Resources – Arlington Friends of Urban Agriculture (FOUA)

Arlington County Recommendations for a Food Action Plan - from the Urban Agriculture Task Force Report to the Arlington County Board

Urban Agriculture Program, Arlington County Department of Parks & Recreation
https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Topics/Urban-Agriculture

Wednesday Garden Talks at Arlington Central Library, 7 pm, mid-March – mid-October
http://arlingtonva.libcal.com/event/2369416

Garden Tool Lending Library at Arlington Central Library
Hours (Wed. 5-7 pm, Fri. 3-5pm, Sat. 10-noon), tools available/to donate, how to borrow
http://library.arlingtonva.us/a-z-list/the-shed

Master Gardeners Walk-In Plant Clinic at Arlington Central Library
Wed., 6:45 – 8:45 pm, in 1st floor near Welcome Desk
http://arlingtonva.libcal.com/event/2366929

Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia Classes & Seminars
https://mgnv.org/

Virginia Cooperative Extension - Arlington Office
https://arlington.ext.vt.edu/

Master Food Volunteers
https://fairfax.ext.vt.edu/programs/FoodNutritionHealth.html

Arlington's Farmers Markets
https://topics.arlingtonva.us/farmers-markets/

Community Gardens: Arlington & Alexandria

NOVA Outside - An alliance of environmental educators who connect and teach people of all ages about their natural environment. https://www.novaoutside.org/

Composting Food Scraps Pilot Project
Arlington County recently started a pilot program in which county residents can drop off their food scraps on weekdays between 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Earth Products Recycling Yard near Shirlington, 4300 S. 29th St. environment.arlingtonva.us

Urban Permaculture Resource Hub hosted by Barbara Fillip

VDACS - database on farmers markets, CSAs, Virginia Grown https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/vagrown/

Sustainable NOVA - If you’re looking for local food, humanely raised grass-fed beef, pastured poultry and eggs, farmers markets, how to grow your own organic vegetables, farm-to-table restaurants, or green events in Northern Virginia, Sustainable NoVA helps you find it! http://sustainablenova.com

Resources

Seed donations

Much of the amazing produce that Plot Against Hunger gardeners raise comes from seeds started from donated packets. We are so grateful for the generous contributions of all kinds of seeds from national and local seed companies. We couldn’t do ...

Garden Talks 2023

We invite you to weekly Garden Talks at Arlington Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy Street Free, no registration required Sponsored by Friends of Urban Agriculture and Extension Master Gardeners Also: Master Gardener Plant Clinic at Central Library, Wednesdays, 6 – 7:45 ...

2022 FOUA Annual Meeting

We’re glad to report our 2022 annual meeting was a great success! Just in case you weren’t able to make it, you can watch the full Zoom presentation here. Below the video you will find resources and links mentioned during ...

2022 Garden Talks

Wednesdays May – August at 7 pm, in Library Garden by main parking lot entrance Free, no registration required Arlington Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy Street Sponsored by Friends of Urban Agriculture and Master Gardeners in partnership with Arlington County ...

2022 Spring Garden Kickoff: Looking ahead to summer

May 21, 2022, Arlington Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St., Arlington, VA COVID cautions – Mask requested indoors and whenever within 6 feet of others. Auditorium has air purification systems. Register form below. 9:45 am Doors open – get ...

Cure Winter Cabin Fever by Planting Peas & Lettuce

Blog by Kirsten Ann Conrad, Agriculture Natural Resource Extension Agent, Virginia Cooperative Extension, and FOUA Board Member Peas If you are tired of winter and hunger for spring, try planting peas as soon as the soil dries and the soil ...