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Hear Together: Virginia Rural Health Association The Virginia Rural Health Association works to improve health and healthcare for the 2.5 million residents in rural areas of the state through education and advocacy. They also form cooperative partnerships with small clinics and hospitals to ensure that they have access to the equipment and federal funding they qualify for in order to operate successfully. For this Hear Together profile, we spoke with Executive Director Beth O’Connor. Listen at the audio link below to learn more about the Virginia Rural Health Association’s initiatives, i...

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) relies on a group of individuals to run a farm operation. The farm is then open to other community members who can sign up for a CSA membership where they receive locally-grown produce during a harvest season. Lynchburg Grows is a 7-acre nonprofit farm in Lynchburg that offers their own Veggie Box CSA. Over the last few seasons, they’ve improved access to the program with a scholarship offering for low-income residents. But that’s not the only new initiative Lynchburg Grows has launched recently: They now partner with Sentara to offer a Fresh Rx presc...

UpdatedFri, May 7, 2021 at 8:41 am PT Reply There is no shortage of events to celebrate the mothers in your life: Choose from wine-tastings, artisan markets, an ostrich farm, boardwalk rides, comedy, brunch cruises, theater, garden visits & more. (Shutterstock) SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CA — After everything Mom has done holding down the family fort over the past pandemic year, she deserves a big, BIG, extra-special day. Mother's Day in 2021 falls on Sunday, May 9. Peruse Patch's guide to weekend events, find activities that will appeal to Mamacita, and make your plans for a memorable time...

Our Community Place has been serving the homeless population in Harrisonburg since the early ’90s. Beginning as a soup kitchen, OCP has now expanded into a full-fledged day program, providing basic necessities like showers and hot meals. They served 23,000 meals during the COVID-19 pandemic, up from 19,000 the year before. But the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic brought another glaring need to the forefront: the demand for permanent housing assistance. It’s not uncommon for property management companies to put up barriers, making it difficult for those who are low-income, have been previou...

After suffering a series of accidents and injuries, Lisa Dearden found that the key to regaining her health was changing her diet. She became passionate about local food sources, and opened a farm and started a market of her own. Eleven seasons later, RVAgriculture has expanded to include five farmer’s markets and a robust online marketplace. The nonprofit has even incorporated creative programming, like their ‘Chef At The Market,’ where different chefs provide a recipe tutorial featuring seasonal food. For this Hear Together profile, we spoke with Dearden about the importance of knowin...