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...
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Gene
Oct 292 min read
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....
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Gene
Sep 292 min read
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...
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Gene
Aug 292 min read
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...
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Gene
Jul 282 min read
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...
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Gene
Jun 261 min read
Urban Gardening Position!
One Valley, Inc., a non-profit organization in NW Roanoke, is offering a part-time contractual position for an Urban Agriculture...
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Gene
Jun 231 min read
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....
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Gene
May 281 min read
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...
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Gene
May 51 min read
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...
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Gene
Apr 31 min read
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...
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Gene
Feb 241 min read
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...
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Gene
Nov 6, 20231 min read
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...
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Gene
Aug 30, 20231 min read
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...
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Gene
Aug 9, 20231 min read
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...
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Gene
Jul 30, 20231 min read
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...
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Gene
Jul 2, 20231 min read
Ground-breaking at the New 8th & Gilmer Garden
06/27/23: After 6 months under the weed-killing silage tarps, tillage began on the first 1/3 of the new garden plot at Gilmer & 8th St....
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Gene
Jun 19, 20231 min read
Celebrations and Clean-ups!
06/17/23: The neighborhood appears to be getting cleaner! Our quarterly Adopt-A-Street clean-up on Saturday by Rev. Carter, J.J. and Gene...
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Gene
May 22, 20231 min read
LACC Volunteers and an AKA Tree Planting
05/20/23: Members of Loudon Avenue Christian Church (LACC) spent part of their annual day of service at the Carver Garden. They helped...
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Gene
May 16, 20231 min read
“Take Root” Students work at the Carver Garden
05/13/23: The “Take Root” students were joined with other volunteers in loading soil in a new in-ground raised bed, distributing a...
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