More than 800 people sampled fresh and flavorful local foods from 45 vendors at the Taste of the Roanoke Valley Food Expo, held recently near Daleville, Va., and coordinated by Extension’s Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, and Roanoke offices.

The day was pulled together under the leadership of Extension agents Sheri Dorn, Cassie Driskill, and Andy Allen. The crowd well exceeded the group's hope for 500 attendees for this first-time event. Photo: Ann Harrell/Cassie Driskill

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John Thompson, agriculture and natural resources Extension agent in Fluvanna County, discusses locally-grown eggs with a producer participating in the Fluvanna Farmers Market. Learn more.

What better place to talk nutrition and economics than right in a grocery store – and better yet – in a Walmart? Learn more.

4-H'ers work on a recycling project while attending the 89th Virginia 4-H State Congress on June 15-18. 

Youth from across Virginia participated in hands-on workshops, competitions, service learning, assemblies, and social events during the week, while focusing on the theme, "Constructing the Future Through 4-H." Learn more about 4-H programs.

Extension agriculture and natural resources agents David Smith, of Cumberland County (left), and Jason Carter, of Augusta County, work with cattle at the Alphin-Stuart Livestock Teaching Arena at Virginia Tech during a recent Beef Quality Assurance training session.

Learn more about Certified Beef Quality Assurance Producers.

Canisha Turner, Virginia 4-H Cabinet member from Waverly, Va., talks with Herb Pettway, 4-H Foundation Board member, at an event designed to help the two groups learn more about each other at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond. Photo by Travis Fullerton, © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

A recent event at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts brought together the Virginia 4-H Cabinet and the Virginia 4-H Foundation Board to better acquaint the two groups with each other. The 4-H'ers represented the tangible outcomes of the 4-H program for the board members, and the youth learned more about the Foundation and its role as an advocate for the 4-H program. The venue, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, promoted the inclusion of the arts in 4-H programming, and also allowed the cabinet members to participate in 4-H Day at the Capitol. 

• Learn more about the State 4-H Ambassadors and Cabinet team.
• Learn more about the 4-H Foundation.

Kimberly Edmonds, President of the Virginia Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, presents Peter Huber with the association's Advocate Award.

Peter Huber, Pulaski County Administrator, was recognized with the Virginia Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences' 2009 Advocate Award on May 12. Huber, who currently serves as Chair of the Virginia Cooperative Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Leadership Council, was commended for his support of the entire Extension program in his community and for his volunteer service to VCE. He was honored for his strong advocacy for family and consumer sciences programs at local and state levels and for publicly supporting the importance of strong families in building strong communities.