We are participating in the NexTrex Challenge. To complete this challenge we need to collect 500 pounds of plastic film in six months! Bring your plastic film to the Farmer’s Market on our recycling day the first Saturday of every month. Once we complete the challenge, you’ll get to enjoy …
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We are pleased to announce the soft launch of SustainFloyd’s latest project: The Refill Station! This is an eco-friendly refill shop for the purchasing of bulk cleaning products. Please bring your own bottles (or use one of ours), to refill with laundry detergent, castille soap, dish soap, all purpose cleaner, and more.
SustainFloyd will host a monthly recycling event at the Floyd Farmers Market the first Saturday of each month from 10:00am to 12:30pm beginning in May 2022. We will collect a variety of different items each month. It is important that all items are clean and dry when you drop them off. We will be storing them until we have sufficient to ship. Thank you for your help!
The Floyd Farmers Market has been going strong for over a decade, and it is finally time for more growth. Under SustainFloyd’s leadership there are some exciting expansions to look forward to in 2021! The Saturday market has become an important regular event in downtown Floyd. In response to increased …
It’s a joy shopping at the Farmers Market AND it’s the right thing to do. You know why it’s fun. You meet your friends—old and new. You catch up with the local news. You can talk to the folks who grow and prepare your food and see for yourself that …
During these cold winter months it can be a challenge to imagine the fruits and vegetables that come along with warmer weather. Indeed it can be difficult to remember what warmer weather even looks and feels like when the forecast calls for snow and ice. While one can long for …
In early December of 2020, Floyd County Board of Supervisors approved a plan to utilize CARES Act funds for a local initiative. Linda DeVito Kuchenbuch thought to supply the county’s 8 food banks with food for the over 700 families served. As an agricultural community, Lauren Yoder proposed the next …
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