he Roanoke Foodshed Network and Partners present our
March Farm Tour and Farmer Social at Glade Road Growing
Monday, March 27 from 3:00-6:00 pm
2351 Glade Rd
Blacksburg, VA 24060
Join us for a farm tour and networking social at Glade Road Growing in Blacksburg, Virginia. Jason Pall (JP) and Sally Walker, owners and operators of Glade Road Growing, will share about sustainable farming and marketing techniques they use in their operation. Some highlights will include: 1) self-serve CSA pickups and produce sales direct from a custom built refrigeration system, 2) integration of their operation with Rising Silo Brewery and other adjacent businesses, 3) use of leaves from the city of Blacksburg for mulching and composting and innovative ways of application, 4) acid injection systems to help with alkaline water in the high tunnels, and 5) wood-heated propagation greenhouse. Join us for snacks and non-alcoholic beverages after the tour. Rising Silo will be closed on Monday and due to licensing regulations with the brewery, we are unable to accommodate outside alcohol on site. Feel free to bring snacks and non-alcoholic beverages to share if you feel inspired. For more information, contact Shawn Jadrnicek at shawnj@vt.edu. See the attached flyer or visit the MN Event Page.
Please register to join: https://tinyurl.com/
We also invite you to join for our upcoming Spring Farm Tours:
- April 24 at Singing Spring Farm
241 Paitsel Place, New Castle, VA 24127
Join us for a farm tour and networking social at Singing Spring Farm in Craig County, Virginia. Adam Taylor and Eliza Spellman Taylor owners and operators will share about their Whole Diet Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farming operation including heirloom veggies, fruit, meat, cheese, fiber, medicine and milk. Their farm also includes a tiny house cabin used as an agritourism destination and a hand hewn home built with logs from their land. Learn what it takes to manage a homestead and diversified farm from two leaders in the sustainable agriculture movement. For more information, contact Shawn Jadrnicek at shawnj@vt.edu. See the attached flyer or visit the MN Event Page.
Please register to join: https://tinyurl.com/RFNfarmtourAPRIL - May 22 at Rivenwood Gardens
188 Ecovillage Trail SE, Floyd, VA 24091
Join us for a farm tour and networking social at Rivenwood Gardens, a small farm outside Floyd, Virginia. Corey Hamza and Christine Mann, owners and operators of Rivenwood Gardens, will show you their integrated farming systems designed to reduce external inputs. Corey and Christine bring their backgrounds in ecology to farming by combining animals, vegetables, cover cropping and organic no-till systems to create nutrient dense food. Participants will get to see and hear about their experiences with various organic no-till farming practices. Shawn Jadrnicek, cover crop and organic no-till expert and Roanoke VCE Ag agent, will also share about his experience with organic no-till in vegetable production. Networking social to follow the event with beverages and cookies. For more information, contact Shawn Jadrnicek at shawnj@vt.edu. Directions will be shared with registrants. See the attached flyer or visit the MN Event Page.
Please register to join: https://tinyurl.com/RFNfarmtourMAY
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