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Grapes galore — WVU Extension organizes free fruit giveaway

Stacked boxes of grapes lined up along the road for pickup.

In what is quickly becoming a fruitful partnership, West Virginia University Extension and The Farmlink Project recently teamed up to distribute 200,000 pounds of grapes in five counties.

WVU Extension’s junior firefighter camp receives national award for efforts to engage next generation of first responders

Campers learning at Junior Firefighter Camp while putting out an airplane fire.

With recruitment and retention of firefighters at an all-time low nationwide, West Virginia University is working to change that narrative by providing educational opportunities for first responders, including the next generation of firefighters.

Lights, camera, garden! Grow This seeks documentary participants

The Grow This Throwdown documentary on top of a hand holding a camera. Below text reads "The Documentary."

The Grow This: West Virginia Garden Challenge is looking for gardeners to participate in a short documentary about the free seed program.

WVU to showcase outreach, service to the state

Two male students stand at WVU 4-H button making table at WVU Day at the Legislature at the State Capitol.

Leggett begins role as WVU Extension agriculture and natural resources agent for Randolph and Upshur counties

For Brittany Leggett, the newest West Virginia University Extension agriculture and natural resources agent for Randolph and Upshur counties, the mission of Extension and her passion for education have always been integral to her personal and professional goals.

WVU awarded grant to explore and develop fiber-based products in West Virginia

Wool is a highly functional fiber, but despite this, most of the wool and textile industry has left the country due to lack of infrastructure, limiting farmers’ profits from wool production. With the help of a USDA grant, West Virginia University researchers are exploring new ways to support sheep farmers and fiber producers in the region.

Snyder joins WVU Extension team in Berkeley County as agriculture and natural resources agent

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Ryan Snyder is the newest addition to the West Virginia University Extension team in Berkeley County, where he recently began as the agriculture and natural resources agent-in-training and visiting instructor. 

Malencia hired as Monongalia County’s WVU Extension agriculture and natural resources agent

Josh Malencia recently began his position as the West Virginia University Extension agriculture and natural resources agent in Monongalia County.

WVU Extension’s Small Farm Conference offers education and community to agricultural producers

Group of people stand in a circle talking at the Small Farm Conference.

For more than 20 years, the West Virginia University Extension Small Farm Center has supported our state’s agricultural producers through its annual West Virginia Small Farm Conference. This year, the conference will be hosted on Feb. 26 – March 1, at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center in Charleston, West Virginia.

WVSAN awarded grant to improve after school programming across the state

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The West Virginia Statewide Afterschool Network, a program facilitated by West Virginia University Extension, was recently awarded a $75,000 grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation to launch new quality initiatives to support out-of-school program providers, including an online professional development platform to encourage continuous quality improvement and interaction with statewide afterschool standards.

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