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Alchemists Moves Back to Stony Point Alchemists has relocated to 3080 Stony Point Road in the Stony Point Village Shopping Center. Their new space is intimate, engaging and cozy, yet still spacious, peaceful and serene. They will be curating classes and workshops while expanding their online presence, venturing into eCommerce and bringing in-house readers back to meet demand. Alchemists will continue to be an oasis of peace and relaxation for the body, mind and spirit. They offer an eclectic collection of unique gifts, jewelry and whimsy, hand-picked to bring joy to the life of others, along with an amazing array of books, crystals and shamanic tools to nurture, comfort and inspire our personal surroundings and optimal well-being. For more information, call 804-320-9200 or visit AlchemistsRVA.com. See ad, page 5.
The Farmbus Promotes Sustainability Farm to Family and The Farmbus have been supporting the Richmond-area community for 13 years to fill a need for fresh, locally sourced vegetables, fruits, meats, dairy and other value-added products from their regional food shed. The goal is to create a more sustainable food system by supporting small, local farms and building resilient communities through local food aggregation and distribution models, including the Farmbus (mobile farmers market), a retail outlet and a year-round community supported agriculture (CSA) program in Richmond and Washington, D.C. To further support their sustainability goals, owner Mark Lily has added solar to the Farmbus, equipping it with two 400-watt panels that can supply the vehicle’s electrical needs while out on the road feeding the community. There are plans to install more solar systems at the farm and market in the near future. Retail location: 2817 Mechanicsville Tpke. For more information, call 804-397-7337 or visit TheFarmbus.CSAware.See ad, page 31. 8
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Reserve Your Next Spa Party in Carytown RVA Main Street Spa & Wellness Center has moved to a new location at 24 S. Auburn Avenue (the corner of Cary Street and Auburn Avenue), and is booking Spa Parties with the capacity to host six to eight guests for bridal parties, birthdays, anniversaries and more. The new space has been fully renovated, including parking with handicap access. Main Street Spa & Wellness Center, celebrating 20 years of business in February, Janice Powell offers a variety of wellness services from detox body wraps to colon hydrotherapy (open/closed system), infrared sauna and more. President Janice Powell says, “We invite you to experience absolute relaxation. Our services and products have been carefully selected and blended to reflect our commitment to integrating nature, innovation and luxury. We strive to consistently offer a complete spa experience that will bring new levels of vitality, health and natural well-being to your life.” For more information and appointments, call 804-644-1084 or visit MainStreetSpa.org. See ad, page 31.
Richmond Selected for Community Compost Pilot Richmond Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities (PRCF) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service to receive a $90,000 grant to launch the Richmond Compost Initiative this spring through early fall 2023. The initiative seeks to foster a culture of composting, divert food waste from the landfill and cycle organic waste into high quality compost. This project has already begun to demonstrate citizens’ enthusiasm for a municipal composting option. Educating the community is another key goal of the pilot, and there will be an ample effort to engage people new to composting, as well as train members of the PRCF Workforce Development team and other community garden volunteers on the process and application of composting. Community gardens play a key role in providing sites for food waste collection stations and will be the primary beneficiary of the compost produced. The composting team will service the collection bins weekly and bring the organic matter to a central site to transform into highquality compost. This initiative will make important progress toward the city’s sustainability goals as outlined in the RVAGreen 2050 plan slated for adoption by city council later this year. For more information, contact Kate Rivara at Katherine.Rivara@rva.gov.
