The Blacksburg Farmers Market has been working diligently to safely keep the market open in the ever-changing landscape of COVID-related policies and guidelines. For many …
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As the NRV navigates the pandemic, The Millstone Kitchen and HazelBea Catering have been combining their efforts to put meals on the tables of neighbors …
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“Floyd Grown,” a multi-faceted collaborative endeavor, has just completed nearly two years of work in collaboration and support of the farm, food and forestry-related businesses …
Vouchers Increase Produce Access (VIPA) is an innovative new pilot program designed to increase access to affordable, local and fresh food for low-income citizens in …
The Blue Ridge Center for Chinese Medicine (BRCCM) in Floyd County recently received grant awards from the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission (TRRC) and Appalachian Regional Commission …
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The transformation of the Old Prices Fork School brings together diverse community partners to support affordable housing, economic development and local food access for residents …
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Floyd County held its third annual Agriculture & Forestry Information session in July. The state meat inspector, Barry Jones, provided an overview of the basic …
In 2014, the town of Pearisburg Farm to Fork Program received a Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) grant to increase the access and utilization of …
For a number of years, The Blue Ridge Center for Chinese Medicine has been tending their own herbal medicine garden to help supply the treatments …
Imagination and collaboration are the special ingredients that will soon be transforming a beloved rural school into a rejuvenated community facility. The purchase of the …
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Over the past two years, Montgomery, Pulaski, and Giles have been developing an agri-tourism and agri-business plan. This tri-county effort has produced maps of all …
The Floyd County High School Farm was launched in 2014 on land left in trust for that purpose by a retired school teacher, Nola Albert. The farm …
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