The Cumberland County office of Virginia Cooperative Extension is your local connection to Virginia's land-grant universities, Virginia Tech and Virginia State University. Through educational programs based on research and developed with input from local stakeholders, we help the people of Cumberland County improve their lives. We provide education through programs in Agriculture and Natural Resources, Family and Consumer Sciences, 4-H Youth Development and Community Viability.
Covid-19 updates and information
Our office is open so come by and see us or call the office at 804-492-4390 or send us an email. We look forward to serving the Cumberland community. Please be sure to also visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/vcecumberland which is a good resource for updates and upcoming in-person and/or virtual extension programs.
More Information regarding the COVID-19:
Virginia Cooperative Extension: https://ext.vt.edu/covid-19updates.html
What's New
Upcoming 4-H Programs
4-H Tech Changemakers is for Upper Middle and High School students interested in teaching technology skills to residents in the Cumberland community. Great for building your resume and increasing your leadership skills.
Please click the link below for more details about this program:
Upcoming Agriculture Programs
2021 Buckingham/Cumberland Water Testing Clinic
* Registration deadline has been extended to Friday, September 10th.
Cost is $60 per sample kit. The analysis provided would normally cost more than $300 at a commercial water testing laboratory.
To register and reserve your kit, please contact the Buckingham Extension Office by August 20, 2021 at 434-969-4261.
The goal of the Virginia Household Water Quality Program is to improve the water quality and health of Virginians with private water supplies, such as wells, springs and cisterns. These clinics are held to give people with private water systems access to affordable water testing, help interpreting their water test results, and information about possible treatment options.
The water samples are collected and iced in coolers and taken to the Biological Systems Engineering Water Quality Lab in Blacksburg for analysis. The analysis and creating the water test reports takes about 4 weeks. Once the analysis is complete, an Interpretation Meeting is held to distribute the results to each participant. At this meeting, water test results are explained, and information provided about possible treatment options participants may consider.
Buckingham/Cumberland water sample kit pick-up is September 14-20, 2021. Sample drop-off is September 22, 2021 from 7-9 AM. Results Interpretation is picked up by October 8, 2021 or mailed.
The flyer link below will give greater details on what the water testing analysis will include: 2021 Buckingham/Cumberland Water Testing Clinic flyer
45th Annual Fall Forestry & Wildlife Field Tours 2021 Join other forest landowners and natural resource professionals for an educational and fun day in the woods learning about forest and wildlife management. Tours promote wise resource management on private woodlands. Each tour will include stops on multiple properties.
October 14 - Cumberland County October 19 - Sussex County October 27 - Botetourt/Rockbridge Counties
Cost: $25/person: $40/couple
Register online at: https://forestupdate.frec.vt.edu and click landowners programs and then field tours.
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*Please stop by the Cumberland Extension Office if you need to have your soil tested for home/garden or pasture. You just pick up the soil sample boxes and forms for the Virginia Tech soil testing lab and mail your soil samples to them for a routine analysis. You will receive a detailed report with recommendations.
NEWSLETTERS
Cumberland 4-H Newsletters:
Summer 2019 Cumberland 4-H Newsletter
Cumberland Extension Office Newsletters:
October 2020 Cumberland VCE Newsletter
February 2019 Cumberland VCE Newsletter
LOCAL BEEKEEPING ASSOCIATIONS & MEETINGS
Buckingham Bee Club - Meetings are held the 3rd Wednesday of each month. The meetings take place at the Buckingham Agricultural Building starting at 7 PM. Meetings are open to anyone interested in learning about beekeeping or currently working their own bees. For more information, please call Magi Van Eps at 434-607-6947 or email buckinghambeeclub@gmail.com.
Heart of Virginia Beekeepers Association - Meetings are held the 1st Tuesday of each month. The meetings take place at the Prince Edward Extension Conference Room starting at 7 PM. Open to anyone interested in keeping bees, helping bees, or just interested in learning about bees. For more information, please call Mary Jane Morgan at 434-315-1433 or visit https://heartofvirginiabeekeepers.org.
Huguenot Beekeepers Association - Meetings are held the 1st Thursday of each month. The meetings take place at the Powhatan Village Building Auditorium from 7-9 PM. This is a group of experienced and beginning beekeepers that are dedicated to promoting beekeeping in the community and supporting each other in beekeeping activities. For more information, please visit https://huguenotbeekeepers.org.
1548 Anderson Highway
Cumberland, VA 23040
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday
Main Office: (804) 492-4390
Fax: (804) 492-5718
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Virginia Food Access Network (VFAN)
The Virginia Food Access Network (VFAN) accelerates efforts, connects partners, and shares resources to solve child hunger in Virginia and create nutritious food access for all Virginians.
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