Magic in the Garden By Laverne Fuller Imagine looking at your garden and seeing a perfect shed surrounded by beautiful plants. A stone path leads to a swing and in the far corner is a trellis. There are statues and other garden art, even a wind chime hanging from a...
2016 Master Gardener Class Graduates The 2016 Southside Master Gardener Training lasted 16 weeks including four difficult tests. Pictured are the 2016 Graduates: Gretchen Williams, Hongqing Ye, Irene Dunn, Nancy Bane, Dawn Bruno, Donna Campagna (absent but there...
Second Saturdays Are Back By Laverne Fuller Second Saturdays with the Southside Master Gardeners are back at the Halifax Farmer’s Market. The 2016 season begins on May 14. Master Gardeners will be at the Market to help children pot up plants to be taken home....
Nowadays we hear a lot about honeybees but did you know that there are many other bees in your backyard that survive with minimal help from you. We all know the honey bees are at risk from mites,...
Become a Garden Recycler By William McCaleb, Master Gardener Coordinator Here are some creative things that will help build soil structure and health, and it will even repel some pathogens. To improve garden soils, instead of just buying additives for the...
Halifax Lofts – Modern Living/Historic School There is a community meeting on Thursday, January 14th, 2016 at 5:30 pm at the Halifax Town Hall located at 70 S. Main Street. Come and meet the would-be Developer. Bring your ideas, concerns, questions, thoughts,...
Crews with J. Harman Saunders Construction, Inc. recently made repairs to the air pave parking system areas at the King’s Bridge Landing wayside, adding additional topsoil, reseeding and covering with landscape fabric matting to allow new grass to take...
Hypertufa: what is it and why do you want to know? Hypertufa is the art of mixing Portland cement, sphagnum peat moss, perlite and water to make stone-like garden pots. The mixture can be made into many different shapes...
On April 24th the Kings Bridge Landing dedication and official opening occurred. Halifax Town Manager, Carl Espy wants to remind citizens of the rules for using the facility. According to Espy, the landing will be opened every day from dawn to dusk, and...
January 9, 2015 The Town of Halifax announces a Public Meeting to kick off the Mountain Road Historic District Boundary Expansion and National Register Nomination Update Project to be held at 5:30 pm on Monday, February 9th at Halifax Town Hall, 70 South Main...
Do you need a special gift for someone who is new to gardening or a gardener new to Southside? Have you ever wanted to take the Master Gardener course but are still working or don’t want to commit to the volunteer obligation? ...
THE HEART OF VIRGINIA BUY FRESH BUY LOCAL CHAPTER IS HOSTING A “PROMOTIONAL MEETING” FOR LOCAL PRODUCERS, DISTRIBUTORS, RETAILERS PURCHASERS, CONSUMERS AND LOCAL FOOD ENTHUSIASTS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2014 6:00 PM HALIFAX FARMER’S MARKET (209 S....
A biscuit in the United States is a small bread with a firm browned crust and a soft interior. Come to Hudson Heritage Farms Studio and learn to make Biscuits, Lard, and Fresh Butter. Just in time for the Holidays. Personal Chef, Sue Graves will be...
A day long celebration of the Southern Virginia Wild Blueway and outdoor recreation! The Town of Halifax will be hosting it’s final event of the 2014 season. On Saturday, September 13th, we will be celebrating the Wild Blue River Festival. The event...
Mid-Atlantic Broadband Communities Corporation (MBC), a wholesale open-access fiber network transport provider, announced Wednesday the launch of a wireless broadband pilot project in the Town of Halifax to test the capability of Vihaan Networks Limited (VNL) solar...
