Land's Sake! Floyd's Journey Ahead

LAND'S SAKE! Floyd's Journey Ahead

A FREE community event about nature and agriculture

Saturday April 16th, 2011

Floyd County High School 9:30 am - 3:00 pm

For more details See http://is.gd/o3bE3j

EVENT SCHEDULE

9:30 – 10:00 Doors Open - Come to have a cup of good coffee and chat with the experts before presentations begin! Bring your own cup for a big discount.

10:00 - 10:45 Fred First, "A Sense of Place" and Ricky Cox, “Our Appalachian Farming Heritage”

11:00 - 11:45 Barbara Pleasant, “Putting Down True Roots: Growing Your Own Food Organically in Floyd County.” Barbara writes for Mother Earth News and The Herb Companion Magazine.

11:45 - 12:00 ESSAYS - "This Land is Our Land" - Winners of the Student Essay Contest will read their essays

12:00 - 12:45 Lunch - Local food, Expositions, Demonstrations, Slideshows, Posters and Conversations

12:45 - 1:15 Lydeana Martin and Land Planning in Floyd County

1:30 - 2:30+ Mike Burton discusses SustainFloyd initiatives and introduces a Panel of Farmers including MARK SOWERS, POLLYHEISER, JOHN PAUL HOUSTON, and TENLEY WEAVER will discuss Floyd farming challenges and opportunities.

ALL DAY ACTIVITIES

Seed and Plant Exchange: The public is invited to bring seeds or plants in small exchangeable containers, well-labeled with variety and source, home-grown or extras from a company.

Food & Drinks: Exceptional coffee & tea – Special discount if you bring your own cup!

Local, specially made foods from sweet treats and healthy snacks to tasty BBQ sandwiches will be available.

Presenters with Posters, Books, Brochures, Samples, Demonstrations and Conversation.

Barbara Pleasant -author http://www.barbarapleasant.com/

Fred First- author http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/

Ricky Cox - author - A Handbook to Appalachia

AECP (Association of Energy Conservation Professionals)

Army Corps of Engineers - Environmental

Western Virginia Land Trust

GFWC Floyd County Woman's Club

Virginia Department of Forestry

Miracle Farm -Seed & plant exchange & vermiculture

Trout Unlimited

Highland Farms

Floyd Eco Village

Floyd Source Water Protections plan

Healing Harvest Forest Foundation

Soil Analysis

Parkway - Rocky Knob & Friends of BRP

Landscaping & local edible plants

New River Land Trust

Sweet Providence Farms

Floyd Agricultural Extension Agency

Partnership for Floyd Future Farmers of America

Birds of Prey Rocky Knob Project Skyline Soil and Water Conservation

Hunter Training & Regulations

Land Use in Floyd – County Plan

Huckleberry Dairy and Beef

NRV Master Naturalist

Sustain Floyd

BBQ by Jon Beegle Busy Bee Catering

7 Springs Farm

Blue Ridge Discovery Center

Good Food Good People

Uranium Mining in Virginia (Floyd Group)

PME Compost Company

Fitness Walkers

Organic & Wild Edibles Club

Five Penny Farms (selling locally made sodas)

Spikenard Farm & Honeybee Sanctuary

Weathertop Farm LLC

Sponsored by Partnership for Floyd. For more information email Jane Cundiff at PartnershipForFloyd@gmail.com.

Goggle "Floyd Land's Sake" or See http://is.gd/o3bE3j for more event details.

Park Planning Committee

Beginning in January a committee will meet every other week to construct the plans for the Warren G. Lineberry Memorial Park in the center of town. Suggestions from the town meetings will be considered and Floyd county residents are welcome to give their input at any time by coming to the monthly Partnership meetings or by contacting a committee member.

Ice Cream Social for Park Planning on June 7

PARTNERSHIP FOR FLOYD, INC
P.O. Box 53, Floyd, VA 24091

PARK PLANNING / ICE CREAM SOCIAL - June 7, 2008

The Partnership for Floyd is hosting a planning event/ice cream social for the Warren G. Lineberry Memorial Park on Saturday, June 7th, 12:00-4:00 PM at the Sun Music Hall. All community members are invited. The Floyd County Woman’s Club will be assisting with serving free ice cream to all attendees. This is a family friendly event. Everyone’s ideas are important.
The first planning event/ice cream social for the park area was held last year and great ideas for what the community wanted to see in the park area were created. The list included things like an amphitheater for music and theater events. This year the planning event will include architects from Hill Studios and Streamline Timberworks who will draw conceptual sketches of the area as community members are expressing their likes and dislikes for ideas proposed.
The Floyd Town Council has done the work to make the space available for the park; however, they would appreciate the community’s in put into making decision for the use of the park and to assist in raising the necessary funds for developing the area. The Partnership for Floyd will be spearheading the fundraising efforts. The Partnership will be holding a drawing for a handmade quilt by Thelma Via, a Hotel Floyd gift certificate, and a handcrafted tea pot by Jayne Avery. Tickets are $2.00 each or three for $5.00 and are available at the Town of Floyd office, Something to Do, Hotel Floyd, Art Under the Sun, and Bell Gallery. Tax deductible donations will also be accepted for this important community purpose. The drawing for the raffle will be held at 4:00 at the ice cream social & park planning event. The Partnership for Floyd received a $500 grant from the Community Foundation of the New River Valley to assist with the costs of this event.

Celebrate Earth Day in Floyd - April 19

Local Earth Day Event in PlanningSince its inception in 1970, Earth Day has been an annual opportunity for civic and church groups, schools and universities, municipalities and national organizations to take a fresh look at how we might work more effectively towards a healthier planet.
Come celebrate our place in the world with a focus on the topic: Water and Life in Floyd County. The April 19 event at Floyd County High School will be free and open to the public. Speakers, panelists, vendors of water and nature-care-related products as well as water, soils and geology professionals will be present. They will meet with interested county residents who want to learn how to help maintain both adequate quantity and quality of water in the county.
Opening at 9:30 AM and with sessions beginning at 10:00 a.m., four morning presentations in the auditorium will offer perspectives on water, sustainability and earth-care issues in Floyd County and the region.
Ongoing demonstrations and displays will be offered by FCHS students as well as by area agencies, organizations and enterprises. Food and snacks will be available provided by local vendors.
A panel discussion in the early afternoon will look at ways to "take home" better water and soil management practices and apply them locally now--the best way to start having a long-term earth-impact for the years ahead.
Details of event times, locations and topics will be made known in coming weeks in the Floyd Press.
Your participation is invited. Plenty of space is available at the high school for vendors of water and earth-care products and services, earth-related arts and crafts, food services and relevant stewardship and conservation information. Help is always welcomed in any way you might volunteer for the day.If you are interested in being involved in this effort sponsored by the Partnership for Floyd, please contact Jack Wall at 392-4381 or e-mail jwall@wallresidences.com as soon as possible. And put April 19 on your calendar today!

2008 Antique & Appraisal Show

Partnership for Floyd

4th Annual Antique

and Appraisals Show

Entrance fee - only $1.00!

Appraisal fee - $5.00 per item (no limit)

Sunday March 9, 2008 11:00- 4:00

Featured appraiser will be Ken Farmer this year!

Floyd County High School

Homemade soups and bread will be available.

for more information call Nanette 745-4420

Warren G. Lineberry Memorial Park Suggestions

As a result of the Ice Cream Social on June 23 we have compiled a list of all the suggestions for the new Park in Floyd. The Partnership members will be working toward the financing and design of the Park and hope to begin work on it by spring. For the list of suggestions click here.

Partnership Showcases Changes

The Floyd Press
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Doug Thompson

Downtown Floyd opened its doors to visitors and residents Saturday to showcase the many changes underway for the business district.
In the dance hall of The Winter Sun, the Partnership for Floyd dished out ice cream while visitors browsed displays highlighting the downtown renovation, the new Floyd Hotel, plans for Warren G. Lineberry Memorial Park and other activities.
“We’ve got a lot to show people and this is our chance to show it off,” said Town Manager Mike Maslaney.
Floyd Hotel developer Jack Wall led visitors on a walking tour of planned pathways and improvements to the community, including visits to the old Jacksonville Cemetery, his hotel currently under construction and the renovation underway at the Village Green development in the old Farmer’s Grocery complex.
At the hotel he explained how each room of the complex will have a “theme” that recognizes the area, including displays honoring local artists and writers.
“We want to make it unique,” Wall said.
The Village Green is slated to open on Sept. 1 and will feature space for 14 local businesses.
“The key here is that this is local development by local business owners,” Wall said. “It is not national chains coming in here and putting up big box stores.”
Shoppers visited the new galleries in the basement of the Winter Sun and walked through the town on a pleasant summer day. A Mexican restaurant opens in a couple of months.
“It’s been a few years since we visited Floyd,” said Sallea Wilson of Galax. “The changes we see here are very nice. We will be back.”
Visitors also tried lunch at the newly-renovated Floyd County store and browsed established local businesses including Farmer’s Supply, New Mountain Mercantile and the Bell Gallery and Garden.
“I didn’t expect to find this much activity here,” said William Sheldon of Mt. Airy.
Floyd’s redevelopment has spurred much discussion and debate among county citizens and has flowed over onto local blogs and web sites. Some see the development as a necessary step for economic stability and revival in the town. Others worry that too much change will ruin the county.
“You have to strike a balance,” said. Lydeanna Martin, the county’s director of tourism and economic development. “You have to be careful.”
Wall said he thinks the town is moving in the right direction and praised the willingness of local developers to invest in the town’s future.
“When this project is complete, Floyd will still be Floyd,” Maslaney said. “That’s the important thing.”