It’s finally here! We will be meeting at Eagle View Event Center this Monday the 18th. You are welcome anytime after 5pm to peruse the silent auction items. Dinner will begin at 6pm. Bidding on auction items closes at 7:30 and the live auction begins. We hope to wrap up around 8pm when you can[…]
60 timber framers from all over the country worked from October 1-10, in sunshine, drizzle and pouring rain, to complete a beautiful white oak frame for the pavilion at Town Park. It will be home for Town events and the Farmers Market, and the cornerstone of the park in the center of Independence. The Farmers[…]
We are so pleased to be able to continue the tradition of featuring local authors for our November meeting. Authors Deborah Clark and Robert La Combe will read from their latest books Both will have copies of their books available for signing and sale. Deb’s new book is Turn Left at the Big Oak. Rob’s[…]
Forester Britt Boucher is the featured speaker for September. He will speak on best forest management practices for landowners on Monday September 20 from 7-8pm at the Baldwin Auditorium of the 1908 Courthouse. All GLC presentations are free and open to the public. Britt will discuss the control of water flows, establishing stable roads for harvests[…]
Grayson LandCare is excited to resume our Annual Meeting, Potluck and Auction! We know 2020 was a hard year, and we are looking forward to being able to safely join together with our friends and members! Please join us at Eagle View Event Center from 5:00-8:00pm, Monday, October 18, 2021. We are very excited to[…]
The construction of Town Park has started! The Timber framers will arrive October 1st to begin building the pavilion. In the meantime, the IFM has moved right across the street onto Courthouse Street (that’s where the GLC/IFM office is located) and the parking area behind the buildings. All your favorite vendors are still with us,[…]
The Free Market—Full of Surprises! We are temporarily closed again, because of low vaccination rates and high COVID infection rates in our area. Because the Free Market is NOT essential, we feel we shouldn’t take any risk that might spread the virus. However, we continue receiving items and working on the never-ending job of sorting,[…]
As part of Clean River Month, Elizabeth Underwood will be our featured speaker at our August meeting on the 16th at 7pm. This meeting will be held in the Baldwin Auditorium upstairs in the 1908 Courthouse. . Elizabeth is the Executive Director of the New River Conservancy. They are dedicated to protecting the waters, woodlands,[…]