SustainFloyd will host a native pollinator perennial plant giveaway at the Floyd Farmers Market on Saturday, July 25, 2026. Plants will be available from 9:30am until they are gone. The plants are free to good homes, with donations accepted. Available Species All plants prefer full sun, but H. giganteus can […]
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Food, Inc. 2, a documentary film about our food system, will be shown on Wednesday, October 2. After a long hiatus when we screened many documentaries on line, we are excited to be presenting this film ‘in person’ at the Floyd Center for the Arts. Just like old times, we
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New from Australia: Living the Change is a feature-length documentary that explores solutions to the global crises we face today – solutions any one of us can be part of – through the inspiring stories of people pioneering change in their own lives and in their communities in order to
SustainFloyd is offering a free online screening of the documentary film, Becoming Animal, from April 23-25, 2024. Sign up for the film below. Becoming Animal is a collaboration between filmmakers Emma Davie (The Oil Machine) and Peter Mettler (The End of Time) and the influential writer and geo-philosopher David Abram.
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A new offering in the SustainFloyd online documentary film series. This film will be available to view for free April 20-22, 2024. Sign up for the film below. This documentary brings diverse perspectives on climate change, including climate scientists, social scientists, and indigenous people. The many voices intersect and converge
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SustainFloyd is pleased to announce the 2023 Trees and Shrubs for Wildlife Program, providing local landowners with native species that enhance and create wildlife habitat. We are offering an assortment of native trees and shrubs for fall planting. These species are easy to grow and adapted to our local climate.
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Meet & Greet Local Author Diane Flynt SustainFloyd is happy to host a community gathering at the Floyd Library on Sunday, September 17, 2023 at 3:00pm. We will celebrate local author Diane Flynt and the topic she has embraced: apples. Attendees have reserved spaces for what promises to be a
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Plastics & The Future Of Our Planet with Bill McKibben & Elizabeth Kolbert 🖥️ Celebrate Plastic Free July by joining this event from Beyond Plastics, this Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET for an eye-opening conversation about plastic and the future of our planet with environmental leader and author,
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SustainFloyd is working with the Floyd Native Plant Initiative to bring more native pollinator plants to the community. This Wednesday, May 24, is the first giveaway of seedlings that are being grown by volunteers to research which plants can be recommended to gardeners and growers in the Floyd County. You
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Rain or Shine: Tomorrow we’re collecting recyclables and reusables tomorrow. Bring them to the SustainFloyd office, next to the Farmers Market. So much of what we throw out, or even recycle, can be more environmentally handled by finding a reuse. Many of our market vendors and other small businesses in
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We are participating in the NexTrex Challenge. To complete this challenge we need to collect 500 pounds of plastic film in six months! Bring your plastic film to the Farmer’s Market on our recycling day the first Saturday of every month. Once we complete the challenge, you’ll get to enjoy
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With the reopening of the Farmers Market we will be offering a monthly recycling event. Here’s a list of the items we will be collecting for recycling this month: It is really important that you make sure all items are clean and dry. We will be storing them until we
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