LAND'S SAKE! Floyd's Journey Ahead A FREE community event about nature and agriculture
Saturday April 16th, 2011 Floyd County High School 9:30 am - 3:00 pm EVENT SCHEDULE 9:30 – 10:00 10:00 - 10:45 11:00 - 11:45
Doors Open - Come to have a cup of good coffee and chat with the experts before presentations begin! FRED FIRST, "A Senseof Place" and RICKY COX , “Our Appalachian Farming Heritage” BARBARA PLEASANT , “Putting Down True Roots: Growing Your Own Food Organically in Floyd County.” Barbara writes for Mother Earth News and The Herb Companion Magazine. 11:45 - 12:00 ESSAYS - " This Land is Our Land" - Winners of the Student EssayContest will read their essays 12:00 - 12:45 LUNCH - Local food, Expositions, Demonstrations, Slideshows, Posters and Conversations 12:45 - 1:15 LYDEANA MARTIN and Land Planning in Floyd County 1:30 - 2:30+ MIKE BURTON discusses SUSTAINFLOYDinitiatives and introduces a Panel of Farmers including MARK SOWERS, POLLY HEISER, JOHN PAUL HOUSTON, and TENLEY WEAVER who will discussFloyd County farming challenges and opportunities.
ALL DAY ACTIVITIES Task Forces and Clubs to join Seed and Plant Exchange: The public is invited to bring seeds or plants in small exchangeable containers, well-labeled with variety and source, home-grown or extras from a company. Food & Drinks: Exceptional coffee & tea – Special discount if you BRING YOUR OWN CUP! Local, specially made foods from sweet treats and healthy snacks to tasty BBQ sandwiches will be available.
Presenters with Posters, Books, Brochures, Samples, Demonstrations and Conversation. Partnership for Floyd BBQ by Jon Beegle Busy Bee Catering- local foods Five Penny Farms - locally made sodas Authors- Barbara Pleasant , Fred First, Ricky Cox AECP (Association of Energy Conservation Professionals) Army Corps of Engineers - Environmental Western Virginia Land Trust GFWC Floyd County Woman's Club Virginia Department of Forestry Miracle Farm -Seed & plant exchange & vermiculture Trout Unlimited Highland Farms Floyd Eco Village Floyd Source Water Protections plan Healing Harvest Forest Foundation Soil Analysis - Blue Ridge Site and Soil Parkway - Rocky Knob & Friends of BRP Landscaping with local & edible plants New River Land Trust Sweet Providence Farms Floyd Agricultural Extension Agency Skyline Soil & Water Conservation Plenty - Community Garden Future Farmers of America
Birds of Prey Rocky Knob Project Hunter Training & Regulations Land Use in Floyd – County Plan Huckleberry Dairy and Beef NRV Master Naturalist Sustain Floyd 7 Springs Farm Blue Ridge Discovery Center Good Food Good People Uranium Mining in Virginia (Floyd Group) PME Compost Company Fitness Walkers Organic & Wild Edibles Club Spikenard Farm & Honeybee Sanctuary Weathertop Farm LLC Environmental Services and Consulting Recycling in Floyd County
Sponsored by Partnership for Floyd. For more information email Jane Cundiff at PartnershipForFloyd@gmail.com.
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