Resources

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