Garden Planting Workshop April 11
2026-04-11 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Church of the Good Shepherd, 9441 Grayson Pkwy, Galax, VA, 24333, United States
Join the Permaculture Group at Church of the Good Shepherd April 11 from 9 am to noon as they plant asparagus crowns surrounded by guild plants and other vegetables. Asparagus is a long lived perennial and needs special planting techniques to thrive. Come learn how in this hands-on workshop. Bring your favorite garden tools.

Wildflower Walk and Picnic dinner, May 7 1-6pm Postponed to May 8
2026-05-08 13:00 - 18:00 | VA
The wildflower hikes led by Cynthia and Rick Taylor are often a popular annual meeting auction item. This year, you can enjoy one for free. This will be a relatively easy walk and it will end with a bring your own picnic dinner. More details will be forthcoming. Save the date.

Spring Garden Clean up Workshop, May 9, 9am-noon
2026-05-09 09:00 - 12:00 | Church of the Good Shepherd, 9441 Grayson Pkwy, Galax, VA, 24333, United States
Join the Permaculture Group and Grayson LandCare for this hands on workshop at the Permaculture garden located at 9441 Grayson Pkwy, Galax, VA 24333 on Saturday May 9 from 9am to noon.

Have you wondered about the best way to prepare your perennial garden for spring? Have you wondered which plants to divide, and how to mulch correctly? Learn how to weigh those decisions and pick what works best for your own garden. In addition, we’ll be sheet mulching to battle a persistant buttercup weed problem.The workshop will be led by Cynthia and Rick Taylor, the creators of the Permaculture Garden. Bring gloves and your favorite garden tools.

For more information, contact Michelle at 276-768-0597 or Cynthia@graysonlandcare.org

Potluck, Meeting and Tour of the Permaculture Garden Thursday May 14 5:30-7:30 pm.
2026-05-14 17:30 - 19:30 | Church of the Good Shepherd, 9441 Grayson Pkwy, Galax, VA, 24333, United States
It’s a field trip, cookout, plant swap and tour! Everyone is invited to the permaculture garden for a cookout and plant swap. The cookout begins at 6pm at the garden at the Church of the Good Shepherd located at 9441 Grayson Pkwy, Galax, VA 24333., please bring a side dish to share. This will be followed by a tour of the garden beginning about 6:45pm. It is not necessary to attend the potluck to tour the garden. The plant swap will feature YOUR favorite garden plants and seeds. Bring what you’d like to share with your friends and neighbors. The permaculture garden features a wide array of native plants and most are excellent for pollinators as well.

All Grayson LandCare presentations are free and open to the public unless noted otherwise. For more information about Grayson LandCare visit the webpage, graysonlandcare.org, email director@graysonlandcare or call 276-768-0597.

CANCELLED-Regenerative Practices and Permaculture at Home, a series of workshops
2026-05-16 09:00 - 13:00 | Church of the Good Shepherd, 9441 Grayson Pkwy, Galax, VA, 24333, United States
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the workshop is CANCELLED
Part one of this workshop series will be May 16 from 9am to 1pm at the Permaculture Garden at Church of the Good Shepherd located at 9441 Grayson Parkway, Galax, VA 24333
Learn about the soil food web and techniques for improving your soil health, including cover cropping and composting. The workshop includes a demonstration of how to create your own compost pile.
The workshop is free but registration is required. Please email permaculture@graysonlandcare.org to register or for more information.

Part 3: Regenerative Practices and Permaculture at Home,Homesteading and Herbal Medicine
2026-07-11 08:00 - 17:00 | 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.
