 5 pm, Monday October 21st, at Ward Manor, Saddle Creek Road, Independence for our annual meeting, pot luck dinner and silent auction. Auction items include stained glass, Mangum pottery, weekend stay at the Silo, weekend stay in Winston Salem, seafood dinner, english afternoon tea, alternatives to plastics[…]