Local Programs
- Hot Topics
- Animal Science and Equine
- Beginning Farmer, Small Farms and Homesteading
- Commercial Horticulture
- Crop and Soil Sciences
- Farm Business Mangement
- Forages
- Home Horticulture and the Local Extension Master Gardener Program
- Large Animal Mortality Disposal Information
- Pesticide Safety and Applicator Certification
- Shenandoah County Sustainable Farm Demonstration
- Testing Services (Soil Nutrient Analysis, Insect ID, Weed ID, Plant Disease ID, Feed Analysis, Waste Analysis, etc.)
For additional resources, contact:
Bobby Clark
Crops, Forages, Waste
Management, Water Quality, Composting
raclark@vt.edu
540-459-6140
Mark Sutphin
Horticulture
mark.sutphin@vt.edu
540-665-5699
Elizabeth Baldwin
Livestock, Horses, and Poultry
elizam3@vt.edu
540-778-5794
Northern Shenandoah Valley Family and Consumer Sciences
Learn How To:
- Strengthen your personal or family finances
- Protect yourself from scams
- Improve your indoor air quality
- Save money by saving energy
- Participate in post-bankruptcy financial education
- Bring financial education to your organization, business, or school
- Become a Master Financial Education Volunteer
Northern Shenandoah Valley Financial Education Program
Karen Poff
Senior Extension Agent
kpoff@vt.edu
540-635-4549
While viewing the family unit as the cornerstone of a healthy community, we work with a focus on improving wellness for individuals and their families. As educators, community resources, and links to professionals throughout the community, our goal is to implement effective educational and outreach programs that provide people with skills needed to make positive changes and improve their overall well-being.
Learn How To:
- Decrease risk of chronic disease through good nutrition
- Get involved with adult nutrition and health programs
- Bring nutrition programs to your organization, library, or school
- Earn your ServSafe Certificate (Find upcoming Virginia Cooperative Extension trainings here.)
- Safely preserve foods at home
- Become a Master Food Volunteer
- Test your water for contaminants
- Other food, nutrition, and health related educational opportunities
Learn more on the programming Facebook page: Northern Shenandoah Valley Food, Nutrition, and Health
Amanda Johnson
Associate Extension Agent
amandajj@vt.edu
540-665-5699
Helpful Links
- National Cooperative Extension Website (eXtension.org)
- Virginia Cooperative Extension Family Topic Page
- Virginia Cooperative Extension Food & Health Topic Page
- National Center for Home Food Preservation
- Ball Cooking and Preserving
- Choose MyPlate
- ServSafe
- Virginia Household Water Quality Program & Virginia Master Well Owner Network
- Buy Fresh, Buy Local
- Eat Smart, Move More
4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills. The Frederick County 4-H Program offers youth ages 5-19 opportunities to participate in clubs, educational contests, camps, horse and livestock shows, and much more!
To find out more about the Frederick County 4-H Program, contact Spring Vasey, 4-H Extension Agent smvasey@vt.edu.
Engaging with Communities
Virginia Cooperative Extension specialists in community viability work with Extension agents, campus-based faculty, organizational partners, communities, and individuals to further opportunity and build capacity in five program areas:
- Leadership & Planning
- Community Enterprise and Resiliency
- Community Food System and Enterprises
- Community Planning
- Emerging Community Issues
Examples of our work include training county elected officials, educating entrepreneurs, facilitating collaborative projects, supporting the growth of community food systems and local economies, enhancing agent skills and community capacity in facilitation and leadership, conducting problem-driven research, and creating publications and tools that address critical community needs.
Do you have a question about Community Viability?
Perhaps one of the Community Viability specialists below can help you. Contact a Community Viability specialist or direct a question to them using our Ask an Expert system.