Catawba Landcare is about neighbors working together to care for the land, to enhance our community, and strengthen the economy in the valley. There are lots of projects and events to get involved with.
Projects
Catawba Landcare is involved with several ongoing projects and initiatives to improve land management and economic opportunities in the valley.
- Streamcare - Caring for the creeks and streams in the valley
- Catawba Sustainability Center & VT EarthWorks – Site of the old Catawba Dairy Farm, the Catawba Sustainability Center is operated by Virginia Tech as a landcare laboratory to explore innovative and profitable ways to sustainably manage land.
- Catawba Valley Farmers Market – Sponsored by EarthWorks and Roanoke County, the farmers market was started in 2010 to provide Catawba Valley growers with a direction connection to the buyers (and eaters) in the valley.
- Agroforestry – Combining agricultural crops with forestry creates additional value-added opportunities for maintaining forests and riparian buffers.
Events:
Catawba Landcare is involved with a number of events open to the entire community (and beyond).
- Landcare Learning Series — Workshop series held throughout the year to share knowledge and ideas about sustainable land management and economic opportunities
- Celebrate Catawba – Annual celebration of the land and lives of the Catawba Valley — usually held in August
- Volunteer Work Days – Caring for the valley means neighbors working together. We frequently hold volunteer work days to help each other do things like plant trees, clean up stream banks and forests, and other jobs that improve our valley.
- Catawba Kids Gardening Contest – Contest for young growers in the valley.
