Grayson LandCare Office
Grow More Vegetables, part 2: Pest, Disease and Irrigation
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesThe Independence Farmers Market invites the public to an interactive vegetable growing workshop for all skill levels at the Grayson LandCare office, Saturday March 2nd from 9 am to noon. The office is located at 104 Courthouse Street in Independence. Cost is $15 and light refreshments will be served. This is the second part of[...]
Holiday Card workshop
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesInstead of a meeting this month, we’ll have a hands-on workshop. Join us Sunday afternoon November 19 from 2-4 pm. Make your own holiday cards and gift tags with pressed flowers and ferns. You can also embellish with paint or colored pencils. $5 covers the cost of all materials for 5 cards. Kids are welcome[...]
IFM OnLine Market Open House
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesThe Independence Farmers Market will host the annual Online Market Open House at the IFM/GLC office at 104 Courthouse Street. This free event will be held during the regular pick up hours from 4-6 pm on Wednesday November 15. Everyone is invited to try samples, meet the vendors, get help setting up an account, and[...]
LandFair presentation of projects and awards Sunday April 23 3-4 pm, GLC office
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesEveryone is invited to join us Sunday April 23rd from 3-4 pm in the Grayson LandCare office at 104 Courthouse Street in Downtown Independence. Support our local high school students and watch the presentation of awards. The talented winner will receive $1,000!onment, community, economy,
April presention features Arborist Casey Johnson
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesCasey Johnson will be the featured speaker for the meeting April 17 at 7pm at the Grayson LandCare office at 104 Courthouse street in Independence. In addition to his main presentation on the Network for Environment and Weather Applications ( NEWA) he will also field some "ask the arborist" questions at the end of the[...]
Introduction to Permaculture Presentation
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United States6:00 pm, Thursday, April 13th at the Grayson LandCare office Potluck & Intro to Permaculture Bring a dish to share and learn more about Permaculture and how to apply its principles to your garden. RSVP [email protected]
March meeting features new Town Manager Laura Ratcliffe
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesLaura Ratcliffe will be joining us March 20th at 7pm at the GLC office. March 1st is Laura's official start date as manager, but she has already started work and has met with Rick and I several times. I am very pleased to have her as our new Town Manager. Given the continued interest in[...]
August meeting features tours of the School Garden and Food Independence
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesWe continue to highlight Grayson LandCare's many projects. This month we'll meet at the GLC office. You can drive or carpool to the Independence Elementary School and tour the kids garden. Next we'll head over to Food Independence to tour the Food Pantry.
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-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[...]