Local Programs
ANR (Agriculture and Natural Resouces)
Soil Samples -
We have soil boxes and forms at the Cumberland Extension Office that you can pick up and mail off your soil samples to the Virginia Tech soil testing lab in Blacksburg, VA. Testing of samples for commercial crop is free of charge, but samples for gardens, lawn, etc. are $10 per sample for a routine test. Routine tests include soil pH, P, K, Ca, Mg, Zn, Mn, Cu, Fe, B and estimated CEC. There are also soil probes that can be taken out on loan to assist with collecting the soil samples.
4-H 2024 Winter in the Woods Camp
This overnight holiday camp is open to youth ages 7-13 and will take place Saturday and Sunday, December 7-9, 2024 at the Holiday Lake 4-H Eductional Center in Appomattox, VA. The cost is $90/camper which includes lodging, meals, and all activities. Transportation will not be provided so parents will need to drop-off and pick-up directly from the Holiday Lake 4-H Center.
Come & enjoy winter fun activities and games in the great outdoors! Planned activities will be making homemade cookies, creating holiday nature crafts, taking a winter wonderland hike and much more.
Registration link: https://bit.ly/WinterInTheWoods2024
Please click to view the camp flyer: 2024 Winter In The Woods Flyer
4-H 2025 Food Frenzy Overnight Camp
This overnight camp is open to youth ages 9-18 and will take place January 17-19, 2025 at the Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center in Appomattox, VA. The cost is $125 per person.
Spend a weekend at camp learning how to cook and improving your culinary skills! Planned activities are food safety & preparation sessions, healthy eating habits, fun food-filled workshops, and creating delicious one-bites with the help of a professional chef.
Transportation will not be provided so parents will need to drop-off and pick-up their children directly from the Holiday Lake 4-H Center.
Please click to view the camp brochure: 2025 Food Frenzy brochure
Registration link: https://bit.ly/FoodFrenzy2025
4-H Buckingham & Cumberland 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.
Please call the office at 804-492-4390 and/or click link below for more information!
4-H Buckingham & Cumberland Livestock Club brochure
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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