CURRENT EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

WElcome to our 2025 “Lunch & Learn Series” workshops!

HOVMGA has planned an exciting year of monthly FREE lunch hour workshops just for you! Mark your calendar to join us for these events. Questions? Call our Prince Edward Virginia Cooperative Extension Office, 100 Dominion Drive, Farmville, VA 23901. (Next to Lowe’s) at 434-392-0300.

2025 Overview

current monthly event

*** 2025 *** MAY

This Lunch & Learn, “All about Ollas”, will take place after the HOVMG Annual Plant Sale ending at noon, May 3rd at the VCE Office. The workshop is FREE! The first 20 people to sign up will make an “olla” to take home. Call our Prince Edward Virginia Cooperative Extension Office, (434-392-0300), to register for the “make-and-take” part of the workshop.

***2025*** APRIL

***2025*** MARCH

Several of our “Lunch & Learn” sessions were recorded and are now accessed through FaceBook. Please check below for the links!

Erin Small “Holiday Arrangements”https://bit.ly/HOVMGASmallHolidayWreaths
Jay Wilkerson “Foraging for Mushrooms”https://bit.ly/HOVMGAWilkersonMushrooms
Liz Dunn “Water Gardens”https://bit.ly/HOVMGADunnWaterGarden
Greg Sullivan “Rain Barrels” Ihttps://bit.ly/HOVMGASullivanRainBarrelsI
Greg Sullivan “Rain Barrels” IIhttps://bit.ly/HOVMGASullivanRainBarrelsII

View Flyer of past events below

Many of our workshops are on our Speaker’s Bureau List for possible presentation. Interested? Please contact: Prince Edward Virginia Cooperative Extension Office, 100 Dominion Drive, Farmville, VA 23901. (Next to Lowe’s). eMail: Shelda Daniels  sheldae@vt.edu

NOVEMBER

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OCTOBER

***FORGING IN THE FOREST: THE HUNT FOR EDIBLE WILD FUNGI***

SEPTEMBER

**** native plants in our gardens WORKSHOP ****

June: WATER GARDENS WORKSHOP

June: Violets Workshop – Know & Grow

May: Rain Barrels Workshop

April: Seeds – Saving & Storing

March: PRUNING

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**** WORKSHOPS ****

If you have any questions about indoor events, masks, & social distancing – please contact the local Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) office and they will get back to you as soon as possible.

Buckingham VCE:  Jennifer Ligon, Buckingham Extension Agent, (434) 969-4261, TDD (800) 828-1120 during business hours.

Cumberland VCE: Amber Taylor, Cumberland Extension Agent, during business hours at 804-492-4390.

Prince Edward VCE: Erin Small, Prince Edward Extension Agent, during business hours at 804-492-4390.