Hispanic Vegetable Hoop House Tour
Wednesday, May 4 • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Lawrenceville, VA
Pedro Lopez, Hispanic Mentor Farmer, will host participants on a tour of his activities in four hoop houses. He grows ethnic Hispanic crops, local vegetables, and an assortment of hot peppers. He will show participants how he uses reusable geotextile fabric over the beds instead of plastic for total weed control and water conservation. He will also show how he uses solar panels and heaters that burn firewood to run the fans at night.
For more information, contact Leonel Castillo at (804) 731-0230 or lcastillo@vsu.edu.
If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact the Small Farm Outreach Program office at smallfarm@vsu.edu or call (804) 524-3292 / TDD (800) 828-1120 during business hours of 8 am. and 5 p.m. to discuss accommodations five days prior to the event.
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