Arlington County Virginia Cooperative Extension

Pesticide Training is one of many available services within the Virginia Cooperative Extension offices.

Day 1 of the Northern District Horticulture Agents’ pesticide safety training. Two days of category 3A this week and two days of 3B review next week to go. Thanks Kirsten Conrad, Adria Bordas and Tim Ohlwiler for you expertise! Thank you to Wetland Studies and Solutions for sharing your conference room!

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Cooperative Extension lauds efforts of Arlington, Alexandria volunteers With a corps of more than 1,200 volunteers focused on everything from financial literacy to nutrition, Virginia Cooperative Extension’s local branch took time to celebrate their efforts on Dec. 1.

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For our Alexandria residents......FYI

City of Alexandria Leaf Collection Begins October 30 The City of Alexandria will begin its annual leaf vacuuming and leaf bag collection program on Monday, October 30. Leaf collection is expected to continue through December. The City is divided into five zones, each with a specific collection start date. Each zone will receive three passes.

They're here.......seeds! More seeds have arrived. Looking for winter crops, stop by our office Arlington Virginia Cooperative Extension located in Fairlington Community Center to pick out your seeds. Did I mention, they're FREE!!!! What?! Yes, FREE!!!

FCS Extension Agents Jennifer Abel and Meggan Orenstein completes another Kid's Market Place at Randolph Elementary School. Kid's Market Place is a hands-on educational tool used to introduce elementary students to financial choices while having fun.

After last weeks credit bureau breach, here's information on how to place a freeze on your credit reports.

What is a credit freeze? Also known as a security freeze, this tool lets you restrict access to your credit report, which in turn makes it more difficult for identity thieves to open new accounts in your name. That’s because most creditors need to see your credit report before they approve a new account. If they can’t see your file, they may not extend the credit. Check out how to place a freeze on your credit reports.

Learn more: https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0497-credit-freeze-faqs

Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Food Volunteer and Energy Master Volunteer programs is accepting applications. Get them in.....

Master Gardeners training starts Tuesday, September 5, see you there!

Train to become an Energy Masters Volunteer!
Help low-income apartment dwellers in Arlington and Alexandria improve the energy efficiency in their home by getting trained to conduct energy and water-saving retrofits. The next training begins Sept. 27 at Fairlington Community Center.
For more information and to apply, go to https://www.arlingtonenvironment.org/energy/training/.

Energy Masters Training - Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment

Do you love to cook? Want to learn more about nutrition and wellness? Enjoy volunteering? Want to make a difference in your community? If so, become an Master Food Volunteer.

To register click link below
http://arlington.ext.vt.edu/programs/master-food-volunteer.html

Training starts October 6

Check out current Master Food Volunteers