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
How We Can Grow the Next Generation of Urban Farmers
March 19, 2019
Arlingtonians young and old gathered at Ashlawn Elementary School on April 11th for Arlington Friends of Urban Agriculture’s presentation on “Growing the Next Generation of Urban Farmers.” We had an inspiring discussion on future …
Growing the Next Generation of Urban Farmers
March 13, 2019
Arlington Friends of Urban Agriculture invites you to our next public meeting at Ashlawn Elementary School (5850 8th Road N, Arlington) on Thursday, April 11th, 6:30-8:30pm. The theme of the event is “Growing the …
Let’s Show the County Board Our Love for Urban Ag!
March 7, 2019
The Arlington County Board must reduce costs for it’s FY2020 budget. The county’s Urban Agriculture program could be cut. Last December we had a celebration of our accomplishments over the past 5 years. Let’s raise our voices …
Our Vision for the Future of Urban Agriculture in Arlington
January 9, 2019
At our December 12, 2018, meeting, we explored the progress made in the past five years since the County’s issued its Urban Agriculture Task Force Report (we’ve made a lot progress – read our …
Arlington Urban Agriculture – Look How Far We’ve Come!
December 21, 2018
At our December 12, 2018, winter meeting, we asked County Board Member John Vihstadt who chaired the County’s Urban Agriculture Task Force 5 years ago, and Kim Haun, Urban Agriculture Coordinator, to give us an …
FOUA’s First Annual Golden Radish Award: Puwen Lee
December 18, 2018
It gives us great pleasure to present Puwen Lee with our first annual Golden Radish Award, recognizing her extraordinary contributions to growing urban agriculture in Arlington. Puwen was an original member of the Arlington County Urban Agriculture …
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