IFM Winter Market and Chili Cook-off
Independence Town Park 108 E Main St 24348, Independence, VA, United StatesThe Farmers Market is back in Town Park from 11 am to 3 pm. Enter or judge the Chili Cook-off. A $5 ticket lets you taste all the chili and vote for your favorite, we had a dozen entries last year, so it’s a bargain. FREE to enter, bring your chili to the Market by 10:30.[...]
LandCare Christmas Party
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesJoin LandCare as we celebrate the holidays at 7:00 pm Monday, December 17th at the LandCare office in Independence. Bring an appetizer or drink to share. This year, we will collect items to support the Backpack Buddies program, which provides local students with child-friendly meals each Friday that they take home for the weekend. Please bring a[...]
Food Forest Work Day
Church of the Good Shepherd 9441 Grayson Pkwy, Galax, VA, United StatesJoin the Grayson Permaculture Group as we build a Food Forest at Church of the Good Shepherd in Galax. Tools & gloves provided, bring water and a snack. Contact [email protected] for more information or check out our Facebook Page.
Intervening on Normal: Trauma, Substance Use, and Counselling in Appalachia
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesIntervening on Normal: Trauma, Substance Use, and Counselling in Appalachia presented by Darlene Vaughn at the Landcare meeting on Monday, January 21st at 7:00 pm.
IFM Grow More Vegetables Workshop
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesSaturday, January 26– Grow More Vegetables for farm and garden workshop. 9 am to noon, 108 Courthouse St. $10 includes snacks. Learn how to grow more in less space. Planting dates, spacing, interplanting and succession plantings will be addressed. Using information from the best national and local gardeners you’ll learn to apply these techniques to a[...]
Grayson Permaculture Meeting
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesThe Grayson Permaculture Group is a group of people interested in learning more about permaculture and working collaboratively on a food forest garden project with LandCare and Church of the Good Shepherd. Interested in joining the GraysonPermaculture Group? We meet the 2nd Thursday of each month from 6-8pm at the LandCare office or at a[...]
Food Forest Work Day
Church of the Good Shepherd 9441 Grayson Pkwy, Galax, VA, United StatesJoin the Grayson Permaculture Group as we build a Food Forest at Church of the Good Shepherd in Galax. Tools & gloves provided, bring water and a snack. Contact [email protected] for more information or check out our Facebook Page.
Opioid Analgesics: Pain and Abuse
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesDr. Linda Dykstra, Kenan Professor Emeritus in Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina (UNC) @ Chapel Hill will give a presentation titled: Opioid Analgesics: Pain and Abuse. Linda and her husband, Bill Hylander, became members of Grayson Landcare upon retiring to Grayson County where they own a farm in the Spring Valley community. Linda[...]
IFM Online Market Pickup
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesCustomers can place orders online at independencefarmersmarket.locallygrown.net anytime from 7 pm Wednesday until Monday evening. On Monday evening, we will disable ordering for that week and send that week’s orders to our vendors. This will give our vendors time to prepare orders for customer pickup at the Grayson LandCare Office at 108 Courthouse street on Wednesdays from[...]
IFM Workshop: Pest, disease & Fertility
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesSaturday, February 23- Pest, disease, and fertility for farm and garden. 9 am to noon, 108 Courthouse St. $10. Get ready for the growing season. Learn to use the handy fertilizer calculator, how to set up a worm bin for making your own compost, and planning for likely diseases and pests so you can catch[...]