Celebrate in October with Friends of Urban Agriculture!
Read the Arlington County Board’s Urban Agriculture Month Proclamation here. You can also watch the reading at the board meeting from September 16, 2025 here (starts at FOUA portion of the meeting).
Note: October produce donation days will be Monday Oct 6, Tuesday October 14, Monday October 20, and Monday, October 27.
October 1 (W) – Garden Talk: Bees & Honey More than just pollinators. Plus, we’ll have some UA month bonuses to share with attendees.
October 2 (Th) – Parking Day. Visit “Nourish the Block: Small Spaces, Big Impact,” FOUA’s Parking Day installation at Wellburn Square in Ballston from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. (900 N. Stewart St Https://maps.app.goo.gl/gRe9cvXiVNVVKLAo7 )
October 4 (Sa) – Rosslyn Fall Fest. Celebrate fall in Rosslyn with FOUA with pumpkin fun, pie eating contests, local beer and cider, and family friendly activities! 1-6 pm. 1401 Wilson Blvd
October 5 (Su) – Area 2 Farms tour – Join us for a special FOUA tour at 2:30 pm at one of Arlington’s cool agriculture businesses. See how greens, herbs, and veggies are grown indoors and make the most of small spaces. (Regular Sunday tour will begin at 1 pm.)
October 11 (Sa) – Garden Day Open House at Walter Reed Annex Garden A small garden that has produced almost 17,000 pounds of veggies since 2013! Come join us and learn about this amazing urban garden in S Arlington. 2050 S. Walter Reed Drive
October 11 (Sa) – Visit FOUA at the Cherrydale Farmers Market and support our local food producers.
October 12 (Su) – FOUA at an Arlington Farmers Market TBA
October 15 (W) – Garden Talk: Garlic! Plant it Now! Are you a garlic lover? Learn about how to plant and when to harvest garlic, plus the history and many types of garlic to choose from. Plus, we’ll have some UA month bonuses to share with attendees.
October 18 (Sa) – Garden Day Open House at the HUG! Check out our brand new garden expansion. Join the team in completing new construction and getting soil ready for fall plantings in this great garden at Virginia Highlands Park. 1600 S. Hayes St.
October 19 (Su) – Visit FOUA at the Westover Farmers Market and support our local food producers.
October 19 (Su) – Garden Day Open House at the TTG! Join the team in the dirt at our garden with Northern Virginia Conservation Trust. Help us water, weed, harvest, and clean up the beautiful space that grows food for Plot Against Hunger. 4578 26th St N.
October 23 (Th) – Special movie night! Outdoor evening movie screening of food systems and farming movie with discussion. More info coming soon. Postponed. Due to scheduling conflicts, we will reschedule movie night to a future date this winter.
October 25 (Sa) – FOUA at an Arlington Farmers Market TBA
October 26 (Su) – FOUA at an Arlington Farmers Market TBA
Read the Arlington County Board’s Urban Agriculture Month Proclamation here. You can also watch the reading at the board meeting from September 16, 2025 here (starts at FOUA portion of the meeting).
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