Create a Healthy Pollinator Homestead
Saturday, October 4, 2025 • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
5620 East River Road Foster, VA, 23056
One of the keys to a successful harvest is to ensure that your blooms are being pollinated. A great way to do this is to ensure you have a suitable habitat for the\insects that are responisble for pollination. We will discuss the best pollinators and how to attract them. This will include the basics to begin beekeeping.
Honeybees are a great pollinator with the benefit of delicious honey to your table.
For more information, contact Derrick Gooden at 804.586.5352 or dgooden@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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