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West Virginia youth aged 12-21 will enjoy a weekend full of 4-H Shooting Sports and Outdoor skills. Campers will learn new skills and gain confidence in multiple outdoor disciplines including archery, hunting skills, air rifle, and more! 🏹 📅 Friday, April 21, 2023 – Sunday, April 23, 2023📍 WVU Jackson’s Mill Register online through ZSuite: Read More…
Submitted by Brandy Brabham, WVU Roane County Extension Agent, Ag & Natural Resources, 304-927-0975 As part of West Virginia University Extension’s broader initiative to address the growingrural mental health and farm stress crisis, they are offering a series of dinner meetings across West Virginia. The local WVU Extension office in Roane County will be hosting a meeting on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 Read More…
Growers, if you want to learn the ABCs of #ProduceSafety, there’s a class for that! The WV Food Safety Training Team is offering a one-day, in-person course on Feb. 22 in Charleston. The cost is $60. To learn more and register (by Feb. 15), go to: https://secure.touchnet.net/C20389_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=2338&SINGLESTORE=true.
Gilmer County Farm Bureau and WVU Extension Service- Gilmer and Calhoun County will once again be placing a bulk order for Spring Plants and Berries. The spring plants and berries that are available this year will be strawberries, blackberries, red raspberries, and blueberries. We will also be offering asparagus roots and rhubarb crowns. If you Read More…
The West Virginia University will be having a Dinner Meeting on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at the Roane County Library Meeting Room. The Speaker for the event will be Quill Ward, speaking on the topic “Making the Most out of Your Pasture!” Call WVU-Roane County Extension Service at 304-927-0975 by Monday, Jan. 23 at 4 Read More…
Submitted by Daisy Bailey, WVU Extension Agent
Growing quality transplants requires good seed, a sterile and well-draining growing medium, proper temperature and moisture conditions, adequate light, and a structure that has built-in capacity to adjust these factors, especially temperature and humidity. However, many home gardeners and small growers in West Virginia start seedlings inside their houses using artificial light or often relying only on Read More…
In the dark, short days of winter, it is easy to daydream about the sunny days of spring and summer when your yard or garden are filled with blooming flowers and fresh produce ripe for the picking. Through food preservation practices of canning or freezing, you can get the taste of the fresh produce, but Read More…
Candace DeLong – WVU Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Agent – Hampshire County History of Victory Gardens Americans accomplished truly amazing feats with their wartime gardens. Uncle Sam challenged Americans to self-sufficiency and growing vegetables, and this challenge was met and surpassed with great success. The idea was originally established by the Wilson administration Read More…
