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Rainwater Harvesting and Potluck – July 10 (Appomattox)

Jason F. — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 22:00:05 +0000

Rainwater harvesting is one of the simplest and oldest forms of supplying water for human usage. For the gardener and farmer collecting rainwater from a rooftop or other surfaces could be a game-changer in areas where access to water is not already available. Rain barrels are an easy way to get started with rainwater harvesting and can be used in urban, suburban, or rural settings.

Join us Tuesday, July 10 (5 – 8pm) at Local APX Market for the next monthly Appomattox Land and Table gathering. We will enjoy an open community potluck and will be discussing how to get started with rain barrels and rainwater harvesting. We will end the gathering by viewing an onsite rain barrel installation a few minutes from Local APX Market.

WHERE: Local APX Market (hosted by Don and Nancy Wilk) 1848 Church Street, Appomattox, VA 24522 Parking is available in the rear of the building (go down alleyway on the left side of the building) or along Main Street in Appomattox.

WHEN: Tuesday, June 12 (5:00-8:00 pm) Come at 5:00 for networking. Eating starts around 5:45.

WHAT TO BRING:

Healthy food to share (please label with ingredients if possible).
Your own dishware (plate or bowl, cup, silverware, serving utensil, etc).
A friend or two!
Cash donations are always welcome – help us keep these gatherings going.

Bring a friend and please RSVP on Facebook or via the website here.

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Secrets of Container Gardening – June 12 (Appomattox)

Jason F. — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 17:37:00 +0000

Mycobactyerium vaccae is a soil bacterium that stimulates the feel-good endorphins in our brain. The more you dig in the garden…the better you feel! But what do you do if you don’t have a decent yard to grow food in? You can still get in the game with container gardening no matter where you live. But knowing the in’s and out’s of container gardening can be tricky

Join us Tuesday, June 12 (5-8pm) for a community potluck and learn the secrets of container gardening from Jody Purches, life long gardener, Appomattox County Master Gardener (since 2013), and confessed mycobactyerium vaccae addict.

Whether you are just getting started with container gardening or want to take it to the next level, this is a great opportunity to learn from Jody and meet other natural gardeners, growers and local food advocates in the Appomattox area.

WHEN: Tuesday, June 12 (5:00-8:00 pm) Come at 5:00 for networking. Eating starts around 5:45.

WHAT TO BRING:

Healthy food to share (please label with ingredients if possible).
Your own dishware (plate or bowl, cup, silverware, serving utensil, etc).
A friend or two!
Cash donations are always welcome – help us keep these gatherings going.

Bring a friend and please RSVP on Facebook or via the website here.

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Educational Market Garden Project – May 8 (Appomattox)

Jason F. — Sat, 05 May 2018 23:10:10 +0000

WHERE: Local APX Market (hosted by Don and Nancy Wilk) 1848 Church Street, Appomattox, VA 24522 Parking is available in the rear of the building (go down alleyway on the left side of the building) or along Main Street in Appomattox. WHEN: Tuesday, May 8 (5:00-8:00 pm) Come at 5:00 for networking. Eating starts around 5:45. WHAT TO BRING:

Healthy food to share (please label with ingredients if possible).
Your own dishware (plate or bowl, cup, silverware, serving utensil, etc).
A friend or two!
Cash donations are always welcome – help us keep these gatherings going.

Bring a friend and please RSVP on Facebook or via the website here.]]>

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Potluck and Film Viewing: Polyfaces the Movie – April 10 (Appomattox)

Jason F. — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 15:18:49 +0000

Polyface Farms in Swoope, Virginia is one of the most outspoken voices for regenerative agriculture and inter-generational farming. As a prototype of innovative and ecological family farming Polyface Farms is inspiring a new generation of farmers and showing a way forward for the local food movement that is countering global, industrialized food and farming trends. Join us Tuesday, April 10 (5-8pm) in Appomattox at Local APX Market for our monthly Land and Table potluck and a viewing of the movie ‘Polyfaces‘ – a powerful and inspirational documentary that goes deep into one farm’s vision to create change and heal the land. Watch the trailer below and consider joining us for a conversation on the future of food and farming. Polyfaces English from RegrariansMedia on Vimeo. ===================== (Please note: the Appomattox monthly gathering meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month. The Lynchburg/Bedford monthly gathering meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month) WHERE: Local APX Market (hosted by Don and Nancy Wilk) 1848 Church Street, Appomattox, VA 24522 Parking is available in the rear of the building (go down alleyway on the left side of the building) or along Main Street in Appomattox. WHEN: Tuesday, April 10 (5:00-8:00 pm) – eating starts around 5:30/5:45 WHAT TO BRING:

Healthy food to share (please label with ingredients if possible).
Your own dishware (plate or bowl, cup, silverware, serving utensil, etc).
A friend or two!
Cash donations are always welcome – help us keep these gatherings going.

RSVP ON FACEBOOK / RSVP ON THE WEBSITE

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Networking Potluck – March 13 (Appomattox)

Jason F. — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 12:53:47 +0000

Local APX Market for our monthly Land and Table networking potluck. These monthly gatherings are open to the public and are a great way to build community with other people who are interested in getting back to the land and back in the kitchen. (Please note: the Appomattox monthly gathering meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month. The Lynchburg/Bedford monthly gathering meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month) WHERE: Local APX Market (hosted by Don and Nancy Wilk) 1848 Church Street, Appomattox, VA 24522 Parking is available in the rear of the building (go down alleyway on the left side of the building) or along Main Street in Appomattox. WHEN: Tuesday, March 13th (5:00-8:00 pm) (Note: Eating starts around 5:30/5:45) WHAT TO BRING:

Healthy food to share (please label with ingredients if possible).
Your own dishware (plate or bowl, cup, silverware, serving utensil, etc).
A friend or two!
Cash donations are always welcome – support our work to connect and grow the local food movement.

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Turmeric For Daily Health – Feb. 13 (Appomattox)

Jason F. — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 05:28:17 +0000

(Please note: the Appomattox monthly gathering meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month. The Lynchburg/Bedford monthly gathering meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month) WHERE: Local APX Market (hosted by Don and Nancy Wilk) 1848 Church Street, Appomattox, VA 24522 Parking is available in the rear of the building (go down alleyway on the left side of the building) or along Main Street in Appomattox. WHEN: Tuesday, February 13th (5:00-8:00 pm) WHAT TO BRING:

Healthy food to share (please label with ingredients if possible).
Your own dishware (plate or bowl, cup, silverware, serving utensil, etc).
A friend or two!
Cash donations are always welcome – help us keep these gatherings going.

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Accelerating the Lynchburg Area Local Food Movement: Jan. 9th and 16th

Jason F. — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 18:54:39 +0000

original research paper I put together documenting the economic impact the local food movement was having on a national scale and in Virginia. It was this paper that helped spark our original potluck discussions. And out of these early discussions emerged two critical questions for those of us in the Lynchburg regional area: “What do we want regional leaders to do to grow the local food movement?” and “What can we do to grow the local food movement?” I now realize that I have only partially leaned into answering these questions over the years – waiting for someone, some mythical leaders, to do the work that I see needs to be done – to support, cultivate, and grow the local food movement. But those of us who see the work before us can no longer wait for others to dig in, we cannot wait for the support and resources, we cannot wait for the leadership to emerge – we must become the Leaders, the Supporters, the Resourcers, the Forgers, the Forerunners, who cut the path, who stir the pot, who prepare the field. I realize now that I have been waiting for one question to be fulfilled so that I could move forward with the other. But the whole time – the two questions were one and the same. We must be the leaders. I am also now pushing into new, related questions for 2018: “What part can I play in creating the kind of community I want to live in?” “Do each one of us see how we fit into a bigger picture?” Join us on Tuesday, January 9th (5-8pm) in Appomattox (Local APX Market) – and Tuesday, January 16th (5-8pm) in Sedalia (Sedalia Center in northern Bedford County) for a potluck and discussion, as we explore these old and new questions, what they mean for Land and Table this year, and how accelerating the local food movement in the Lynchburg regional area could impact each one of us and in turn the wider community.

Tuesday, January 9, 2018 / Appomattox WHERE: Local APX Market / hosted by Don and Nancy Wilk 1848 Church Street, Appomattox, VA 24522 Parking is available in the rear of the building (go down alleyway on the left side of the building) or along Main Street in Appomattox. WHEN: Tuesday, January 9 (5-8pm) 5:00-5:45 | Arrive and network 5:45-6:45 | Eating and networking 6:45-8:00 | 2018 Vision w/ Jason Fowler (Land and Table co-founder and coordinator) and Discussion WHAT TO BRING:

Healthy dinner food to share
Your own dishware (plate or bowl, cup, silverware ,etc)
A quiet game or toys if you are bringing kids (we will be indoors)

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 / Bedford County (Sedalia) WHERE: The Sedalia Center 1108 Sedalia School Road Big Island, VA 24526 WHEN: Tuesday, January 16 (5-8pm) 5:00-5:45 | Arrive and network 5:45-6:45 | Eating and networking 6:45-8:00 | 2018 Vision and Discussion WHAT TO BRING:

Healthy dinner food to share
Your own dishware (plate or bowl, cup, silverware ,etc)
A quiet game or toys if you are bringing kids (we will be indoors)

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Celebrating 6 Years! Looking Back, Looking Ahead – Nov. 21

Jason F. — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 19:09:13 +0000

six years ago – has grown to a living network of people, families, farms, and businesses, all with a passion for ‘growing local’ in the Lynchburg, Virginia region: local food, local community, and our local economy. In a time and age characterized by a global economy that so easily strips our communities of their local vitality – we believe in healing/reviving the local connections between land and people, agriculture and food, culture and economy, community and cooperation, the past and the future. Land and Table has always been about renewing these connections. Join us Tuesday, November 21 (5 to 8pm) at the Sedalia Center in northern Bedford County, for an open potluck and discussion, as we give thanks for 6 years of monthly gatherings and the life that has sprung from community. We we will be looking back with a time of storytelling, so please consider sharing how Land and Table has impacted and encouraged you – whether as a farmer or local food advocate. We also will be discussing the next phase of Land and Table’s development and how we can take action together to impact the region in more profound ways. You will be presented with opportunities to get more involved with Land and Table in this new season – and invited to consider your unique role as a catalyst for ‘growing local’. If you cannot make it this Tuesday, please consider sending a note to us about any memories you have from our last 6 years of gathering, or how you have been impacted by Land and Table. If you are interested in getting more involved in our work but cannot make it this next potluck, please contact us for volunteer and other opportunities to be a local catalyst. Please note: all newcomers welcome. This is a family-friendly event but there is no childcare. WHERE: The Sedalia Center 1108 Sedalia School Road Big Island, VA 24526 WHEN: Tuesday, November 21 (5-8pm) 5:00-5:45 | Arrive and network 5:45-6:45 | Eating and networking 6:45-8:00 | Looking Back, Looking Forward – Six year highlights/storytelling and 2018 Vision WHAT TO BRING:

Healthy dinner food to share
Your own dishware (plate or bowl, cup, silverware ,etc)
A quiet game or toys if you are bringing kids (we will be indoors)

RSVP On Facebook >>>>>

RSVP Via the Website >>>>>

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Benefits of Kombucha! (Appomattox) – Nov. 7

Jason F. — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 00:17:46 +0000

These monthly gatherings are a great way to network with other farmers, gardeners, homesteaders, and local food advocates who are interested in sustainable agriculture and strengthening the local food movement. (Please note: the Appomattox monthly gathering meets the first Tuesday of each month. The Lynchburg/Bedford monthly gathering meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month) WHERE: Local APX Market (hosted by Don and Nancy Wilk) 1848 Church Street, Appomattox, VA 24522 Parking is available in the rear of the building (go down alleyway on the left side of the building) or along Main Street in Appomattox. WHEN: Tuesday, November 7th (5:00-8:00 pm) WHAT TO BRING:

Healthy food to share (please label with tape).
Your own dishware (plate or bowl, cup, silverware, serving utensil, etc).
Cash donations are always welcome – help us keep these gatherings going.

Bring a friend and please RSVP on Facebook or via the website here.]]>

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Rethinking the Soil, Food and Health Connection – Oct. 3

Jason F. — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 18:16:10 +0000

of FreeLance Farm Services in Amherst. She has worked on various farms over the years in a number of roles: as cattle manager, farm operations, farm sitter, and has continually been a regenerative agricultural student since 2011. She will be giving an intro to ‘regenerative agriculture’ and the related soil, food, health connection. These monthly gatherings are a great way to network with other farmers, gardeners, homesteaders, and local food advocates who are interested in sustainable agriculture and strengthening the local food movement. (Please note: the Appomattox monthly gathering meets the first Tuesday of each month. The Lynchburg/Bedford monthly gathering meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month) WHERE: Local APX Market (hosted by Don and Nancy Wilk) 1848 Church Street, Appomattox, VA 24522 Parking is available in the rear of the building (go down alleyway on the left side of the building) or along Main Street in Appomattox. WHEN: Tuesday, October 3rd (5:00-8:00 pm) WHAT TO BRING:

Healthy food to share (please label with tape).
Your own dishware (plate or bowl, cup, silverware, serving utensil, etc).
Cash donations are always welcome – help us keep these gatherings going.

Bring a friend and please RSVP on Facebook or via the website here.]]>

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