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SUMMARY:Natural & Sustainable Building with April Magill
DESCRIPTION:April will be presenting on her work as an Architect\, Natural Builder\, and Community-Building leader\, working to advance sustainable\, high-performing natural methods of construction.  Methods such as Rammed Earth\, Hempcrete\, Cob\, natural plasters & paints and more are regenerative systems\, often sequestering carbon\, environmentally friendly\, and healthy for the laborers and the inhabitants.  April is working to pioneer these methods in the southeast through her work as an architect and through education. April is an Adjunct Professor with ACBA where she teaches a ‘Sustainable Earthen Building Methods’ course.  \n“Finding unions between the built world and regional agriculture so that we can create circular economy cycles within communities\, building with materials that are healthy and naturally available\, building skills within communities as a way to address affordable housing are all issues I am passionate about and excited to share this knowledge with those seeking a better way to build and live.”\nApril lives in Charleston\, SC with her partner Matt and their two kids\, Eli & Wren.\nThey also share a small property\, part-time in Mouth of Wilson\, VA.
URL:https://graysonlandcare.org/event/landcare-monthly-meeting-2019-07-15/
LOCATION:Grayson LandCare Office\, 104 Courthouse Street\, Independence\, VA\, 24348\, United States
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SUMMARY:Matthews Farm Potluck
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://graysonlandcare.org/event/landcare-monthly-meeting-2019-06-17/
LOCATION:Grayson LandCare Office\, 104 Courthouse Street\, Independence\, VA\, 24348\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190520T190000
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SUMMARY:Reclaiming the Biodiversity of Sri Lanka
DESCRIPTION:One of our founders\, Jerry Moles\, has been working with Sri Lankan environmentalists for decades; and this winter several of us were able to go see what they are doing. This presentation will inspire you to think about native plants and trees\, and the services they provide for us!
URL:https://graysonlandcare.org/event/landcare-monthly-meeting-2019-05-20/
LOCATION:Grayson LandCare Office\, 104 Courthouse Street\, Independence\, VA\, 24348\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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SUMMARY:Independence Farmers Market News & Updates!
DESCRIPTION:Learn more about the Independence Farmers Market and what’s new for 2019 at the Landcare meeting on Monday\, April 15th at 7:00 pm.
URL:https://graysonlandcare.org/event/landcare-monthly-meeting-2019-04-15/
LOCATION:Grayson LandCare Office\, 104 Courthouse Street\, Independence\, VA\, 24348\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190318T190000
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SUMMARY:Intervening on Normal: Trauma\, Substance Use\, and Counselling in Appalachia
DESCRIPTION:Intervening on Normal: Trauma\, Substance Use\, and Counselling in Appalachia will be presented by Darlene Vaughn at the Landcare meeting on Monday\, March 18th\, 7 pm at the LandCare office. \nDarlene has provided substance abuse counseling for twenty-five years\, specializing in\nadolescent substance use\, most recently\, in Appalachia. Currently employed in rural community\nmental health\, she serves a five-county area where she works collaboratively with politicians\,\nemergency responders\, and systems of care. She also teaches college courses in Human\nServices and Counseling for Lindsey Wilson College\, School of Professional Counseling.\nDarlene has been a public speaker and trainer throughout her career. Locally\, she has provided\ntraining on trauma\, substance use\, mental health\, and wellness. She has presented\nAppalachian substance use-specific work at state and international conferences. A writer\, she\nhas published poetry\, a book chapter\, and journal article. \nDarlene B. Vaughn\, MMsc\, MEd\, CSAC\, FACASAC\, NCC\, LPCC\, is Cherokee Appalachian\nAmerican by bloodline and heritage. A native of Carroll County\, Virginia\, Darlene had the\nprivilege of growing up with many impoverished Appalachian experiences and rich traditions.\nThroughout her expansive career in human services\, Darlene has been employed in\ncommunity-based mental health\, inpatient treatment\, state-level advocacy programs\, and\nmedication-assisted treatment. \nDarlene graduates with a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Lindsey Wilson\nCollege in Columbia\, Kentucky in May 2019.
URL:https://graysonlandcare.org/event/landcare-monthly-meeting-2019-03-18/
LOCATION:Grayson LandCare Office\, 104 Courthouse Street\, Independence\, VA\, 24348\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190223T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190223T120000
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SUMMARY:IFM Workshop: Pest\, disease & Fertility
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://graysonlandcare.org/event/ifm-workshop-pest-disease-fertility/
LOCATION:Grayson LandCare Office\, 104 Courthouse Street\, Independence\, VA\, 24348\, United States
CATEGORIES:Independence Farmers Market
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190218T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190218T210000
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SUMMARY:Opioid Analgesics: Pain and Abuse
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLinda 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 her 40+ years at UNC\, Linda’s research interests focused on the behavioral pharmacology of opioid analgesics and the relationship between their analgesic effects and their abuse potential\, in particular\, their tendency to produce tolerance and dependence. At UNC\, Linda also taught courses in Drugs and Human Behavior and directed a training grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse that provided predoctoral training in research on drug abuse. She also served as the Dean of the Graduate School\, overseeing UNC’s numerous masters and doctoral programs. Although she is officially retired from UNC\, she continues to serve as co-director for a postdoctoral training program at UNC and to team teach a course in Behavioral Pharmacology offered jointly between UNC and the Wake Forest School of Medicine. \nAlthough we are well aware of the opioid epidemic and its devastating consequences at both local and national levels\, we often lack basic knowledge of the drugs within the opioid class. Within this extensive class of drugs are opioids that have legitimate clinical applications\, however\, there are others which are responsible for the current opioid epidemic and yet others which can provide effective treatments for “opioid use disorder”. This presentation will provide background information about the opioids\, their analgesic effects\, their unique pharmacological profiles as well as their tendency to produce tolerance and dependence and lead to abuse. The presentation will also discuss current initiatives to reduce opioid abuse as well as some of the interventions available for individuals seeking treatment for “opioid use disorder (OUD).”
URL:https://graysonlandcare.org/event/landcare-monthly-meeting/
LOCATION:Grayson LandCare Office\, 104 Courthouse Street\, Independence\, VA\, 24348\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190126T090000
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SUMMARY:IFM Grow More Vegetables Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, January 26– Grow More Vegetables for farm and garden workshop. 9 am to noon\, 108 Courthouse St. $10 includes snacks.  Learn how to grow more in less space. Planting dates\, spacing\, interplanting and succession plantings will be addressed. Using information from the best national and local gardeners you’ll learn to apply these techniques to a single raised bed or a full-sized market garden. We’ll break into groups and design gardens for maximum production. We’ll also have our favorite tools\, books\, and catalogs on display. Start planning for a successful garden now. The class is limited to 30 people. Please email Michelle Pridgen at independencefarmersmarket@gmail.com to register.
URL:https://graysonlandcare.org/event/ifm-grow-more-vegetables-workshop/
LOCATION:Grayson LandCare Office\, 104 Courthouse Street\, Independence\, VA\, 24348\, United States
CATEGORIES:Independence Farmers Market
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190121T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190121T210000
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SUMMARY:Intervening on Normal: Trauma\, Substance Use\, and Counselling in Appalachia
DESCRIPTION:Intervening on Normal: Trauma\, Substance Use\, and Counselling in Appalachia presented by Darlene Vaughn at the Landcare meeting on Monday\, January 21st at 7:00 pm. \n 
URL:https://graysonlandcare.org/event/opioid-analgesics-pain-and-abuse/
LOCATION:Grayson LandCare Office\, 104 Courthouse Street\, Independence\, VA\, 24348\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181217T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181217T200000
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SUMMARY:LandCare Christmas Party
DESCRIPTION:Join LandCare as we celebrate the holidays at 7:00 pm Monday\, December 17th at the LandCare office in Independence. \nBring an appetizer or drink to share. \nThis year\, we will collect items to support the Backpack Buddies program\, which provides local students with child-friendly meals each Friday that they take home for the weekend. \nPlease bring a donation of: \n\nFruit cups or individual servings of applesauce\nCanned Vegetables\nPeanut Butter\nNutrigrain Bars\n\nWe will deliver all items to be distributed to the kids.  This program is an effort of cooperation involving public schools and other community partners to provide children in need with additional nutritional support by supplying a weekend’s worth of food each Friday. \n\nHappy Holidays! \n\n 
URL:https://graysonlandcare.org/event/christmas-party-2/
LOCATION:Grayson LandCare Office\, 104 Courthouse Street\, Independence\, VA\, 24348\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181119T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181119T210000
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SUMMARY:The Community Food Forest Handbook
DESCRIPTION:Catherine Bukowski is a researcher\, author\, educator\, and communicator. She is currently wrapping up her Ph.D. at the College of Natural Resources and the Environment at Virginia Tech\, where she co-taught an agroforestry and whole-farm-planning course that incorporated permaculture principles. She studied with Dave Jacke on food forest design\, has a certificate in Collaborative Community Leadership\, and is a trained facilitator. \n\nCatherine previously co-coordinated a forest farming virtual community for the online Cooperative Extension network and now sits on the Board of Directors for the Association of Temperate Agroforestry. She has worked internationally in community development and agroforestry as a researcher in Costa Rica\, Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras and program manager for Trees for the Future. Her latest accomplishment is the publication of The Community Food Forest Handbook: How to Plan\, Organize\, and Nurture Edible Gathering Places which can be purchased in advance of its July 2018 publication at www.communityfoodforests.com/handbook\nFueled by the popularity of permaculture\, agroecology\, and agroforestry- community food forests are capturing the imaginations of people in neighborhoods\, towns\, and cities across the United States. Along with community gardens and farmers markets\, community food forests can help create access to nutritious fresh food and promote environmental sustainability. But perhaps their most important outcome is the educational opportunities they provide in the process. They are interactive learning grounds focused on food- and eco-literacy as well as civic engagement for creating change in local food systems and urban green infrastructure. While interest in installing community food forests in public spaces is on the rise\, the best ways to organize and lead groups of people to successfully create a food forest project has received little attention—and that is the focus of The Community Food Forest Handbook! \nJoin us November 19th for a presentation about the book and book signing.
URL:https://graysonlandcare.org/event/monthly-meeting-11/
LOCATION:Grayson LandCare Office\, 104 Courthouse Street\, Independence\, VA\, 24348\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181015T180000
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SUMMARY:Annual Meeting\, Dinner & Silent Auction
DESCRIPTION:Join Grayson LandCare for our Annual Meeting Potluck & Service Auction at Ward Manor\, 6:00 pm\, Monday\, October 15th\, 2018. Come learn more about LandCare and support our initiatives in the community. Please bring a friend and a dish to share!  RSVP online http://evite.me/7vgTT2QXm3 \nA Sampling of Auction Items Include: \n\nWeekend stay at Dream Rock Silo or Creekside Bungalow\nHomemade marmalade\nBring your kids or grandkids to play with adopted Grayson Highland ponies\nKayak trip to see fall colors\nSewing machine repair lesson\nSpring Flower Fairy Quilt & Fall Flower Fairy Quilt\nMachine pieced\, hand quilted quilt by Vera Young\nClass to make a wooden box\nMassage at your house\n4 qts fresh apple cider\n4 hrs weeding\nRaised bed\, installed & planted\nWeekend in Winston Salem + restaurant certificate\n2-night stay at Ward Manor garden shed\nHeartMoss Pottery large bowl\n4 hrs website design and social Media consult\nCustom-made cake\nStress Management Retreat\nSoap Making Class with Pizza lunch\nMushroom identification Hike with Ken Crouse\nMt Rogers Spring Flower Wildflower Hike and Gourmet Picnic Lunch\nVibe Yellowfin 100 Kayak\n\nThe event begins at 6:00 pm with live music and Silent/Service Auction Items. Potluck dinner at 6:30 followed by a live auction of select items. If you have a service or item to donate to our Auction or would like more information\, please contact Bev Fermor at bev@graysonlandcare.org. \nDirections From Independence:\nHead West on 58 (toward Mouth of Wilson) for 4.5 miles\nTurn right onto Saddle Creek Road (if you get to Twin Oaks road\, you have gone too far). It’s past Rixeys and just after a cemetery on your left. Drive 1.5 miles. Ward Manor is on your right.
URL:https://graysonlandcare.org/event/monthly-meeting-10/
LOCATION:Grayson LandCare Office\, 104 Courthouse Street\, Independence\, VA\, 24348\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180924T190000
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SUMMARY:Stream & Wetland Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Curtis Richardson\, Professor of Resource Ecology Nicholas School of the Environment\, Director\, Duke University Wetland Center\, will give a presentation titled: Stream & Wetland Restoration: The Key to Improving Water Quality and Habitat Diversity on your Land.  Dr. Richardson owns property in Grayson County and has spent many weekends here. \nDr. Richardson’s research interests in applied ecology center on long-term ecosystem response to large-scale perturbations such as acid rain\, toxic materials\, flooding\, or nutrient additions. He has specific interests in wetland ecosystems\, phosphorus nutrient dynamics\, and the effects of environmental stress on plant metabolism and growth. Major research focuses on wetlands as nutrient sinks and transformers. His current research activities include: (1) the effects of nutrient additions and hydrology on Everglades phosphorus retention and community changes; (2) heavy metal sorption\, storage\, and removal from pocosin peatlands; (3) wetland development trends in the southeastern United States; and (4) the effects of highway construction on wetland functions. \n 
URL:https://graysonlandcare.org/event/monthly-meeting-9/
LOCATION:Grayson LandCare Office\, 104 Courthouse Street\, Independence\, VA\, 24348\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180819T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180819T130000
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SUMMARY:IFM Ice Cream Social
DESCRIPTION:The first one was so much fun\, we decided to do it again! Join us for another Ice Cream Social Fundraiser Sunday\, August 19 from 2-5 pm. We close down Courthouse Street and serve ice Cream with delicious homemade toppings and desserts. $10\, kids under 10\, $5.  All proceeds go to fund the Farmers Market.
URL:https://graysonlandcare.org/event/ifm-ice-cream-social-2/
LOCATION:Grayson LandCare Office\, 104 Courthouse Street\, Independence\, VA\, 24348\, United States
CATEGORIES:Independence Farmers Market
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180716T150000
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SUMMARY:Life Cycles of Butterflies with Ellen Reynolds
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://graysonlandcare.org/event/monthly-meeting-7/
LOCATION:Grayson LandCare Office\, 104 Courthouse Street\, Independence\, VA\, 24348\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180624T130000
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SUMMARY:IFM Ice Cream Social
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Dairy Month with our 2nd Annual Ice cream social fundraiser Sunday June 24 from 2-5pm. We close down Courthouse Street and serve ice Cream with delicious homemade toppings and desserts. $10\, kids under 10\, $5.  All proceeds go to fund the Farmers Market
URL:https://graysonlandcare.org/event/ifm-ice-cream-social/
LOCATION:Grayson LandCare Office\, 104 Courthouse Street\, Independence\, VA\, 24348\, United States
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SUMMARY:Non-Native Invasive Plants: Looking for a Solution
DESCRIPTION:LandCare board member\, Cynthia Taylor will discuss the problem of non-native invasive plants in our area and possible solutions. \nCynthia is past-president of the Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council and worked for many years in Georgia restoring native habitats by removing invasive plants and restoring streams. She developed the first Cooperative Weed Management Area in the eastern US to help coordinate local\, state\, and federal agencies in the fight against invasive plants.s for patients and sharing resources. \n 
URL:https://graysonlandcare.org/event/monthly-meeting-5/
LOCATION:Grayson LandCare Office\, 104 Courthouse Street\, Independence\, VA\, 24348\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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SUMMARY:Spotlight on Independence Farmers Market
DESCRIPTION:Get a behind the scenes look at the Independence Farmers Market! \nJoin Michelle Pridgen\, Market Manager\, for a brief history and behind the scenes tour of the Farmers Market and learn about our other agricultural initiatives. We’ll have drawings for a free IFM t-shirt and shopping bag.
URL:https://graysonlandcare.org/event/monthly-meeting-4/
LOCATION:Grayson LandCare Office\, 104 Courthouse Street\, Independence\, VA\, 24348\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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SUMMARY:IFM Pre-Season Vendor Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Have you thought about becoming a vendor at the Farmers Market? Here’s your chance to join returning vendors and find out about the coming season and enjoy a potluck lunch. Tentatively scheduled for the Grayson Landcare office at 108 Courthouse street unless we need to move somewhere larger. \n1) If you plan to sell any kind of food: canned or baked goods or offer samples\, including meats\, please come at 10 am for a presentation by Sandy Stoneman. Rules have changed and there are lots of issues to cover. \n2) All other vendors\,  please come at 11 am. We’ll cover rules\, fees\, online market and more. \n3) If you are an artisan joining us for the 1st time\, please bring 3 representative items for jurying. \n4) If you plan to sell produce please plan to stay after the meeting for a presentation by Jen Cavey. \n\n\nLooking forward to another fun and fabulous season!
URL:https://graysonlandcare.org/event/ifm-pre-season-vendor-meeting/
LOCATION:Grayson LandCare Office\, 104 Courthouse Street\, Independence\, VA\, 24348\, United States
CATEGORIES:Independence Farmers Market
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180319T150000
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SUMMARY:Care Talks: Sharing Stories of GLC Mini Grant Projects
DESCRIPTION: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 2017.\n\n\n\n\nIdeas 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
URL:https://graysonlandcare.org/event/monthly-meeting-3/
LOCATION:Grayson LandCare Office\, 104 Courthouse Street\, Independence\, VA\, 24348\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180219T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180219T160000
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SUMMARY:Promote Your Farm or Business with Video & Drone Technology
DESCRIPTION:A passion for permaculture and organic farming drove local couple Ian and Candice Stevenson to establish Tiny House Farm in Grayson County\, VA. \nWhile working as a Doctor of Physical Therapy\, Ian recognized the need for a proactive approach to help educate and promote healthy and organic eating habits. Candice’s experience in Marketing and Videography supplements her beginner farm income. \nCandice will present how Drone Technology and Videography are helping to connect Farm to Food\, and how she is using that technology as a tool to build and innovate their Farm. \nYou can check out some of her videos on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tinyhousefilms/
URL:https://graysonlandcare.org/event/monthly-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Grayson LandCare Office\, 104 Courthouse Street\, Independence\, VA\, 24348\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180115T140000
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SUMMARY:International LandCare Member to speak!
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to announce that Steve Burgess\, an international Landcare member from Kandanga\, Australia\, will visit Grayson LandCare and speak Monday\, Jan 15th at 7 pm. \nSteve\, the 2016 Bob Hawke LandCare award winner\, resides in the Kandanga community which is very similar to our community in the Twin Counties. He will discuss how they are overcoming issues which are very similar to ours.  His current work includes an action research project on “Feeding Hungry Soils” Trialling tools\, techniques and systems for building organic matter in small market gardens in subtropical Australia by increasing cover cropping and reducing tillage\, without herbicide.  You can read a brief summary of the project feeding-hungry-soils. \nWe hope that you will be able to attend this very special presentation- spread the word!
URL:https://graysonlandcare.org/event/monthly-meeting/
LOCATION:Grayson LandCare Office\, 104 Courthouse Street\, Independence\, VA\, 24348\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting: Local Author Jim Minick
DESCRIPTION:Grayson LandCare and Blue Ridge Discovery Center have partnered for a reading by local author Jim Minick from his new book: Fire is Your Water on November 20th\, at the LandCare office in Independence at 7:00 pm. Minick will share a presentation on folk healing tradition\, answer questions\, and sign books. There will be a limited number of his books available for sale that evening. \nJim Minick is the author of five books\, including the novel Fire Is Your Water and The Blueberry Years: A Memoir of Farm and Family\, winner of the SIBA Best Nonfiction Book of the Year Award. He’s also written a collection of essays\, Finding a Clear Path\, two books of poetry\, Her Secret Song and Burning Heaven\, and he edited All There Is to Keep by Rita Riddle. \nHis honors include the Jean Ritchie Fellowship in Appalachian Writing\, and the Fred Chappell Fellowship at University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Minick has also won awards from the Southern Independent Booksellers Association\, Southern Environmental Law Center\, The Virginia College Bookstore Association\, Appalachian Writers Association\, Appalachian Heritage\, Now and Then Magazine\, and Radford University. \nMinick’s work has appeared in many publications including Poets & Writers\, Oxford American\, Orion\, Shenandoah\, Encyclopedia of Appalachia\, The Sun\, Conversations with Wendell Berry\, San Francisco Chronicle\, Appalachian Journal\, The Roanoke Times\, and Still. Currently\, he is Assistant Professor of English at Augusta University and Core Faculty at Converse College’s low-residency MFA program. For more information on Jim Minick\, visit www.jim-minick.com. \n“Ada Franklin is a young powwow doctor in the Pennsylvania Dutch\, religious faith tradition. By saying sacred chants\, she can remove warts\, stanch bleeding\, and “take out fire” to heal burns. That all changes on a June day in 1953 when the Franklin barn ignites into flame. Ada and her mother enter the burning building to rescue their animals. The scorching heat\, the roar of the blaze\, the shrill bellows of so many cows trapped inside—all of it changes Ada. For the first time\, she fears death and—for the first time—she doubts God. After the fire\, she no longer can heal. Then Ada meets Will Burk and his pet raven\, Cicero. And then there is another fire.” \n“Fire Is Your Water is acclaimed memoirist Jim Minick’s first novel. Built on magical realism and social observation in equal measure\, it never gives way to sentimentality and provides an insider’s glimpse into the culture of Appalachia. A jealous raven\, a Greek chorus of one\, punctuates the story with its judgments on the characters and their actions until a tragic accident brings Ada and Will together in a deeper connection.”
URL:https://graysonlandcare.org/event/landcare-monthly-meeting-local-author-jim-minick/
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