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  • 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 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[...]

  • 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,[...]

  • 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 for more information or check out our Facebook Page.

  • 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 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 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 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 States

    Intervening on Normal: Trauma, Substance Use, and Counselling in Appalachia will be presented by Darlene Vaughn at the Landcare meeting on Monday, March 18th, 7 pm at the LandCare office. Darlene has provided substance abuse counseling for twenty-five years, specializing in adolescent substance use, most recently, in Appalachia. Currently employed in rural community mental health,[...]

  • Film Series: Symbiotic Earth

    Film Series: Symbiotic Earth
    Church of the Good Shepherd 9441 Grayson Pkwy, Galax, VA, United States

    The First Friday Film Series, hosted by Grayson LandCare & Church of the Good Shepherd brings documentary films to the public, complete with popcorn and panel discussions afterward. First Fridays at 7:00 pm, April through August at Church of the Good Shepherd: 9441 Grayson Pkwy, Galax. April 5th Symbiotic Earth Symbiotic Earth explores the life and ideas of scientific rebel[...]