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Office Information

WVU Extension Service
Randolph County Office
201 Henry Avenue
P.O. Box 1130
Elkins, WV 26241-0130
Phone: (304) 636-2455
Fax: (304) 636-5887

Go for Gardening’s Bounties: Health, Wealth, Wisdom

The 2009 WVU Extension Garden Calendar highlights important planting dates while showcasing the garden’s many benefits. Gardening gives you the freedom to:

1. Enjoy delicious, fresh vegetables and colorful, fragrant flower bouquets.
2. Grow your choice of fruits and vegetables for preserving.
3. Ensure a safe food supply with homegrown produce.

Those benefits may be obvious, but gardening also gives you some not-so-obvious benefits:

1. Working in the garden can be a great stress reducer, reaping physical benefits for the gardener.
2. Planning a garden as a family can build stronger ties among the generations.
3, Learning about and planting a new vegetable, some suggest, may help a gardener keep an agile and curious mind.
4. Earn and save money.

WVU Extension educators have helped many people who are interested in saving and earning money by growing food. One of the articles in the 2009 WVU Extension Garden Calendar details the valuable “income” that a garden can help a family earn.

Ask the Experts!
Gardening is both a pastime and a lifestyle for many in West Virginia, and it’s a topic that is talked about almost daily in WVU Extension Service county offices. WVU Extension agents, specialists, and staff answer questions, provide educational information, and even impart a bit of home-grown wisdom to both experienced and just-starting gardeners.

Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. David Miller, Director, Cooperative Extension Service, West Virginia University. West Virginia University is governed by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and the WVU Board of Governors. Programs and activities offered by the WVU Extension Service are available to all persons without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, political beliefs, sexual orientation, national origin, and marital or family status.