Urban Agriculture Events and Resources, our new series highlighting urban agriculture in Arlington and Alexandria, replaces the old Between the Rows newsletter.
MGNV Resources | Virginia Cooperative Extension | Arlington Friends of Urban Agriculture | EcoAction Arlington
MGNV Public Education Classes on Vegetable, Herb, and Fruit Gardening
- A Passion for Figs
- Companion Planting
- Drink Your Garden! Herbs, Fruits & Flowers for the Glass
- Edible Landscaping
- Harvest at Home: Mastering Vegetable Gardening in Containers
- How to Grow a Salsa Garden
Arlington 4-H & Junior Master Gardeners - Hydroponics for Beginners
- Introduction to Vegetable Gardening
- Managing the Vegetable Garden’s Overabundance
- Microgreens
- Pepper-licious!
- Permaculture in the Garden
- Saving Seeds from Your Urban Garden
- Seeds: Selecting and Starting
- Sowing the Seeds of Victory: Growing Food in Troubled Times
- 2025 Three Part Series with Nina DeRosa
MGNV’s Guide to Vegetable Gardening: Between the Rows 🥕🍓🥦🍅🥬
Virginia Cooperative Extension – Home & Garden Information Center
January Resources from the Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program
Arlington Friends of Urban Agriculture: Events & More . . .
2025 FOUA Golden Radish Winner!
Friends of Urban Agriculture (FOUA) has selected Area 2 Farms as the winner of the 2025 FOUA Golden Radish Award, recognizing organizations that advance urban agriculture and strengthen Arlington’s local food system!
Area 2 Farms has been a leader in developing a sustainable indoor farming model in Arlington and a strong community partner by sharing ideas, providing fresh produce, and producing high-quality compost for local gardeners.
Read more about the Golden Radish itself and this year’s winner.
FOUA Movie Matinee
We’re excited to host our first movie night of the year in just a few weeks. Join us for an engaging film, snacks, and a post-movie discussion on Saturday, January 31. More info coming soon.
About our selcted movie, Feeding Tomorrow:
Farmers, nutritionists and educators work to transform a broken food system. Fighting ecosystem destruction, climate change, inequality and health epidemics, these Innovators build a regenerative and resilient system in their local communities.
Date: January 31, 2026. Movie begins at 3:30 pm, discussion to follow.
Location: Woman’s Club of Arlington, 700 S Buchanan St
Cost: Free, donations appreciated
Green News from
Spring 2026 Tree Planting
January 14 2026 DEADLINE!
Free Trees! Apply to have a tree planted on your property. All private property in Arlington is eligible to have a native tree planted on the property through EcoAction Arlington’s Tree Planting Program. Applications are open until January 14th, 2026!
Apply on the EcoAction website
