SustainFloyd is a rural nonprofit in the Blue Ridge Mountains that undertakes projects to support the environment, agriculture, renewable energy and community well-being.
Supporting the growth of our community’s next generation requires a community commitment, which is why we work closely with local and state governments and agencies, local businesses, like-minded non-profits and local citizens. Together we can find ways to develop the financial and ecological health of our community for the well-being of all citizens of Floyd County. But we also join with other communities throughout the region and around the globe to model new ways of living on, working in, and caring for the world around us.
Our project areas focus on efforts to:
Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do.
~ Wendell Berry ~
In 2022 SustainFloyd realized that the best way to reduce plastic waste is by avoiding single use plastics like shopping bags, take-away food containers and product packaging. With so much uncertainty about what happens to plastic waste that we try to recycle it is important
SustainFloyd is pleased to offer “The Invisible Extinction” for free on-demand viewing from April 13th to 15th, 2023. Please complete the sign up form below to receive a registration link for the film. Two globetrotting microbiologists, Gloria Dominguez-Bello and Marty Blaser, race to save our vanishing
Help us achieve our goals of protecting Floyd County’s natural resources and developing a resilient local economy. By making a donation to SustainFloyd you are supporting our community programs and outreach. Working on a local level to address global issues, we are helping to build a resilient local economy based on a healthy food system, creative initiatives, and care and respect for the environment.
The Floyd Community Market is a 3,000 square-foot pavilion located in the center of town.
We have undertaken a project to design and build a mobile solar electric generator.
SustainFloyd offers an annual spring and fall film series exploring sustainable topics.
We welcome you to join the conversation and participate in SustainFloyd's activities.
By making a donation to SustainFloyd you are supporting our community programs and outreach.
SustainFloyd received funding for a two-year project aimed at bringing local foods into schools.
Receive updates about SustainFloyd and Farmers Market events and activities.