February 2019
Opioid Analgesics: Pain and Abuse
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 received her PhD from the University of Chicago in 1972 and moved to North Carolina the following year to accept a position at UNC. During…
Find out more »IFM Online Market Pickup
Customers 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 4 pm - 6 pm.
Find out more »IFM Workshop: Pest, disease & Fertility
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 things early when they are easier to control. We’ll bring our favorite tools and control measures.
Find out more »March 2019
Grayson Permaculture Meeting
The Grayson Permaculture Group is a group of people interested in learning more about permaculture and working collaboratively on a food forest garden project with LandCare and Church of the Good Shepherd. Interested in joining the GraysonPermaculture Group? We meet the 2nd Thursday of each month from 6-8pm at the LandCare office or at a member's home. Email Cynthia@graysonlandcare.org for more info or join our Facebook Group.
Find out more »Care Talks: Mini Grant Requests & Updates
The Grayson LandCare March meeting will be our Annual “Care Talks” series. Modeled after TED Talks, these short presentations will feature projects that received mini-grant funding from LandCare in 2018. Ideas for new projects will also be presented. Grayson LandCare awards mini-grants up to $500 for projects led by members that have significant interest and fit our mission. If you have an idea for a project, please contact Kathy Cole info@graysonlandcare.org
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