Grow Your Own Food!

We want to help you to grow fresh produce for your family! Whether you are an experienced gardener or a newbie, you can grow your own food! Arlington Virginia Cooperative Extension has FREE seeds to distribute for fall plantings. Arlington and Alexandria residents can pre-order seeds for no-contact curbside pickup from one of 3 locations. Request form: https://bit.ly/3kh4rEQ  Resources you may find helpful: Vegetable Gardening & Produce Harvest, Storage & Transport Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) and Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia (MGNV) both offer gardening resources: MGNV - FREE Online Classes (class videos posted to MGNV website) MGNV - Select On-Line References for Kitchen Gardening VCE - Home Vegetable Gardening page VCE - Food Safety for School and Community Gardens: A Handbook for Beginning and Veteran Garden Organizers VCE - Enhancing The Safety of Locally Grown Produce: Harvesting and Storage VCE - Enhancing The Safety of Locally Grown Produce: Transporting Produce Safely DC-DPR - Online urban gardening courses - Recorded and Ongoing Gardening during COVID-19 VCE special gardening/food handling precautions during COVID-19: COVID-19 Resources includes several fact sheets in English and Spanish, such as: COVID-19 FAQ for Community Gardens (En Español) COVID-19 FAQ for Food Banks – Communication (En Español) COVID-19 FAQ for Food Banks – Receiving Food and Cleaning (En Español) Arlington Office COVID-19 Resources includes similar and additional information General COVID-19 Guidance Virginia State and Arlington County General Guidance: Governor Northam’s Executive Actions page provides latest information about COVID-19 requirements applicable state-wide. EO-55 & EO-53 permit individuals to volunteer with organizations that provide charitable or social services, while everyone must follow social distancing recommendations (updated 4/17/2020).  COVID-19 in Arlington County provides updates on the COVID-19 situation and County resources for businesses and individuals Click Here to sign up to receive FOUA emails Please consider a donation to support our work to expand and promote victory gardens during the COVID-19 health crisis.