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If you know of any garden-related events such as classes, talks, garden tours or
plant sales, email us at usefulgardener@gmail.com and we will add them to the upcoming events list!
COMMUNITY EVENTS
FARMERS MARKETS ARE OPEN! Now is
the season of wonder at local Farmers Markets. To keep up with local produce and farm events, hop over to the
Buy Fresh Buy Local Hampton Roads website for a full list of local farms and markets throughout the season.
If you are as concerned with the effects of the BP Deep Horizon oil
well spill and if you love our local beaches, you can show your support for clean, safe beaches and wildlife by joining
in one of the upcoming HANDS ACROSS THE SAND events throughout Hampton Roads. Here is the event schedule:
Oceanfront, 19th through 31st, Virginia
Beach
HANDS Organizer: Ari Lawrence, Surfrider Foundation
Email: ari_lawrence@yahoo.com
HANDS Organizer: Eileen Levandoski, Sierra Club
Email: eileen.levandoski@sierraclub.org
Click here to RSVP. Sandbridge, Little Island Park, Virginia Beach
HANDS Organizer: Jennifer Sandbridge
Email:
jennifersandbridge@gmail.com
Click here to RSVP. Ocean View, Community Beach Park, Norfolk
HANDS Organizer: Alexander Palmer
Email: alejandro2244@hotmail.com
Click here to RSVP. Buckroe Beach, Hampton
HANDS Organizer: Eva Winters
Email: emwinters@hotmail.com
Click here to RSVP. North End, 81st and Atlantic, Virginia Beach
HANDS Organizer: Janine Lex
Email: janine@janinelex.com
Click here to RSVP.
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Season Long Gardening Classes at The Garden Box
- Want good information on starting and maintaining a small garden? Come out to the VB Farmers Market for a delightful series
of classes being offered from February through May at the Garden Box, where they specialize in container gardening.
For information on class topics, dates and times, go to Garden Box Gardening Classes .
Urban Gardener
Classes - Check the full calendar of fun and information gardening lectures offered at the Fred Heutte
Horticultural Center, 1000 Botetourt Gardens in Norfolk VA. Visit their calendar at http://www.fredheutte.org/ or call 441-2513.
Norfolk Botanical Garden Education Calendar -
Gardening and Horticulture classes, fun offerings and outings for all ages. Keep tabs on the garden's seasonal calendar
of events online at http://www.norfolkbotanicalgarden.org/programs-events or call 441-5830 and ask for the Education Dept.
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