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Major Transplanting Effort at 8th & Gilmer
04/26/25: We picked up the seedlings that we had planted from seed with Shawn back in February and transplanted them in the 8th & Gilmer...
Gene
Apr 261 min read
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Prepping for the New Planting Season
03/22/25: Most of this month was spent pulling old vegetable stalks, trimming native plants in our fence border, reshaping beds,...
Gene
Apr 261 min read
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Miranda Poe contracted as new Urban Agricultural Trainee for One Valley
03/10/25: Miranda graduated from the University of North Carolina in 2020 with a BS in Health and Wellness Promotion and also has...
Gene
Apr 261 min read
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Getting a Jump on the Planting Season
02/07/25: Shawn Jadrnicek, one of the Virginia Cooperative Extension agents in Roanoke City, invited One Valley garden volunteers to use...
Gene
Apr 261 min read
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End of One Valley’s Gardening Season
This past month was a time to start putting our community gardens in hibernation mode. This entailed clearing and composting the old...
Gene
Dec 1, 20241 min read
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End-of-Year Harvest Celebration and Other October Happenings
Thanks to all who came out and joined us at our annual End-of-Year Harvest Celebration at the Carver Garden this past weekend....
Gene
Oct 29, 20242 min read
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One Valley Hosts Local Celebration of the Kofi Burbridge Day of Service
On Sunday, September 22nd, One Valley, Inc., a local non-profit organization, welcomed members of the Grammy Award-winning rock and soul...
Gene
Sep 29, 20242 min read
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Getting Produce Out Into the Community
Both gardens have been producing a wealth of produce this summer, including yellow squash, cucumbers, kale and lettuce, tomatoes, green...
Gene
Aug 29, 20242 min read
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A Busy Month at One Valley’s Community Gardens
The gardens continue to be productive, and this month we started weekly harvesting and delivering produce to the Hope Center and Lion’s...
Gene
Jul 28, 20242 min read
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Urban Gardening Position!
One Valley, Inc., a non-profit organization in NW Roanoke, is offering a part-time contractual position for an Urban Agriculture...
Gene
Jun 26, 20241 min read
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Garden-to-Go, Lotsa Veggies, Canning Seminar and LACC’s Day of Service!
On Saturday, June 1st, One Valley sponsored a Garden-to-Go event at the Carver Garden in cooperation with Virginia Cooperative Extension....
Gene
Jun 23, 20241 min read
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Seminars, Salad Greens, and Bush Cherries!
On Saturday, May 11th, Veronica Lawrence led a workshop about using the right kitchenware to help make cooking fun and easy. The...
Gene
May 28, 20241 min read
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The first Gardening Seminar, killing of the fall cover crop, and our 1st Harvest of the Season!
Rev. Carter and Gene helped Shawn repot some of the peppers and tomatoes that Shawn had grown from seed in the William Fleming...
Gene
May 5, 20241 min read
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New Low Tunnel at the 8th & Gilmer Garden
The Carver Garden has its first round of spring greens planted in raised beds. Our volunteers continue to clean fall beds and to plant...
Gene
Apr 3, 20241 min read
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The Start of Another Year at the One Valley Community Gardens
Life began anew at the One Valley, Inc. gardens for 2024, starting on Saturday, February 24th. A crew of hardy volunteers began cleaning...
Gene
Feb 24, 20241 min read
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Gene
Dec 27, 20230 min read
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Harvest Celebration at the Carver Garden!
Saturday, November 4th, marked the celebration of One Valley’s Harvest Celebration at the Carver Garden from 11 am to 2 pm. The turnout...
Gene
Nov 6, 20231 min read
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Ongoing Developments at the One Valley Gardens
08/26/23: Vegetables at the new garden at 8th & Gilmer have taken off, with the corn starting to tassel and the squash starting to...
Gene
Aug 30, 20231 min read
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Fall Planting Begins at 8th & Gilmer!
08/07/23: This morning, the “Take Root” students –Nazaire, Kusha, and Dexter - started by collecting a variety of rocks, roots and trash...
Gene
Aug 9, 20231 min read
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Critterfence Installed at the New 8th & Gilmer Garden!
06/29/23: The last two Saturdays were spent installing the new Critterfence at the 8th & Gilmer garden site. Last Saturday was spent...
Gene
Jul 30, 20231 min read
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