Vegetable Transplanting Continues at the Carver Garden
05/06/23: Brandon and Gene rebuilt the middle long in-ground bed and re-attached the landscape fabric. Brandon and Amazetta then...
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Gene
Mar 18, 20231 min read
Work at 8th & Gilmer Garden by St. Joseph’s University Students
03/17/23: On a chilly Friday afternoon threatening rain, a group of 14 SJU students spent part of their spring break helping prepare our...
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Gene
Mar 18, 20231 min read
“Community Conversations” Restarted by One Valley, Inc.
03/16/23: After a hiatus due to the reorganization of our non-profit and then the Covid-19 pandemic, One Valley, Inc. has re-started a...
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Gene
Mar 12, 20231 min read
Adopt-A-Street Cleanup around Carver Garden
03/11/23: A crew of 9 people showed up to help with the Spring quarterly Adopt-A-Street cleanup in the 5-black area including the Carver...
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Gene
Mar 5, 20231 min read
Work at Carver Garden Begins for the 2023 Season!
03/04/23: The balmy, windy morning of March 4th was the beginning of our planting season at the Carver Garden this year. We were gifted...
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Gene
Nov 20, 20221 min read
Tree Planting Along Loudon Avenue
11/19/22: Many areas in NW Roanoke lack sufficient tree cover to minimize the “urban effect” of higher temperatures during the summer due...
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Gene
Nov 7, 20221 min read
End-of-Season Celebration
11/05/22: The garden was decorated for its End-of-Season Celebration and tents setup with tasting samples of sweet potato chili, sweet...
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Gene
Aug 28, 20221 min read
New Prickly Pear Border!
08/22/22: Today we planted prickly pear pads around the exterior of the garden fence. They will eventually grow to form a prickly...
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Gene
Aug 15, 20221 min read
Volunteers Can Focus on Growing Vegetables
08/13/22: While the entire garden is not weed-free, the area covered by landscape fabric has greatly reduced our weeding workload,...
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Gene
Aug 7, 20221 min read
Rain Fuels Garden Growth and Upcoming Activities
08/06/22: Garden tours at the Carver Garden during National Night Out didn’t happen as planned, but we’ll do better next year. Heavy...
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Gene
Jul 23, 20221 min read
LIT Volunteers Plant Fall Veggies
07/22/22: Volunteers from YMCA of Virginia’s Blue Ridge’s Leaders in Training Program worked at thinning carrots and tasting various...
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Gene
Jul 19, 20221 min read
Planting the Newly Solarized In-Ground Beds
07/08/22: Volunteers from Coca-Cola joined with members of One Valley, Inc. in working at the Carver Garden this Friday morning. The crew...
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Gene
Jul 11, 20223 min read
Gene's Carver Garden Blog
In 2022, One Valley, Inc. received a grant from the American Rescue Plan Act through LEAP. This year looks to be a year of transition,...
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