VCE News: FAQs

Need help with one of these?  Let us know!  We’re happy to help.
• What is this insect/disease on my plant?  And what do I do about it?
•  Are there youth leadership programs I can get my kids involved in?
• How do I preserve (can, freeze, dry) vegetables and fruits for use beyond the growing season?
• Is there a local farmer’s market in Greene County?  Where is it and what is sold there?
• How do I rejuvenate a pasture field?
• I have just a small garden, but have a few excess vegetables from time to time (and my neighbors don’t want even one more tomato!), can I sell them instead?  When and where can I do that? (And it’s not just at the Farmer’s Market)
• I need some assistance in caring for my horse, goat, chickens, cattle … where do I go?
• How do I start a vegetable garden?
• Where can my family get help with financial management?
• What kinds of activities for kids are available in the county?
• I want information on how to be the best parent I can be and need some guidance.  Please help.
• What is this weed and how can I manage it?
• Can I get financial assistance in putting up fencing to exclude cattle from my waterways? 

• Where can I get more information on managing my small business?
• Where can I get recertification credits for my pesticide license?
• My dad and mom are getting close to retirement and want to pass on their farm to the next generation - where do we start?? Help! 
• How do I manage my woodlot?
To find out the answers to these, and many more questions, please contact us at Virginia Cooperative Extension - Greene County Office - we’re here to help! 
VCE brings unbiased, research-backed knowledge into local communities to promote community development.  The direction of this development is based on the needs that Greene County citizens identify and prioritize.  Our assistance ranges from youth leadership development and animal/crop/soil and farm business management to home gardening, entrepreneurship, community planning, food and nutrition, parenting and childcare.  And much more!!
Our office is located at 10013 Spotswood Trail in Stanardsville.  In the same building as the Sheriff’s office and Social Services.  Cathryn Kloetzli , 434.985.5236, http://offices.ext.vt.edu/greene/