UPCOMING EVENTS
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Little Bluestem Fall Plant Sale
Fall is an excellent time to plant native species! Help us clean up the nursery before winter and give some plants a new home.
All 3" and 4" pots are half off, plus other special deals of the day, including discount habitat boxes and more!
Stop on by the nursery that Friday/Saturday any time between 10 and 4, no appointment necessary.
Fall Native Plant & Seed Swap & Sale
Come on out to Oakdale Park in Bridgewater to swap or purchase native plants and responsibly gathered native seed from Native Plant Society members, and from Little Bluestem Nursery. Pick up some unusual plants, meet some new friends, and enjoy a lovely afternoon in the park. We do this event every year and it's always a great time. More information here.
Community Planting at Rockfish Valley Foundation
Join us to help plant a pair of native plant beds at RVF's new outdoor classroom in Nellysford. No experience needed, come to learn about meadow planting and enjoy the beautiful nature center!
Email to RSVP
Community Planting at Fortune's Cove
Join us to help plant savanna species with The Nature Conservancy at the Fortune's Cove Preserve near Lovingston. All are welcome!
Zine Submission Deadline
We're trying something new to inspire and distribute some interesting art from the community about these interesting times we seem to be inhabiting. The theme is 'Living in a Time of Monsters', and all that that entails. Essays, poetry, photographs, drawings, very short stories, polemics, apologia, how-to guides, and more are welcome. All accepted submissions will receive a free copy of the 'zine and a Little Bluestem t-shirt! Learn more about the project here.
March Work Party
Join us at the grounds of Little Bluestem nursery to spend an afternoon putting our hands to good use caring for the surrounding forest.
Movie Night and Plant Sale
Little Bluestem's native plants will be available for sale at the screening of Doug Tallamy's backyard nature documentary 'Homegrown and Native' hosted by the Insight Meditation Community of Charlottesville.
Shenandoah Native Plant Society Plant & Seed Swap
Come on out to Oakdale Park to swap or purchase native plants and responsibly gathered native seed from Native Plant Society members, and from Little Bluestem Nursery. Pick up some unusual plants, meet some new friends, and enjoy a lovely afternoon in the park.
Little Bluestem Fall Work Party
Join Little Bluestem at our plant sanctuary grounds in Nelson County for a day of planting and forest tending. We'll be hewing out space in a forest clearing for a large planting of woodland grasses and wildflowers. These plantings will help diversify the gene pool of the region, and also serve as stock seed beds for our nursery.
This event is free and open to the public! Learn more and Register for the Work Party here.
Mill Race Market
Join Little Bluestem, Wild Altar Farmstead, Acornucopia, and many others at the Woodson's Mill monthly market. Delicious foods, artisan goods, and stone-ground heirloom flours from Deep Roots Milling.
Stop by our table and say hi! More information here.
Local Ecology Walk
Join us for a fall walk around the grounds of Panorama Natural Burial. Topics we may touch on during our walk include plant identification, succession ecology, sustainable approaches to seed collection, seasonal patterns in the landscape, edible/medicinal aspects of plants, animal communities inhabiting the place, and possibly other topics depending on what we come across in our walk.
Local genotype native plants from the Little Bluestem nursery will be available for sale after the walk. Fall is a great time to plant native!
This event is free and open to the public! Please RSVP here.
June Work Party
Join us for a day’s work sowing seeds at our Nelson County nursery!
Come prepared to help us get a little summer sowing in. Work in the nursery may include mixing soil, sowing seeds, staking vines, prepping nursery tables, and freshening up the mulch in the nursery yard. We will also be gathering woody material for making biochar.
All volunteers welcome! Please RSVP in advance if you can at Eventbrite
Sanctuary Work Party
Join us for a day’s work in the woods at our botanical sanctuary in Nelson County!
Plant Sale & Plant Walk
Join us at Bellair Farm for a pop-up plant sale and an educational plant ID and farm ecology walk.
Mushroom ID Walk & Plant Sale
Join us at Bellair Farm for a pop-up plant sale and an educational mushroom ID walk in partnership with Mushluv.
Seed Stories: A Community Seed Swap and Plant Share
Join Little Bluestem, Woven Roots, and many other area agricultural and ecological organizations for an enriching afternoon dedicated to the power of seeds! Workshops, presentations and information tables focused on empowering individuals with the knowledge and resources to nurture seeds into thriving gardens and healthy ecosystems. More information here.
Plant Sale & Plant Walk at Bellair Farm
Join us at Bellair Farm for a pop-up plant sale and an educational plant ID and farm ecology walk.
Riverside Jamboree: A Benefit for Little Bluestem
Help support Little Bluestem and enjoy an evening of great tunes, fine food and drink, and good company by the river! Concert by Holy River and Diane Cluck. Silent Auction with goods from local artisans. Tickets available now: https://riversidejamboree.eventbrite.com
Spring Ecology Walk
Guided by members of Little Bluestem, we'll explore the diverse riparian plant communities of the Rivanna River and discuss spring ephemerals, mycology of the season, animal foraging behavior, riparian communities, succession ecology, and more. Join us as we learn together about the ecological connections between species that mutually create the landscape we all love.