The Mathews County office of Virginia Cooperative Extension is your local connection to Virginia's land-grant universities, Virginia Tech and Virginia State University.
Through educational programs based on research and developed with input from local stakeholders, we help the people of Mathews County improve their lives.
We provide education through programs in Agriculture and Natural Resources, Family and Consumer Sciences, 4-H Youth Development, and Community Viability.
10494 Buckley Hall Road
Suite B
P. O. Box 569
Mathews, VA 23109
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday
Main Office: (804) 725-7196
Fax: (804) 725-7238
Master Gardeners Help Desk
Do you have gardening questions? Do you have a weed you can not identify? Do you know which bugs are beneficial? The Mathews Extension Office has Master Gardeners on call on Monday from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm to help you with these questions and more. Please feel free to call them at the Master Gardener Help Desk at 804/725-7196.
You're Invited -- Conversations on Poverty
On Saturday, July 18, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Virginians will have a unique opportunity to pitch their solutions for reducing poverty in their localities and statewide. In one of the largest-ever, simultaneous conversations devoted to the issue of poverty reduction, attendees are encouraged to recommend specific strategies for the Commonwealth’s Poverty Reduction Taskforce and local and state officials to consider. For more information: www.hhr.virginia.gov/povertysummit/
Safety First when Working with Compact Tractors
Lawn and turf maintenance is easier because of modern compact tractors, but carelessness can cause trouble. Learn more in Safe Operation of Compact Tractors.