Started in 2016 with support from the Community Foundation of the New River Valley, Thrive: The NRV’s Food Access Network works to expand access to …
Thrive Network Creates Comprehensive NRV Food Access Directory Read More »
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 …
Blacksburg Farmers Market Offers Online Shopping Read More »
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 …
Creating Local Win-Win-Wins during the Covid Crisis Read More »
“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 …
Members of the Prices Fork community are being invited this fall to participate in an interactive series of events designed to capture their families’ contributions …
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 transformation of the Old Prices Fork School brings together diverse community partners to support affordable housing, economic development and local food access for residents …
Old Prices Fork School Revitalization Project Becomes a Reality Read More »
Pulaski Grow is an innovative new non-profit organization that provides workforce readiness training for youth 14 to 18 within a working aquaponics business, an agricultural …
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 …
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 …
The Floyd County High School Farm: Growing the Next Generation of Farmers Read More »