The York 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 York 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.
100 County Drive
PO Box 532
Yorktown, VA 23690
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday
Main Office: (757) 890-4940
Fax: (757) 890-4033
Contact Us
2012 York Mums Project
The award-winning 4-H Mums Project combines the skills of growing plants with the knowledge of how to account for, market, and sell a "product." Youth ages 10 to 15 will receive materials to grow 20 chrysanthemums and will attend four educational sessions (one hour each) through the summer.
Classes will meet May 31, June 14, June 28, July 12, and August 9, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Luke's Methodist Church on Ella Taylor Road.
Application and registration fee of $10 must be received before the first class. Registration forms are available by calling 890-4940 and can be found online at http://www.yorkcounty.gov/vce
2012 Penin. MG Training
The Peninsula offices of Gloucester, Hampton, Newport News & York are now excepting applications for the 2012 Peninsula Master Gardener Training. Training will be Tues. & Thurs. mornings beginning Sept 4.
For more information, call the York Extension office at 890-4940.
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