The Floyd Farm to School Coordinator will facilitate and expand local food procurement and begin to build a regional program with school districts in the Roanoke Valley, the New River Valley and the Blue Ridge Plateau. This person will work closely with Floyd County school officials, farmers, SustainFloyd staff, the …
The 2013 edition of Dine for a Cause went off without a hitch, despite a shifted date and the thread of bad weather. Dine for a Cause serves as SustainFloyd’s biggest annual fundraiser, helping to generate support that allows the organization to operate and run its various programs, from the …
SustainFloyd is proud to announce that it’s now accepting applications for the 2014 Floyd Farmers Market. The deadline to apply is January 31, 2014. A jury committee will evaluate the applications in February and vendors will be notified soon after so they can prepare for the market’s opening in May. …
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SustainFloyd will show “A Place at the Table” on Saturday as the final event of its 2013 Winter Film Series. The film, which probes the issue of hunger in America, will be followed by a community discussion led by Elena Serrano and Meredith Ledlie Johnson and moderated by SustainFloyd Director …
Most of us enjoy the plenty of the holiday season, but 50 million Americans—1 in 4 children—don’t know where their next meal is coming from. “A Place at the Table,” a thought-provoking documentary to be shown this Saturday at 6:30 p.m. by SustainFloyd at the Floyd Country Store, probes the …
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Due to concerns about inclement weather, SustainFloyd is moving its Dine for a Cause Souper Supper to Monday, Dec. 9. Dine for a Cause will still take place starting at 6 p.m. at the Floyd Country Store. Roanoke social entrepreneur Ed Walker will speak, as well as SustainFloyd President Haden …
SF President Haden Polseno-Hensley and Director Mike Burton to Update Community as Restaurants Feature Gourmet Soups Ed Walker made a national name for himself by finding new ways to use historic structures that had long been underappreciated. Where others saw vacant office buildings, Walker saw potential. His innovative use of …
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SustainFloyd’s Mobile Solar Generator is still under construction, but our team made a lot of progress on a workday earlier this month. SustainFloyd board members Rick Brown, Woody Crenshaw and Billy Weitzenfeld worked with Mark Hanson of REVA, Mike Burgoon and others to get the project near completion. The mobile …
Roanoke Social Entrepreneur and Developer Ed Walker to Speak SustainFloyd invites the community to indulge in gourmet soups from local restaurants at SF’s Dine for a Cause year-end fundraising supper at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8th, at the Floyd Country Store. Oddfella’s Cantina & Tapas, Mickey G’s Bistro and …
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SustainFloyd will present the exciting movie, “A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet” this Saturday, November 9th at the Floyd Country Store. “A Fierce Green Fire,” narrated by Robert Redford, Ashley Judd and Meryl Streep, was the Official Selection of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Everyone is …
In spite of the cold weather, Saturday’s market was busy and market goers seemed to enjoy themselves. It was the last market of the formal market season and informal marketing will now begin. Please contact the Sustain Floyd office for information on vending in the Pavilion through the winter. Their …
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Floyd County celebrates Farm to School week this year with all five public schools receiving regular deliveries of fresh food grown by local farmers – including a class of third graders at Check Elementary School. The program has grown from humble beginnings a few years ago to include an array …