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  • The Community Food Forest Handbook

    Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United States

    Catherine Bukowski is a researcher, author, educator, and communicator. She is currently wrapping up her Ph.D. at the College of Natural Resources and the Environment at Virginia Tech, where she co-taught an agroforestry and whole-farm-planning course that incorporated permaculture principles. She studied with Dave Jacke on food forest design, has a certificate in Collaborative Community[...]

  • IFM Winter Market & Christmas Tree Fundraiser

    Independence Town Park 108 E Main St 24348, Independence, VA, United States

    The Farmers Market returns to Town Park for on Green Friday from 11 am to 3 pm.  Enjoy free kids activities, listen to Christmas carols, shop for delicious local products  and beautiful crafts and pickup your pre-ordered Christmas trees and wreaths.

  • IFM Winter Market and Chili Cook-off

    Independence Town Park 108 E Main St 24348, Independence, VA, United States

    The 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 States

    Join 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[...]

  • IFM Grow More Vegetables Workshop

    Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United States

    Saturday, 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[...]

  • Food Forest Work Day

    Church of the Good Shepherd 9441 Grayson Pkwy, Galax, VA, United States

    Join 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 Cynthia@graysonlandcare.org[...]

  • Opioid Analgesics: Pain and Abuse

    Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United States

    Dr. 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[...]

  • IFM Workshop: Pest, disease & Fertility

    Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United States

    Saturday, 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[...]

  • Food Forest Work Day

    Church of the Good Shepherd 9441 Grayson Pkwy, Galax, VA, United States

    Join 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 Cynthia@graysonlandcare.org[...]