Grayson LandCare Office
Reclaiming the Biodiversity of Sri Lanka
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesOne 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!
Independence Farmers Market News & Updates!
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesLearn more about the Independence Farmers Market and what's new for 2019 at the Landcare meeting on Monday, April 15th at 7:00 pm.
Intervening on Normal: Trauma, Substance Use, and Counselling in Appalachia
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesIntervening 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. Darlene has provided substance abuse counseling for twenty-five years, specializing in adolescent substance use, most recently, in Appalachia. Currently employed in rural community mental health,[...]
IFM Workshop: Pest, disease & Fertility
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesSaturday, 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[...]
Opioid Analgesics: Pain and Abuse
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesDr. 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[...]
IFM Grow More Vegetables Workshop
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesSaturday, 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[...]
Intervening on Normal: Trauma, Substance Use, and Counselling in Appalachia
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesIntervening 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.
LandCare Christmas Party
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesJoin LandCare as we celebrate the holidays at 7:00 pm Monday, December 17th at the LandCare office in Independence. Bring an appetizer or drink to share. This 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. Please bring a[...]
The Community Food Forest Handbook
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesCatherine 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[...]
Annual Meeting, Dinner & Silent Auction
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesJoin 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 A Sampling of Auction Items Include: Weekend stay at Dream Rock Silo or Creekside[...]