Almost 5 years after we opened, there are still many people who do not understand what we do! Our primary goal is to keep useful items OUT of the landfill and to find the people who can use them. We do this for free by using volunteer labor and putting a donation box by the[…]
Keeping Grayson County Clean is the topic for the Grayson LandCare(GLC) presentation May 16 at 7 pm at the Free Market located at 1173 N. Independence Ave. Have you wondered what the Free Market is all about? Who is welcome there? Take the tour and see for yourself. Everyone is welcome to use the Free[…]
Q: Who is the Free Market for?People who cannot afford to buy new things? People who love to find a deal? People who care about the environment?A: All of the above! Wait, what? How does shopping at the Free Market help the environment? Just because you can afford to buy new doesn’t mean you should.[…]
CORECTION: days are Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10-2! As the Omicron COVID surge calms down in Grayson County, we are looking forward to opening the Free Market on April 1 and resuming our former schedule: Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm. Since we have continued to receive donations, the shelves[…]
A handy guide to everything Grayson LandCare and our many projects accomplished last year.
…what will come through the Free Market donation door! The owner of our building planted an orchard, and these blue plastic tubes protected the young trees. While we remain closed to the public because of the COVID surge in our community, we use Facebook and the dock to continue to get useful items to new[…]
A garbage bag of blue plastic tubes? I was as mystified as you probably are, until the donor contacted me and said she had lots more TREE TUBES if anyone wanted them! She planted an orchard last year and they are swapping these out for different ones as the trees grow. If you have ever[…]
We have decided to cancel the December meeting and Christmas Party since we were able to have a wonderful meeting and party in October. We are very thankful that, with your help and support, we were able to accomplish a lot in 2021. 14 Permaculture group members donated 415 hours and installed a new sign[…]