October 4, 2016
10:00am - 12:00pm
Nappier’s Goat Farm
82 Old Rose Mill Rd • Arrington, VA
REGISTER ONLINE AT: https://goo.gl/forms/OxeC0fm70LsS9QbH2
• Steps to follow to set up a small farm livestock operation
• USDA services that are available
• Assistance from your local cooperative extension service and Virginia State and Virginia Tech
• Assistance from the VSU Small Farm Outreach Program.
This workshop is free and open to the public.
We are grateful for the support of Nelson County Extension Office in offering this education workshop.
Extension is a joint program of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and state and local governments. Virginia Cooperative Extension programs and employment are open to all, regardless of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. An equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. Edwin J. Jones, Director, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg; M. Ray McKinnie, Interim Administrator, 1890 Extension Program, Virginia State University, Petersburg.
Founded in 1882, Virginia State University is one of Virginia’s two land-grant institutions and is located 20 minutes south of Richmond in the village of Ettrick. VSU’s College of Agriculture consists of three academic departments: Agriculture, Hospitality Management, and Family and Consumer Sciences. Integrated within the College are an Agricultural Research Station; Randolph Farm, a 417-acre research and educational facility; and Virginia Cooperative Extension.