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Urban Agriculture, Agronomy, & Natural Resource Management Challenges in Brazil
Please join Virginia Cooperative Extension in welcoming Professor Celso Albuquerque from the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Professor Albuquerque will talk about his work at the Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (UNISUL) in Urban Agriculture, Agronomy, and Natural Resource Management Challenges. Continue reading
October 2017 Public Education Events
Come to our free public education events in October 2017. Topics include Tour Our Gardens in Bon Air Park; Simpson Gardens Stroll; Tree Selection, Planting and Care; Composting and What To Do With All That Leaf and Yard Waste; Putting Your Garden To Bed; and Native Grasses and Sedges for the Home Garden.
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Tagged 2017 Virginia Urban Agriculture Summit, Brambles and Shrubs, composting, Fruit From Vines, Garlic, MGNV Sunny Garden, Native grasses and sedges, public education, Putting your garden to bed, Quarry Shade Garden, Simpson Gardens Stroll, Tree selection, Urban Agriculture
January 2017 Public Education Events
The following events are scheduled by VCE Master Gardeners in Arlington and Alexandria in January. Printable Flyer Microgreens: What Are They, Why They Are So Fabulous, and How to Grow Them Tuesday, January 10, 7 – 8 p.m. Fairlington Community Center, 3308 … Continue reading
November 2016 Public Education Events
The following events are scheduled by VCE Master Gardeners in Arlington and Alexandria in November. Sunday, November 6, Fairlington Community Center Landscape Walk, 1 – 2:30 p.m., Fairlington Community Center, 3308 S. Stafford St., Arlington, VA 22206. This program will provide a tour of … Continue reading
October 2016 Public Education Events
Print Version: October Education Events Flyer Tuesday, Oct. 4, Simpson Gardens Stroll – 11 a.m. to noon, at 420 E. Monroe St., Alexandria 22301 (by the YMCA) VCE Master Gardeners who maintain the Simpson Park Demonstration Gardens will be in the garden to greet … Continue reading
Urban Agriculture Symposium
VCE’s Urban Agriculture Symposium on Saturday, 3 October, offers something for anyone interested in growing food in urban areas for personal use or for sale. Whether it’s growing vegetables in small backyard spaces or community gardens, soilless production of mushrooms and microgreens, … Continue reading
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September 23, 2015
Tagged Arlington, Arlington Food Assistance Center, Community Gardening, garden design, George Mason University, impermeable surfaces, installation and maintenance, Local Government, Love and Carrots, Microgreens and Mushrooms, Parks Department, Plot Against Hunger, Puwen Lee, St. Andrews Episcopal, Sustainable Food System, Urban Agriculture, Urban Permaculture, Virginia Theological Seminary
