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[...]
Presentation by Reid Walters and Monthly Meeting
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesAll Grayson LandCare meetings are open to the public. They typically occur the third Monday of the month from 7-8pm and include a brief update on GLC activities and a presentation on topics of local interest. The February presentation features Reid Walters, the current town manager of Independence.This is a perfect opportunity to meet Reid[...]
Forest Management presentation by Britt Boucher and Monthly Meeting
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesGrayson LandCare is pleased to announce Britt Boucher as the featured speaker for March. Mr Boucher, a forester, will speak on best forest management practices for landowners on Monday March 16 from 7-8pm. Britt will discuss the plan he has developed: A Forest Future Vision. Britt grew up outside Pittsburgh in the industrial landscapes of[...]
Cancelled-Build a pollinator box and Monthly Meeting
After a brief monthly meeting, we'll talk about pollinators and you can build a box to take home or just watch and learn.Pollinator boxes help attract all kinds of pollinators to your garden, no matter what size garden you have. As honey bee numbers decline, we need to encourage our native pollinators to help do[...]
Cancelled-Marlene Condon presents “Wildlife at home” at the May GLC meeting
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesMarlene Condon will be the featured speaker for May. On Monday, May 18 from 7-8 pm at the Grayson LandCare office at 104 Courthouse Street, Marlene—who has created nature-friendly gardens for 50 years—will provide a personal look at the backyard wildlife that informs and inspires her writing. In this photo and video presentation, you’ll see[...]
Cancelled-Potluck at Matthews Farm-6pm
Matthews Living History Farm MuseumEveryone is invited to join us for our annual potluck at MatthewsLiving History Farm Museum We'll start at 6pm. While we are enjoying our meal, we'll hear from Farm manager Arwen Cayton. Arwen has added numerous events at the Farm and her wealth of historical knowledge is helping bring the museum to the next level. [...]
Woodland Medicinal Herbs with Katie Commender via Zoom
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesWe are pleased to have Katie Commander, Agroforestry Program Director for Appalachian Sustainable Development join us July 20 as our featured speaker. After a brief GLC update, Katie will talk about non-timber forest products and woodland medicinals in particular. ASD has created a state of the art facility for aggregating and processing these high value[...]
Cancelled-Field trip to River Ridge Organics
River River OrganicsWe are looking forward to going to the "Berry patch" at River Ridge Organics. Jay Dunbar, aka the Berry Guy, will show and discuss how to grow a wide variety of berries suited to our area. Berries are great for farmer and gardener alike because you get a relatively fast and very tasting return for[...]
September 21 meeting features winners of the Bug Photography Contest
ZOOMJust a reminder to enter the Grayson LandCare(GLC) pest and beneficial bug photography contest. The last day to submit entries is Wednesday September 16th. The winners will be announced via Zoom during the regular monthly GLC meeting Monday September 21 at 7pm. Winners will also be posted on the GLC and IFM facebook pages, webpages[...]