Join us July 30 (6-7:30 pm) at the Tazewell County Public Library (Bluefield Branch) for our Heart-Healthy Cooking Grow Your Own Workshop.Gerontologist Frances Bale will bring some delicious dinner and talk about the effects of what we eat on our bodies - specifically, on our hearts! We will talk about nutrition in backyard gardening and […]
Visit Tumbling Creek Cider Company’s expanding orchards to learn about cider apple varieties, propagation, planting, maintenance, and how to re-establish the apple industry in our region.We’ll tour the Old Orchard where we are rejuvenating 50-year-old trees and have planted many 3-year-old trees, the New Orchard as a high-density trellised system, and the tree nursery. The […]
Join us for this grand opening celebration of the Forest Botanicals Storywalk Trail at Flag Rock Recreation Area, to be held the closing day of the High Knob Outdoor Fest in Norton, VA. The celebration will include two trail walks, plus forest farming demonstrations, giveaways, native plant sales, herbal arts and crafts, food, and more!About […]
If you are interested in getting back to your Appalachian roots, what better way to do that than Forest Farming?Ryan and his family have been gardening/farming for several decades at various places. At their current location, they steward a forest farm (growing edible, medicinal, and handicraft plants), and practice permaculture, no-till, animal rotation, and alley […]
Join us on August 26 (6-7:30 pm) at the Four Seasons YMCA Tazewell Community Garden for our Season Extension Grow Your Own Workshop.Attendees will learn about season extension by doing season extension at the Four Seasons YMCA Community Garden! They will learn about various season extension methods that can be used to grow year-round. This […]
Join us on August 29 (6-7:30 pm) at the Faith in Action Community Garden for our Season Extension Grow Your Own Workshop.Attendees will learn about season extension by doing season extension at the Faith in Action Community Garden! They will learn about various season extension methods that can be used to grow year-round! This is […]