Annual plant sale coming soon
The Friends of the Library will hold their annual Plant Sale on Friday, April 28 from 2 to 6 p.m. and Saturday, April 29 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. or until they run out of plants. The event will be at the Brown County Public Library, 205 Locust Lane.
As always they will offer a large selection of plants, including native plants from Brown County gardens and local retailers. Brown County Soil and Water Conservation District will also offer free trees. The sale will be held under the solar panels in the library’s lower lot at the end of east Gould Street. Please come prepared to pay with cash or a check.
This event is one of the Friends biggest fundraisers. Their generous fundraising efforts allow the library provide programs and events for free to our community. The public is invited to come support the library by purchasing plants or becoming a member of the Friends.
For a list of the programs that the Friends support, visit the library’s online events calendar at BrownCountyLibrary.info/events.
Tree planting opportunity set
The community is welcome to participate in a Lake Monroe Water Fund project to plant trees along Clay Lick Creek to help prevent erosion. This project is funded by grants from the Duke Energy Foundation and the Smithville Charitable Foundation. Duke Energy volunteers will be providing T-shirts to everyone who volunteers.
Tree planting will be Friday, April 21 and Saturday, April 22 (Earth Day) to plant 900 native trees and shrubs along Clay Lick Creek to help reduce erosion. Rain dates will be Friday, April 28 (Arbor Day) and Saturday, April 29.
Sign up here at docs.google.com/forms/d/1wllgEEdO0xJmNflTq2r9wxPcY3uNWUX8Py6NO8YzO7o/edit?ts=63e26ea8.
Brown County Earth Day celebration
The Brown County Food, Farm, and Garden Council invites community members to attend the 2023 Brown County Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, April 22 from 12 to 2 p.m. at the Brown County Community YMCA, 105 Willow St.
The council will be giving away over 100 trees, and youth will be able to plant and take home a flower for Mothers’ Day. Additional activities include live cooking demonstrations with tasty samples and informational booths regarding land management, invasive species, pollinators, insect protein, energy conservation, and more.
Interested in joining the celebration as vendor? Complete this survey to reserve your spot: https://bit.ly/23EarthDayVendor. We look forward to celebrating with our Brown County community.
Local goat farm open for tours
BELMONT — Visit the Goat Conspiracy farm, 6022 Kent Road, and meet goats, including recent baby goats, and chickens, and see where milk and cheese are made.
Goat Yoga will be Sunday, April 30 at 11 a.m. The cost is $25 per participant.
Make your own soap at soap workshops on Sunday, April 30, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. The cost is $90.
Attend a workshop on raising and caring for goats on Sunday, April 12 from 2 to 4 p.m. The cost is $35.
Goat Conspiracy offers weekly farm visits and tours every Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons at 1 and 2 p.m. Farm tours and visits are $15 per person and preregistration is required. To register for a farm visit/tour, sign up at thegoatconspiracy.com/visit-the-farm.
If you would like to schedule a visit outside of these available days or times and have a group of at least five people please contact us at [email protected].
Volunteer at police landscape day
Join the Nashville Metropolitan Police Department at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 22 for its second annual Landscape the Department Day.
Beautify the department at 25 Artist Drive at the family friendly event. All are welcome and donations of equipment (for use that day), flowers, gravel, mulch and more are welcome.
Run coming soon at Hard Truth
Hard Truth Distilling Co., 418 Old State Road 46, will host its annual Whiskey Chaser Trail Run in a 5K, 10K, 20K relay and “shot mile” on Saturday, April 29.
The Whiskey Chaser Trail Run features three extreme trail races — 5K and 10K solo runs, plus a four-person team 20K relay — through the hills of Brown County.
Races will be followed by an after party with live music, Quaff ON! beer and Hard Truth spirits. Race participants will face several steep hills and creek crossings. Awards for overall top male and female in 5K and 10K races; award for overall 20K team.
Additionally, the Shot Mile race allows runners 21 and older to do a shot of a Hard Truth spirit after each lap.
Registration prices are $35 for the 5K, $45 for the 10K and $75 for the 20K Relay.
Race registration includes race entry, T-shirt (first come, first serve), live music and after-party entry. Participants can register online at visithardtruth.com. Non-runners can join the festival grounds for $20.
Check-in and packet pick-up is from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. and races begin at 9 a.m.
Brown County Bikes hosting first event
Join Brown County Bikes for the first annual Brown County Enduro Bike Fest Clinics on May 13 and 14 in Brown County State Park.
Buy and save $100 for the whole weekend of clinics or pick and choose what clinics interest you.
Saturday, May 13 will include:
Fundamentals Clinic, 9 a.m. to noon, co-ed, $100
Fundamentals Clinic, 9 a.m. to noon, women only, $100
Mini-Jump Clinic, 1 to 4 p.m., co-ed, $150
Mini-Jump Clinic 1 to 4 p.m., women’s only, $150
Sunday, May 14 will include:
Intermediate/Advanced Skills Clinic 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., lunch break from noon to 1 p.m., co-ed, $300
The cost for the full weekend clinic is $450.
Coaches are certified and professionally trained from Bicycle Instructors Certification Program (BICP) and/or Professional Mountain Bike Instructors Association (PMBIA).
There will be have free demo bikes from Transition and KONA all weekend long at Hesitation Point in Brown County State Park.
Free demo bikes cannot be used for clinics. The bikes are only for test rides on the trails for the weekend. Call Brown County Bikes to reserve or rent a bike from Brown County Bikes at 812-200-1115.
To register or for more information visit: browncountybikes.com/product/brown-county-bikes-co-ed-and-womens-clinics-enduro-bike-fest-5080.htm.
