West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service will present a free series of workshops to help beginning and experienced gardeners learn a variety of alternative agriculture techniques on Wednesday, March 9, at the National Guard Armory in Welch, WV.
The workshops will include sessions on alternatives to traditional gardening such as hydroponics, a soil-less growing method, as well as the AgrAbility program, which showcases agricultural techniques for individuals with disabilities.
“We are excited to expand our agricultural education outreach efforts to include more alternative methods,” says Melissa Stewart, assistant program director of WVSU Extension Service. “We will be covering a variety of topics that will open up both new and existing gardeners to some interesting growing methods, management practices and crop options.”
The full schedule is as follows.
10 a.m. – Mushroom Production
11 a.m. – Aquaponics
1 p.m. – AgrAbility
2 p.m. – Hydroponics
3 p.m. – Cold Storage
WVSU Extension Service is partnering with the West Virginia National Guard’s Patriot Guardens program to host the series, made possible by a West Virginia Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant and by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Socially Disadvantaged Farmer and Rancher Program.
To register, contact Randy Ross at (808) 208-5099 or rross8@wvstateu.edu.
