Monthly Meeting
June meeting features Neal Kilgore of Virginia Outdoor Foundation
Independence 1908 Courthouse 107 E Main St , Independence, VA, United StatesNeal Kilgore of the Virginia Outdoor Foundation(VOF) will be the featured speaker Monday June 20 at the 1908 Baldwin Auditorium. He will discuss using conservation easements to protect forest and farmlands. Created under Virginia’s Open-Space Land Act, VOF creates easements designed to protect a variety of natural and cultural values, including: Agriculture Forestry Natural habitat[...]
July meeting features the Permaculture Garden
Church of the Good Shepherd 9441 Grayson Pkwy, Galax, VA, United StatesJoin us July 18th at the Church of the Good Shepherd to tour the Permaculture Garden. This GLC project started 5 years ago when Cynthia Taylor offered to teach a permaculture class and the Church of the Good Shepherd offered to let the group use a 1/2 acre as a demonstration garden for permaculture, with[...]
August meeting features tours of the School Garden and Food Independence
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesWe continue to highlight Grayson LandCare's many projects. This month we'll meet at the GLC office. You can drive or carpool to the Independence Elementary School and tour the kids garden. Next we'll head over to Food Independence to tour the Food Pantry.
Annual Meeting, Potluck and Silent Auction October
Cox Chapel Community Center Cox Chael Rd, Independence, vaAs always, we look forward to a fun evening of great food and fellowship while voting on the slate of candidates for open board positions, bidding on auction items and raising money for Grayson LandCare. This year our Annual meeting will be held at the Cox's Chapel Community Center, 1639 Cox Chapel Rd, Mouth of[...]
Our annual evening with local authors at the Grayson County Library
We are pleased to hold our annual reading by local authors at the Grayson County Public Library in Independence. I can't think of a better venue for an evening featuring the joys of storytelling.
March meeting features new Town Manager Laura Ratcliffe
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesLaura Ratcliffe will be joining us March 20th at 7pm at the GLC office. March 1st is Laura's official start date as manager, but she has already started work and has met with Rick and I several times. I am very pleased to have her as our new Town Manager. Given the continued interest in[...]
April presention features Arborist Casey Johnson
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesCasey Johnson will be the featured speaker for the meeting April 17 at 7pm at the Grayson LandCare office at 104 Courthouse street in Independence. In addition to his main presentation on the Network for Environment and Weather Applications ( NEWA) he will also field some "ask the arborist" questions at the end of the[...]
May presentation features Donny Garmon, VA Forestry Department and Lindsey Young, Ag Economic Development Specialist
We are pleased to present Donny Garmon and Lindsey Young Monday, May 15 at 7pm at the Grayson LandCare office. Donny Garmon of the Virginia Department of Forestry is the primary contact for forest landowner assistance, reforestation, and forest management services at the county level. Lindsey Young is the Agricultural Economic development specialist for Grayson[...]
POSTPONED! June 19th meeting POSTPONED!
Church of the Good Shepherd 9441 Grayson Pkwy, Galax, VA, United StatesThis June presentation has it all: It's a field trip, cookout, plant sale and tour! Join us at the permaculture garden for a cookout and "ragged" plant sale. We will gather at the Church of the Good Shepherd on June 19th for a cookout at 6 pm followed by a tour of the garden. Bring[...]
June 26 meeting at the Permaculture garden .
Church of the Good Shepherd 9441 Grayson Pkwy, Galax, VA, United StatesThis rescheduled June presentation has it all: It's a field trip, cookout, plant sale and tour! Join us at the permaculture garden for a cookout and "ragged" plant sale. We will gather at the Church of the Good Shepherd on June 26th for a cookout at 6 pm followed by a tour of the garden.[...]