Friday, August 4-6 | 4:00 – 9:00 pm
Saturday, August 6 | 10 am – 9:00pm
Sunday, August 7 | 10 am – 9:00pm
James Monroe’s Highland |Admission: $5, Children under 6 are free
Calling all home gardeners, brewers, bakers, beekeepers, artists, crafters, and viticulturists! Join Extension Master Gardeners in participating in the Albemarle County Fair by submitting an entry. Entries will be accepted from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, August 3, the evening before the fair opens at James Monroe’s Highland in Charlottesville. Drop off all entries at the Home Arts and Agriculture building. Judging will take place the next day, and ribbon winners will be displayed throughout the fair.
When you come to the fair, stop by the Piedmont Master Gardeners’ mobile Help Desk for answers to your gardening questions.
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Growing Possibilities for Sustainable Food Systems from Campus to Community:
Reflections from the University of Kentucky (UK) Food Connection
Monday, August 8, 2022 11am-12pm
Join in person: 1890 Litton Reaves Hall, 175 West Campus Drive, Blacksburg, VA (no registration required)
Join online: https://tinyurl.com/
The University of Kentucky (UK) Food Connection is an applied food systems center that serves farmers, food producers, students, and community members by supporting the development of vibrant and sustainable food systems on the UK campus and across Kentucky. Rooted in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment at UK, the Food Connection supports their land-grant mission through transdisciplinary education, high-impact service and outreach, and grounded research on regional and regenerative farming and food systems. Please join us for an engaging overview and discussion about their areas of work and community partnerships that are central in cultivating sustainable food possibilities from farmgate to kitchenplate.
Tree-of-Heaven & the Spotted Lanternfly Webinar
Wednesday, August 17 | Noon – 1:00 pm | Free: Register
Online Event | presented by Blue Ridge PRISM
Preddy Creek Tree Walk presented by Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards
Tuesday, August 23rd from 9:30 to 11:30
— Please note this walk is geared for adults. Limit of 12 people – Register here
–Preddy Creek Trail Park, 3690 Burnley Station Road, Charlottesville, VA 22911
Preddy Creek has a remarkable array of trees, some of which are not often seen in Albemarle County, such as American wild plum, shingle oak and butternut. Join Tree Steward Mary Lee Epps on this walk of about two miles on gently sloping or relatively level woodland trails, much of it along Preddy Creek. The focus will be on tree identification and interesting aspects of the trees we will be seeing. Long pants and long sleeved shirts encouraged because of ticks, poison ivy, etc. Bring water and a snack if desired. We will meet at large map board by restrooms and adjacent to parking lot. Thundestorms cancel.
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Pen Park Tree Identification Walk presented by Charlottesville Tree Stewards
–Sunday. September 4th from 9:00 to 11:00
–Limit of 15 people. Register here.
The Pen Park fitness trail provides a good introduction to the beauty and the challenge of encouraging native tree populations. Join Tree Steward Dana Denbar on this easy ramble over a half mile distance, on a gently sloping paved trail. Learn how to identify 12 Virginia native tree species.
Garden Basics: The Fall Vegetable Garden
Free! Presented by Piedmont Master Gardeners
Vegetable gardening does not need to stop when the weather turns cool. Discover how you can extend your harvest through the fall. You will learn about: when to start your fall garden; cool weather crops; overwintering. Garden Basics classes are…
