C'ville Foodscapes

A great update from the Urban Agriculture Collective of Charlottesville (UACC). We are honored to have partnered with UACC on the Friendship Court orchard and are rooting for many many more years of success!

UACC's annual impacts 2017 is UACC's eleventh year of cultivating community through organic farming, and we're ready to grow. Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to UACC to be a part of nourishing positive change in downtown Charlottesville!

Maybe you've heard the word we're on the lookout for collaborators! If you're interested in joining our team, check out our website for details. http://cvillefoodscapes.com/jobs/

Jobs | Cville Foodscapes C’ville Foodscapes is looking for new collaborators with experience in ecological/edible landscape/permaculture design, installation, maintenance, education, customer service, marketing, financial management, cooperative culture, food justice, and just generally being awesome. If that sounds like yo...

C'ville Foodscapes is looking for new collaborators with experience in permaculture design, installation, maintenance, education, financial management, customer service, marketing, cooperative culture, food justice, and just generally being awesome. If that sounds like you, shoot us a resume and cover letter to info[at]cvillefoodscapes[dot]com.

Another great piece on foraging from Eric Wallace and the C-VILLE Weekly. There are edible landscapes everywhere, you just have to know what you're looking for, and maybe where to look ;)

From forage to feast, the morel of the story - C-VILLE Weekly While the exact formula consists of a somewhat mysterious stew of variables, the season for morels is short—from the second week in April to mid-May.

Enjoying spring showers, reflecting on the season to come, and how we relate to the gardens that nourish us :)

"If I wanted to have a happy garden, I must ally myself with my soil; study and help it to the utmost, untiringly. Always, the soil must come first."
- Marion Cran

Come check us out tomorrow, Saturday, April 15th, 9am-12pm at the Community Investment Collaborative's annual Entrepreneur Showcase, as part of the Tom Tom Founders Festival programming at the City Market.

http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/26911-cics-entrepreneur-showcase-at-the-tom-tom-founders/

CIC’s Entrepreneur Showcase at the Tom Tom Founders Festival provides a networking opportunity for 18 up and coming entrepreneurs ⋅ Charlottesville Tomorrow — Community Investment Collaborative’s (CIC) mission is to strengthen our community and contribute to economic development by fueling the success of under-resourced entrepreneurs through education, mentoring, micro-lending and networking. CIC will be hosting its annual Entrepreneur Showcase as part…

Happy Friday, y'all.

We are thrilled to be headed to Harrisonburg next week, alongside friends from the Urban Agriculture Collective of Charlottesville (UACC), to learn more about the work of Soul Fire Farm and ways to deepen our commitment to undoing racism in the food system here in Charlottesville. If you're interested to join the carpool, email sarah(at)cvillefoodscapes(dot)com.

Soul Fire Farm co-owner to talk about working to end racism and injustice through sustainable food production - EMU News At the intersection of sustainable food production and racial justice work is Leah Penniman. Penniman, a farmer, educator and and co-owner of Soul Fire Farm, will visit Eastern Mennonite University

Looking to brush up on your orchard maintenance skills?

Saturday 2/11, 1PM
Pruning Fruit Trees and Orchard Maintenance
912 Woodfolk Dr., Charlottesville

The workshop will start with a brief overview of orchard planning, what grows well in Virginia and what does not. You will then learn in-depth about pruning and orchard maintenance. You will have a chance for some hands-on pruning of fruit trees. Fee is $25, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Email [email protected] to register. http://www.livingenergyfarm.org/

Living Energy Farm

Nice to see perennial vegetables getting some love in Modern Farmer.

Plant These 10 Perennial Vegetables and Reap Harvests Year After Year - Modern Farmer Perfect for the lazy Earth-lover.

Winter is time from pruning and planning.

Pruning, Planning: Foodscapes Press Winter '17

Give the Gift of Abundance. This year, give your loved ones a gift certificate for a Cville Foodscapes consultation so they can build that resilient ecological edible landscape they've been dreaming about.

Give the Gift of Abundance