Local Programs
Agriculture & Natural Resources
SAVE THE DATE!
Virginia WISE Cattle & Equipment program held on December 15-16, 2023 at Grave Mountain Lodge. Guest speaker is Dr. Temple Grandin on Saturday.
Friday - Equipment Wise Saturday - Cattle Wise
For more information visit https://sites.google.com/view/virginiawomeninagriculture/wia-cattle-wise
4-H Winter in the Woods Camp
This overnight camp is open to youth ages 7-13 and will take place on Saturday and Sunday, December 2-3, 2023 at the Holiday Lake 4-H Center in Appomattox, VA. The cost is $90/person which includes all lodging, meals, and activities.
To register: https://www.holidaylake4h.com/christmas-camp.html?view=article&id=407:winter-woods&catid=37:online-registration
Activities include making homemade cookies, holiday nature crafts, winter wonderland hike and much more.
Transportation to and from camp will be provided by the 4-H agent via county van.
4-H Livestock Club
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to raise a sheep or a cow? Have you ever thought about what is involved in showing a pig before a judge? You don't have to live on a farm or have your own livestock to participate in the 4-H livestock club. You just have to have an interest, a willingness to commit to caring for an animal, and enthusiasm for preparing for and partipating in the livestock show.
Club members raise and show market and breeding animals at the Piedmont Area Livestock Show held each May in Blackstone, Virginia. They work with their animals for three to five months before competition in the show against youth from ten counties in the area.
Currently the club is on break for the summer but will be starting back up in the fall of 2023. Please call the office at 804-492-4390 or check back for updates!
Engaging with Communities
Virginia Cooperative Extension specialists in community viability work with Extension agents, campus-based faculty, organizational partners, communities, and individuals to further opportunity and build capacity in five program areas:
- Leadership & Planning
- Community Enterprise and Resiliency
- Community Food System and Enterprises
- Community Planning
- Emerging Community Issues
Examples of our work include training county elected officials, educating entrepreneurs, facilitating collaborative projects, supporting the growth of community food systems and local economies, enhancing agent skills and community capacity in facilitation and leadership, conducting problem-driven research, and creating publications and tools that address critical community needs.
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