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Posted November 14, 2022
Monday, 12/05/2022: Grower to Grower (Harrisonburg Virginia )
Friendly City Food Co-op & Sustainability Matters are hosting a free post-season meet & greet for commercial growers! Unload the stress of the growing season, and share challenges, solutions, and marketing thoughts. Find partners, mentors, and maybe even buyers for next season. All commercial growers, serious homesteaders, and those in grower-adjacent fields (buyers, lenders, agency…
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Posted October 11, 2022
Sunday, 12/11/2022: Winter Tree ID Walk & Holiday Potluck (Boyce Virginia)
They all look the same without their leaves, don’t they? Join Sustainability Matters and the State Arboretum of Virginia (Blandy) for an approximately 90 minute guided walk and ID primer by Virginia State Foresters Matt Wolanski and Connor Goolsby and Blandy curator Carrie Whitacre. You’ll never mistake an oak for a walnut again, or a…
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Posted October 4, 2022
Sunday, 10/16/2022: Party at the Landfill (Rappahannock) (Amissville Virginia )
Sustainability Matters’ Making Trash Bloom project – native pollinator and wildlife habitat at landfills – is coming to Rapp! Join us and our host, Rappahannock County, to help seed Phase 1 of Making Trash Bloom Rapp and learn about the project and future plans. A sustainably sourced spread (with a Halloween theme) will be served…
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Posted October 4, 2022
Thursday, 10/27/2022: Lunch at the Landfill (Fairfax) (Fairfax Virginia )
Sustainability Matters’ Making Trash Bloom project – native pollinator and wildlife habitat at landfills – is coming to Fairfax County! Join us and Fairfax Department of Public Works to seed Phase 1 of Making Trash Bloom Fairfax and learn about the project and future plans. Sustainably sourced lunch (with a Halloween theme) will be served…
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Posted October 4, 2022
Wednesday, 11/02/2022: Greener than Grass: Native Gardens for Small Spaces
You don’t need acres for an eco-friendly garden. From Sustainability Matters’ Sari Carp, learn how to grow pollinator-friendly native plants in small spaces: micromeadows, potted perennials, small-scale native trees and bushes, and vertical vines. Even a postage stamp or deck can become a pollinator oasis, where you and your family can enjoy watching wildlife all…
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Posted October 4, 2022
Wednesday, 11/09/2022: Greener than Grass: Edible Landscaping in Small Spaces
You don’t need acres for an edible garden. From Sustainability Matters’ Sonia Zamborsky, learn how to grow your own food in small spaces: containers, raised beds, or that sunny patch by your front door. Even a postage stamp-sized yard or balcony can become an edible oasis for you and your family to enjoy. We’ll cover…
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Posted September 12, 2022
Monday, 10/03/2022: Living with Spotted Lanternfly – Virtual Workshop
The worst invasive insect in 150 years is mobbing the Mid-Atlantic. Spotted lanternfly has been colonizing Pennsylvania and Virginia for several years now, threatening crops, trees, and – with swarms of insects excreting buckets of sticky honeydew – human quality of life. Now, the polka-dotted invader is in New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Delaware, and New…
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Posted July 15, 2022
Monday, 07/25/2022: In the Weeds: Realistic Weed Management (Online)
Weeds getting you down? It’s that time of year! (For some of us, it’s always that time of year.) Join us for a no-holds-barred discussion on environmentally responsible, realistic weed management. We’re warning you now: there’s no magic bullet, and you won’t achieve perfection. However, you can learn: Priorities: which weeds are worth going after?…
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Posted April 15, 2022
Tuesday, 05/17/2022: Composting For The Clueless (Boyce Virginia )
Composting doesn’t have to be hard, smelly, or (too) messy! Keep your food and garden waste out of the landfill and use it to feed your soil instead. Join us at the State Arboretum of Virginia (Blandy) for a workshop on composting basics, taught by our compost queen Deborah Abercrombie. There’ll be plenty of time…
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Posted March 9, 2022
Saturday, 05/14/2022: Sustainability Matters Community Plant Swap (Harrisonburg Virginia)
Join conservation non-profit Sustainability Matters at the Friendly City Food Co-op (150 E Wolfe St Harrisonburg, VA 22802) to SWAP PLANTS!! Divide your perennials, start extra seedlings, and come see what others have. Bring seeds, garden books, and tools as well. All non-invasive plants welcome; please label everything! SCHEDULE: 1-2 pm EARLY ACCESS for Sustainability Matters…
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Posted March 9, 2022
Tuesday, 04/12/2022: Native Gardens for Your Woodland Neighbors
If you’ve always wanted to discuss gardening with an opossum, now is your time. Join Sustainability Matters and the adorable animal ambassadors of Blue Ridge Wildlife Center to learn how to manage your woods – or create a micro woodland if you don’t already have one – for the benefit of native wildlife and yourself….
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Posted February 9, 2022
Tuesday, March 1, 2022: Grow Your Dinner, for Beginners
Learn how to grow and harvest your dinner straight from your garden, even on a very limited budget! Want to grow your own dinner, but not sure where to start? Get the secrets of success just in time for spring! Follow Sustainability Matters‘ favorite transplanted English gardener, Paula Brownlee, and her brave American sidekicks through…
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Posted February 9, 2022
Tuesday, March 8, 2022: Grow Your Dinner, for Beginners
Learn how to grow and harvest your dinner straight from your garden, even on a very limited budget! Want to grow your own dinner, but not sure where to start? Get the secrets of success just in time for spring! Follow Sustainability Matters‘ favorite transplanted English gardener, Paula Brownlee, and her brave American sidekicks through…
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Posted February 9, 2022
Tuesday, 02/22/2022: Grow Your Dinner, for Beginners
Learn how to grow and harvest your dinner straight from your garden, even on a very limited budget! Want to grow your own dinner, but not sure where to start? Get the secrets of success just in time for spring! Follow Sustainability Matters‘ favorite transplanted English gardener, Paula Brownlee, and her brave American sidekicks through…
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Posted January 19, 2022
Sunday, January 23, 2022: Volunteer with Sustainability Matters Information Session – VIRTUAL
Looking for a fun, eco-focused volunteer activity? Come work with Sustainability Matters! We’re a young, fast-growing non-profit, bringing conservation to unexpected places. Our volunteer opportunities are both online and in person (in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, Northern Piedmont, and NoVA regions). Join us virtually for an overview of Sustainability Matters and what our volunteers do, tell…
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Posted January 4, 2022
Sunday, January 23, 2022: Greener than Grass: a Sustainable Landscaping Workshop
Turfgrass is America’s #1 “crop”…yet has no ecological value whatsoever. Learn to landscape more sustainably, replacing your lawn with no-mow alternatives that offer food and beauty to pollinators, wildlife, you, and your family. This will be a virtual workshop, with time for Q & A. It’s free, but space is limited, and registration is required….
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Posted October 28, 2021
Saturday, November 6, 2021: Blue Ridge Sprouts Festival (Winchester Virginia)
Celebrate the culinary community and lifestyle of the Blue Ridge Demonstrations, cooking competitions, workshops, storytelling, and more await! Love locally sourced food and want to learn more about the “real food” movement? Be sure to put Blue Ridge Sprouts on your culinary calendar! This fun-filled, educational celebration for ages 8 to 80 will have attendees…
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Posted October 28, 2021
Tuesday, November 16, 2021: Get Paid to Go Green: Funding for Agricultural Conservation Practices
Thought about planting trees along your creek or putting in a livestock watering system, but put off by the expense? Join Sustainability Matters for a free webinar on how to get state (Virginia) and federal funding to cover most of the cost of improving your land. Funding is available for fencing, erosion control, tree planting,…
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Posted October 28, 2021
Saturday, December 11, 2021: Winter Tree ID Walk & Holiday Potluck (Boyce Virginia)
They all look the same without their leaves, don’t they? Join Sustainability Matters and the State Arboretum of Virginia (Blandy) for an approximately 90 minute guided walk and ID primer by Virginia State Forester Matt Wolanski and Blandy curator Carrie Whitacre. You’ll never mistake an oak for a walnut again, or a spruce for a…
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Posted October 28, 2021
Sunday, October 31, 2021: Spokescats & Spiders Artist Reception Muse Vineyards (Woodstock Virginia)
On Halloween, you’ll have the opportunity to chat with the artists whose spooky work has been on display in the tasting room in October. This invitational exhibition, inspired by the fauna of Halloween and highlighting recycled materials, is presented by conservation nonprofit Sustainability Matters. It pays homage to two of the most traditional and misunderstood…
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Posted June 16, 2021
Saturday, July 10, 2021: Herbal Medicine with Native Plants (Edinburg Va)
Learn the basics of herbal medicine using native plants, at the pilot plot for Sustainability Matters’ “Making Trash Bloom” project Herbalism at a landfill?! Yes! Join conservation nonprofit Sustainability Matters at our “Making Trash Bloom” project at the Shenandoah County Landfill, and learn the basics of herbal medicine using native perennials. The workshop will be…
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Posted June 16, 2021
Thursday, June 24, 2021: Plants & Pollinators: a Family Workshop (Edinburg Virginia )
Bring the kids to learn why you should care about native plants and pollinators that eat them Bring the kids to see the pilot plot for “Making Trash Bloom”, a partnership between conservation nonprofit Sustainability Matters and the Shenandoah County Landfill, and learn about why native plants and the pollinators that eat them matter so…
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Posted May 12, 2021
Thursday, May 20, 2021: DIY Composter Building for the Clueless (Virtual)
Make your own compost bin Compost bins don’t have to be expensive or hard to build. Learn how to make your own from “junk” you might just have lying around, and get to composting! Join conservation nonprofit Sustainability Matters and theCity of Winchester (VA) for this FREE virtual workshop. DIY Composter Building for the Clueless…
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Posted May 3, 2021
Thursday, May 6, 2021: Composting for the Clueless (Virtual)
Composting doesn’t have to be hard, smelly, or (too) messy! Keep your food waste out of the landfill and use it to help your garden by turning it into soil-enriching compost. Join conservation nonprofit Sustainability Matters and the City of Winchester (VA) for a virtual workshop on composting basics. Composting for the Clueless is open…
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Posted April 27, 2021
Auction for the Earth- Sustainability Matters
Our Earth Month auction is about experiences, not things. Each curated adventure is unique to Sustainability Matters, our friends, and our supporters. None is available commercially. We think this captures the spirit of our fledgling nonprofit: anchored in our community, and always excited to share knowledge and adventure. We hope you’ll bid generously on the…
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Posted March 26, 2021
Sunday, April 18, 2021: Greener than Grass: a Sustainable Landscaping Workshop
Turfgrass is America’s #1 crop…yet has no ecological value whatsoever. Learn to landscape more sustainably, replacing your lawn with no-mow alternatives that offer food and beauty to pollinators, wildlife, you, and your family. This will be a virtual workshop, presented by conservation nonprofit Sustainability Matters. Registration is required through the Eventbrite ticket here. Upon registering,…
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Posted March 26, 2021
Monday, April 19, 2021: What’s Up With Recycling?
This Earth Week, join us for a deep dive into the recycling industry. Find out why you can’t recycle many plastics or glass anymore, and what you can do to help the situation. Also learn what happens to that can or bottle after it arrives at the recycling center, why recycling rules vary among localities,…
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Posted March 26, 2021
Tuesday, September 7, 2021: Garden Guidance
Garden questions? Get personalized answers to all your horticultural dilemmas from Sustainability Matters’ Garden Gurus! Monthly on first Tuesdays throughout the growing season, the Gurus will be Zooming in to recommend the perfect tree to screen your neighbors or fill that tricky shaded spot, help revive your drooping bloomers, and figure out what’s gone wrong…
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Posted March 26, 2021
Tuesday, August 3, 2021: Garden Guidance
Garden questions? Get personalized answers to all your horticultural dilemmas from Sustainability Matters’ Garden Gurus! Monthly on first Tuesdays throughout the growing season, the Gurus will be Zooming in to recommend the perfect tree to screen your neighbors or fill that tricky shaded spot, help revive your drooping bloomers, and figure out what’s gone wrong…
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Posted March 26, 2021
Tuesday, June 1, 2021: Garden Guidance
Garden questions? Get personalized answers to all your horticultural dilemmas from Sustainability Matters’ Garden Gurus! Monthly on first Tuesdays throughout the growing season, the Gurus will be Zooming in to recommend the perfect tree to screen your neighbors or fill that tricky shaded spot, help revive your drooping bloomers, and figure out what’s gone wrong…
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Posted March 26, 2021
Tuesday, July 6, 2021: Garden Guidance
Garden questions? Get personalized answers to all your horticultural dilemmas from Sustainability Matters’ Garden Gurus! Monthly on first Tuesdays throughout the growing season, the Gurus will be Zooming in to recommend the perfect tree to screen your neighbors or fill that tricky shaded spot, help revive your drooping bloomers, and figure out what’s gone wrong…
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Posted March 26, 2021
Tuesday, May 4, 2021: Garden Guidance
Garden questions? Get personalized answers to all your horticultural dilemmas from Sustainability Matters’ Garden Gurus! Monthly on first Tuesdays throughout the growing season, the Gurus will be Zooming in to recommend the perfect tree to screen your neighbors or fill that tricky shaded spot, help revive your drooping bloomers, and figure out what’s gone wrong…
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Posted March 26, 2021
Tuesday, April 6, 2021: Garden Guidance
Garden questions? Get personalized answers to all your horticultural dilemmas from Sustainability Matters’ Garden Gurus! Monthly on first Tuesdays throughout the growing season, the Gurus will be Zooming in to recommend the perfect tree to screen your neighbors or fill that tricky shaded spot, help revive your drooping bloomers, and figure out what’s gone wrong…
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Posted March 26, 2021
Thursday, April 22, 2021: Earth Day Sustainable Business Summit
Spend Earth Day with us at a virtual celebration of sustainable business. This is the real deal, with real success stories peppered with setbacks, and an honest examination of how environmental sustainability intersects with economic sustainability. It will also be a ton of fun, so have your chips and local beverage ready, and join us…
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Posted February 5, 2021
Vegetable Gardening for the Perplexed – 3 Part Series Virtual Event Tuesday Nights in March
Demystify vegetable gardening in time for the 2021 season! About this Event Did you catch the gardening bug in 2020? But maybe that “victory garden” didn’t turn out quite as planned…or you’re even more ambitious for 2021. Get the secrets of success just in time for spring! Follow Sustainability Matters’ favorite transplanted English gardener, Paula…
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Posted February 5, 2021
Greener than Grass: a Sustainable Landscaping Virtual Workshop- Tuesday, 2/16 7-8:30pm
Turfgrass is America’s #1 crop…yet has no ecological value whatsoever. Learn to landscape more sustainably, replacing your lawn with no-mow alternatives that offer food and beauty to pollinators, wildlife, you, and your family. This will be a virtual workshop, with time for Q & A. Presented by conservation nonprofit Sustainability Matters. Upon registering, you will be…
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Posted November 19, 2020
November 21, 2020: Save Happy Creek Demonstration (Front Royal Virginia)
The Town Council of Front Royal is responsible for destroying a vital riparian buffer and trout habitat along Happy Creek. They’re clear cutting and uprooting hundreds of native trees and razing the creek bed and banks – in a zone where occasional rising waters were effectively and naturally managed by the riparian buffer. Help us…
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Posted November 19, 2020
December 13, 2020: Winter Conifer ID & Virtual Holiday Party
Celebrate the holidays online with your friendly local environmental organizations! Just in time to ID your Christmas tree, join Front Royal/Warren County Tree Stewards, the State Arboretum of Virginia, and Sustainability Matters for a free and festive Conifer ID & Holiday Party. Learn to tell the difference between fir, spruce, and pine and follow Assistant…
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Posted November 19, 2020
November 20, 2020: Trees & Your Local Watershed: the Habitat of Happy Creek
Join Sustainability Matters and the Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley to learn why riparian buffers – trees & natural plantings along the banks of waterways – are essential for clean water, erosion control, and wildlife habitat. We’ll be using Happy Creek in Front Royal, Virginia, as an example. ***Advance registration is required for the Zoom…
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Posted September 15, 2020
November 10, 2020: GET PAID TO GO GREEN: Funding for Conservation Practices Online Event
Hosted by Sustainability Matters Free Online Event REGISTER Thought about planting a pollinator meadow or riparian buffer, but daunted by the expense? Find out how to get state and federal programs to cover most of the cost of eco-friendly improvements to your land! There’s no minimum acreage required for several of the programs, and funding…
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Posted September 15, 2020
September 22, 2020: Greener than Grass: A (Virtual!) Sustainable Landscaping Workshop
Presented by Sustainability Matters Hosted by Edith J. Carrier Arboretum at JMU and Sustainability Matters Online Event $15 Registration Turf grass is America’s #1 crop…yet has no ecological value whatsoever. Learn to landscape more sustainably, replacing your grass with no-mow alternatives that offer food and beauty to pollinators, wildlife, you, and your family. This will…
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Posted August 11, 2020
August 15, 2020: HiveLive: Live from the Beehive! Online Event
On #NationalHoneybeeDay, hang with the bees for Sustainability Matters very first #HiveLive! Join everyone’s favorite schoolteachers, Amy & Jennifer, to meet the bees of Seven Bends State Park. Go inside the hives maintained by Shenandoah County Beekeepers. Meet the queen and get to know her social structure. There’ll be time for Q & A, and the event…
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Posted August 11, 2020
September 5, 2020: Grapes & Graze: A Virtual Wine Tasting (with Sheep!) Online Event
A fundraiser for Sustainability Matters, hosted by Star in the Valley. Real wine. Real sheep. And for extra crunch, real Route 11 Potato Chips, paired with the wine! Support Sustainability Matters and celebrate Labor Day weekend from the comfort of your own home, at a virtual wine tasting. Join us via Zoom, with wine & chips…
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Posted February 21, 2020
March 1, 2020: Growing Edibles in Containers (Aldie Virginia)
No garden? No problem! Learn to grow delicious edibles in containers. Sustainability Matters educators will cover soil, drainage, container size, type and placement. We’ll highlight the types of vegetables that do best in containers, when to plant them, and how to maintain your plants for the best harvest. Hosted by PEC at their Community Farm….
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Posted January 24, 2020
March 11, 2020: Sustainability Matters Volunteer Orientation – Clarke County (Boyce Virginia)
Looking for a fun, conservation-based volunteer activity in 2020? Come work with Sustainability Matters! We’re a new, volunteer-driven non-profit, with a focus on conservation education and community building. Join us for a brief volunteer orientation in Blandy’s library before Not in Our Backyard: How to Fight Spotted Lanternfly. Get an overview of Sustainability Matters and…
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Posted January 24, 2020
May 19, 2020: Get Paid to Go Green: Funding for Conservation Practices Hosted by Sustainability Matters (Maurertown Virginia )
Thought about planting a pollinator meadow or riparian buffer, but daunted by the expense? Find out how to get state and federal programs to cover most of the cost of eco-friendly improvements to your land! There’s no minimum acreage required for several of the programs, and funding is available for wildlife & pollinator habitat, tree…
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Posted January 24, 2020
February 25, 2020: Get Paid to Go Green: Funding for Conservation Practices (Edinburg Virginia)
Thought about planting trees along your creek or putting in a livestock watering system, but put off by the expense? Come find out how to get state and federal programs to cover most of the cost of improving your land! *** PLEASE NOTE: This workshop is geared at the agricultural community. Those who are not…
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Posted January 16, 2020
April 18, 2020: Earth Day Shenandoah & Community Plant Swap (Woodstock Virginia)
2020 is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day! SAVE THE DATE to join Sustainability Matters and our official media partners, 92.5 WINC FM and the Northern Virginia Daily/Winchester Star, for the NSV’s largest Earth Day celebration. Free & family-friendly! #EarthDayShenandoah There’ll be: – a mega Community Plant Swap – Tesla Test Drives – free Tai…
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Posted January 16, 2020
March 21, 2020: Greener than Grass: a Sustainable Landscaping Workshop (Harrisonburg Virginia)
Greener than Grass: a Sustainable Landscaping Workshop Presented by Sustainability Matters Saturday, March 21 | 9 AM – 12 NOON $30/Registration Edith J. Carrier Arboretum at JMU Turf grass is America’s #1 crop…yet has no ecological value whatsoever. Learn to landscape more sustainably, replacing your grass…
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Posted January 16, 2020
March 11, 2020: Not in Our Backyard: How to Fight Spotted Lanternfly (Boyce Virginia)
Get it before it gets your garden, orchard or vineyard! Spotted Lanternfly, arguably the worst invasive insect to enter Virginia in 150 years, has now spread from Frederick County to Clarke. It has the potential to threaten agricultural crops, forests, and home landscapes throughout Virginia. Learn how to ID, report sightings, and slow the spread…
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Posted January 16, 2020
February 3, 2020: Sustainability Matters Volunteer Orientation – Woodstock (Woodstock Virginia)
Looking for a fun, conservation-based volunteer activity in 2020? Come work with Sustainability Matters! We’re a new, volunteer-driven non-profit, with a focus on conservation education and community building. Join us for a brief volunteer orientation after Environmental Trivia Night. Get an overview of Sustainability Matters and what our volunteers do, and tell us what interests…
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Posted January 16, 2020
February 3, 2020: Environmental Trivia Night (Woodstock Virginia)
Sustainability Matters and Fort Valley Nursery partner for the second year to offer a fun, educational, and deeply challenging evening of environmental trivia!! Bring your friends, and come test your knowledge of plants, bugs, birds, and environmental issues. All new questions for 2020. Trivia starts at 7 pm sharp, but Woodstock Garden Cafe inside the…
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Posted January 16, 2020
January 19, 2020: Sustainability Matters Volunteer Orientation – Winchester (Winchester Virginia)
Looking for a fun, conservation-based volunteer activity in 2020? Come work with Sustainability Matters! We’re a new, volunteer-driven non-profit, with a focus on conservation education and community building. Join us for a brief volunteer orientation after the Houseplant & Seed Swap. Get an overview of Sustainability Matters and what our volunteers do, and tell us…
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Posted January 16, 2020
January 19, 2020: Houseplant & Seed Swap (Winchester Virginia)
As winter gets annoying but the garden is still dormant, plan for spring and enjoy the indoor greenery. Join Sustainability Matters at Winchester Brew Works for a fabulous afternoon of Houseplant and Seed Swapping….and: – Brews (well, yeah…!) – Live Music from Sustainability Matters’ band, the Plant-Based Jam – Paint your own Plant Pots with…