Part 3: Regenerative Practices and Permaculture at Home,Homesteading and Herbal Medicine
2026-07-11 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Church of the Good Shepherd, 9441 Grayson Pkwy, Galax, VA, 24333, United States
Part three of this workshop series will be July 11 from 1-4pm at the Permaculture Garden at Church of the Good Shepherd located at 9441 Grayson Parkway, Galax, VA 24333
Explore Permaculture methods for building healthy soils, planting a food forest, planning fruit tree guilds, & distributing water with swales & rainwater catchment systems. Discover how to utilize your forest & garden
for herbal medicines. 1-4 pm
Registration Required. For more information email: Permaculture@graysonlandcare.org
Workshops will be held at the Permaculture Garden @ the Church of the Good Shepherd, 9441 Grayson PKWY, Galax VA

Chestnut Hike and Picnic July 11
2026-07-11 15:00 - 18:00 | VA
I am thinking that the American Chestnuts will still be blooming on July 11 in the higher elevations. To that end, I would like to hike from Hale Lake to Comers Rock overlook.
I understand that there are some good sized chestnuts on that hike. It will be cool to find some big ones and start our chestnut chasers group going!
Also, when we get to the overlook, I want to launch a drone to see if it can spot any flowers from the air while we relax and picnic.
Please email Clint Morse at clintonmorse@gmail.com if you are interested. Meet at Hale Lake at 3pm and plan to picnic at the overlook around 5.
Directions
GPS Coordinates: 36.760151, -81.249606
From Independence, head north on US-21/N. Independence Ave, turn left onto SR-658/Comers Rock Rd, continue straight onto SR-672/Blue Springs Rd, in approximately 2.3 miles, turn right onto FR-57/Hales Lake Rd, and the parking area will be on the right in approximately 0.6 miles.
