August 20, 2014, 12:08 PM
Jennifer ZeienVirginia Cooperative Extension Program on Growing Vegetables in the Fall
VIRGINIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
ARLINGTON COUNTY OFFICE
Fairlington Community Center, 3308 S. Stafford St., Arlington VA 22206
Telephone 703-228-6400
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 19, 2014
Contact: Kirsten Buhls, Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Agent, (kbuhls@vt.edu)
Growing Vegetables in the Fall
VCE Master Gardeners of Arlington and Alexandria will present a program on vegetable gardening in the fall on Thursday, September 4, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Fairlington Community Center, 3308 S. Stafford St., Arlington. The program will cover crops that can and should be grown in the fall, fall gardening tasks that will help prepare for next year’s spring and summer gardens, and ways to extend the harvest season into the colder months.
The program is free and open to the public, but advance registration is requested. To register, call 703-228-6414 or e-mail mgarlalex@gmail.com.
Virginia Cooperative Extension
http://www.ext.vt.edu is a joint program of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and state and local governments. VCE programs and employment are open to all, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status. An equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. Edwin J. Jones, Director, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg; Jewel E. Hairston, Administrator, 1890 Extension Program, Virginia State, Petersburg.