Lynchburg area local food Archives - Land and Table

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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Land and Table APX: What is Sustainable Agriculture – July 4

Jason F. — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 03:21:21 +0000

Land and Table Appomattox potluck gathering (every first Tuesday of the month), hosted by Local APX Market. We will be hearing from Graham Donahue of Growing Pastures Farm who will be discussing “What is Sustainable Agriculture and Why Should We Care About it?” (Please note: the Lynchburg/Bedford monthly gathering meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month) WHERE: Local APX Market 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, July 4 (5-8pm) (always first Tuesdays of the month) WHAT TO BRING:

Healthy food to share (please label with tape)
Your own dishware (plate or bowl, cup, silverware, serving utensil, etc)

RSVP NOW: ON FACEBOOK OR VIA OUR WEBSITE

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Spring Potluck and Wild Plant Walk – April 18

Jason F. — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 18:49:57 +0000

WHERE: Mountain Run Farm‘s: Camp Sedalia, 1228 Charlemont Rd, Big Island, VA 24526 (The entrance is right next to Sedalia Baptist Church. Instead of parking at the showbarn/farm store – keep driving straight until you come to the camp (near the tree line). WHEN: Tuesday, April (5-8pm) 5:00-5:45 | Arrive and network 5:45-6:45 | Eat 6:45-8:00 | Wild plant walk and discussion on edible, medicinal plants and wildcrafting. (Bring your walking shoes!) WHAT TO BRING:

Healthy and yummy dinner food to share (please label your dish – if you feel so inclined write out your recipe for those who are interested).
Your own dishware (plate or bowl, cup, silverware ,etc).
Walking shoes (we won’t be walking far – don’t worry!).
Cash donations are welcome.

RSVP: Here on the website or on Facebook.

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Show and Tell + Networking Potluck – March 21

Jason F. — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 20:38:04 +0000

Sedalia Center in northern Bedford County. We’re flashing back to kindergarten days with an old-fashioned time of ‘show and tell’. Bring an item from nature, the kitchen, the garden, or farm that is mysterious, unique, fascinating or praiseworthy and bring a story along about it’s history, how it came into your possession or why you think it is wonder-filled. Items can be handmade, found in the wild, uncovered from antiquity or given to you. Children of all ages are especially invited to give us their best effort. Poems, and songs are also welcome but must be connected to your item that you are showing. This is a friendly crowd so don’t be shy – even if it’s the first time you’ve come! WHERE: The Sedalia Center 1108 Sedalia School Road Big Island, VA 24526 WHEN: Tuesday, March 21 (5-8pm) 5:00-5:45 | Arrive and network 5:45-6:45 | Eat 7:00-8:00 | Show and (Story)Tell(ing)! WHAT TO BRING:

Healthy dinner food to share
Your own dishware (plate or bowl, cup, silverware ,etc)

RSVP NOW: ON FACEBOOK OR USE OUR CONTACT FORM

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Networking Potluck and Orchard Design with John Hoskins – Nov. 15

Jason F. — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 19:45:45 +0000

Lynchburg Grows. This month’s Land and Table gathering will feature wisdom from local apple expert John Hoskins as we discuss how to plan & design your own apple orchard. Our monthly potlucks are open to everyone and anyone and are a great way to meet other folks involved in the local food movement, sustainable farming, organic gardening, permaculture, homesteading, healthy eating, and agrarian living. Come with your apple questions and your dreams of cultivating your own orchard. Don’t miss it!

WHERE: Lynchburg Grows 1339 Englewood St.Lynchburg, VA 24501 (not far from city stadium)

(Parking: From Englewood st., take the driveway in front of the greenhouses and turn on the driveway to the right. It’s a very obvious parking lot. If you come from Rutherford st., drive up the driveway and take the driveway to the left. again, very obvious parking lot.)

WHEN: Tuesday. Nov. 15 (5-8pm) 5:00-5:45 | Arrive and network 5:45-6:45 | Eat 7:00-8:00 | Apple Orchard Design and Planning featuring John Hoskins WHAT TO BRING:

Suggested $5.00 (or more) cash/check donation for non-profit urban farm Lynchburg Grows (all donations will benefit Lynchburg Grows)
Healthy dinner food to share
A quiet game or toys if you are bringing kids (we will be indoors!)
Your own dishware (plate or bowl, cup, silverware ,etc)

RSVP NOW: ON FACEBOOK OR USE OUR CONTACT FORM

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Community Potluck at Lynchburg Grows with Free Clinic of Central VA – Oct. 18

Jason F. — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 23:16:17 +0000

The Free Clinic of Central Virginia and Community Access Network – about their good work to provide access to healthcare for the uninsured and underinsured. We will also hear from Lynchburg Grows staff about their multi-faceted approach to growing food, helping people, and serving the community. In their unique ways, both organizations are bringing the community together to serve those who need it most – bringing health and wholeness to many. Don’t miss it! WHERE: Lynchburg Grows 1339 Englewood St.Lynchburg, VA 24501 (not far from city stadium)

WHEN: Tuesday. Oct. 18 (5-8pm) 5:00-5:45 | Arrive and network 5:45-6:45 | Eat, talk, network 7:00-8:00 | We will hear briefly from Lynchburg Grows and then an extended talk from Christina Delzingaro, CEO of The Free Clinic of Central Virginia and Community Access Network WHAT TO BRING:

Cash or check donation for Lynchburg Grows and/or The Free Clinic (together let’s bless both these non-profits!)
Healthy food to share
A quiet game or toys if you are bringing kids (we will be indoors!)
Your own dishware (plate or bowl, cup, silverware ,etc)

RSVP NOW: ON FACEBOOK OR USE OUR CONTACT FORM

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Potluck and Farm Tour at Great Day Gardens – July 19

Jason F. — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 11:56:55 +0000

Great Day Gardens in Forest/Lynchburg. They are one of the newer members of the farming community in the past year and a half or so but have quickly become a dedicated source for local, ecologically-grown vegetables, flowers, herbs and more – and handmade breads! They are focused currently on growing for customers through their CSA, at various farmers markets around the area (Forest Farmers Market, Grandin Village Community Market, Lynchburg Community Market), and local retail/restaurants (such as Health Nut Nutrition/Millie’s Living Cafe, The Well health food store, etc). More from Arden and Michael: “Everything from our garden is grown in an organic fashion, though we are not officially certified organic. We do not use any synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides ever. Though our garden is less than one acre, we grow a large variety of crops for the market and our CSA program, especially salad greens, herbs, and summer fruits. The goal in our garden is to create rich, living soil within a vibrant farm ecosystem. Our main input is carbon-rich compost, and our garden is intentionally planted with flowers, perennial herbs, and woody species to encourage pollinator activity. We also capture water on site using earthworks and harvest rainwater for our animals and greenhouse. We grow some grains for use in our breads, notably multi-color field corn. In 2016 we are experimenting with more corn varieties as well as hard spring wheat and a small plot of dry beans.” Come network with other farmers, gardeners and local food advocates – and learn about all the great things Great Day Gardens has growing. ________________________________ When: Tuesday, July 19 (5-8pm) (5-5:45) Arriving and Networking (5:45-6:45) Eating and Hanging Out (6:45-8:00) Farm tour, question-and-answer with Michael and Arden of Great Day Gardens. Bring: 1) A healthy dish to share. 2) Your own dishware. 3) An optional cash donation of any amount (to help us grow Land and Table) Location: Great Day Gardens, 2261 Thomas Jefferson Rd Forest, VA 24551 Directions: If coming from 221, take a right onto 811 (Thomas Jefferson Road) after you pass through the 2nd stoplight (Everett Road), Great Day Gardens is the first driveway on the right. Look for the Land and Table sign by the driveway. You’ll see a large old white farmhouse. Parking in the driveway or up in the field to the left (between the house and barn).

RSVP: Here on the website or on Facebook.

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Land and Table: Potluck and Forum with Grassroots Local Market – May 17

Jason F. — Tue, 10 May 2016 14:44:30 +0000

UPDATE: Our potluck and open forum tomorrow will feature Grassroots Local Market – a new co-op grocery store forming in downtown Lynchburg. They will be sharing their vision and ways for eaters and food producers to get involved.

The next Land and Table networking potluck and open forum is coming up next week on Tuesday, May 17 at Mountain Run Farm in northern Bedford County, Virginia. For over three years we have continued to host our monthly potlucks as a space for farmers, gardeners, homesteaders, and local food advocates to meet and encourage one another. These potlucks are not just events for us – but a small way that we can help cultivate community and build, even if slowly, a movement of people who are collectively passionate about transforming our food and farming culture in the Lynchburg, Virginia region. This is a national, if not worldwide, movement with a very local expression – unique to our own place. “Eating is an agricultural act” as the farmer/writer/poet Wendell Berry so famously said. Eating together is our way of not just remembering this truth but of reminding one another that agriculture is communal work. Too many of us, whether farmer or eater or somewhere inbetween – live a life that is saturated with the American ideal of the lone pioneer – we are carving out a path in business and life that we can claim is our own. But we are, like the the rest of creation, made for the ecology of community – the complex web of relational interdependence that makes up a healthy life. This is the vision for Land and Table – to cultivate the life of community, for a community of land-lovers and food advocates. These are not just potlucks, they are a slow means of cultivating a movement – of growing community. Will you be a part? Join us.

EVENT DETAILS:

When: Tuesday, May 17 (5-8 pm) (NOTE: come late if you cannot make it by 5pm but please RSVP.) 5:00-5:45: Arriving and networking 5:45-6:45: Eating and gabbing 6:45-7:45: Open Forum 7:45-8:00: Clean up Come Prepared By Bringing:

Food to share (the focus is on homemade and healthy and…yummy!)
Your own dishware (plates, forks, spoons, cups, etc – for your own use).
Lawn chairs (there will be benches as well).
An optional cash donation of any amount (if you benefit from and appreciate the work of Land and Table)
Dress appropriately – we plan on being outside.

Children are welcome. Dogs are discouraged. Friends and neighbors are encouraged to come along. Location: Mountain Run Farm – Showbarn – 1228 Charlemont Rd, Big Island, VA 24526 (Raine or shine! We will be meeting indoors)

RSVP: Here on the website or on Facebook.

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Lynchburg Area Local Food Movement: Potluck and Open Forum – April 19

Jason F. — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 15:14:48 +0000

EVENT DETAILS: (PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE!)

When: Tuesday, April 19 (5-8 pm) (NOTE: come late if you cannot make it by 5pm but please RSVP.) Come Prepared By Bringing:

Food to share (the focus is on homemade and healthy and…yummy!)
Your own dishware (plates, forks, spoons, cups, etc – for your own use).
Lawn chairs (there will be benches as well).
An optional cash donation of any amount (if you benefit from and appreciate the work of Land and Table)
Dress appropriately – we plan on being outside.

Location: Mountain Run Farm – Camp Sedalia – 1228 Charlemont Rd, Big Island, VA 24526 (In the event of rain we will meet at the Showbarn near the entrance as you come in)

RSVP: Here on the website or on Facebook.

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Land and Table Winter Break

Jason F. — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 19:48:11 +0000

we want to hear from you about the kind of forum topics, mini-workshops, skill-sharing sessions, guest-speakers, and work parties that you would like to see us focus on this year. Make your way over to our contact form and email us your ideas! Whether you have been a part of our monthly gatherings for some time or have never attended any of our events, there are a handful of ways that you can get involved in the Land and Table vision and mission: Join us for our Monthly Networking Potluck If you are a farmer, gardener or local food advocate and you have never joined us for our monthly gatherings please consider joining us – mark the third Tuesday (evenings) of each month, sign-up for our email updates and follow us on Facebook to get event details a week or two before each gathering. Host a Land and Table Gathering If you own a sustainable farm, organic garden, homestead or other local food/agriculture-related location in the Lynchburg/Bedford area and you would like to host one of our Land and Table monthly potluck gatherings please let us know. You must be able to accommodate parking and facilities for approximately 30 adults (and varied amounts of children). We often meet at Mountain Run Farm in northern Bedford County be we also like to tour other farms and projects who are involved in local food production and sustainable agriculture throughout the area. Become a Land and Table supporter Because Land and Table is a labor of love that we do on the side we have always operated on a shoe-string budget (or no budget at all). For three years we have hosted monthly networking potlucks but we have a vision to do more. We want to:

Develop Marketing Resources: Create a marketing program that local producers and food entrepreneurs can leverage to communicate the value of local food to the community.
Create a Local Buyers Guide: Create and publish an online directory and Local Buyer’s Guide for the Lynchburg area with a focus on sustainable and chemical-free farms, etc.
Host Regular Workshops: We often include educational aspects in our free monthly potlucks but there is often not enough time to dig in deeper. We would love to host more in-depth workshops on various food production and homesteading topics.

To sink our roots into this expanding vision we will need to re-imagine Land and Table as something more than a grassroots network. We have thrown around the idea of becoming a non-profit and we continue to lean into this possibility. Join us as we consider ways to resource this vision. This year we hope to start fundraising by releasing an original ‘Grow Local’ Land and Table t-shirt and bumper sticker that will be available on a per donation basis. Help us cultivate a lasting impact for food producers and eaters alike. Thank you! It’s been an honor to be a part of the growing Lynchburg/Bedford area local food movement over the past three years and we anticipate 2016 as being another important year of strengthening our regional foodshed and the families that it supports. Thank you to each of you who have and continue to be a part of the Land and Table community.]]>

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