West Virginia State University News April 19, 2016 WVSU Extension Service Hosting Free Agriculture Workshops West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service will present a free series of workshops to help beginning and experienced gardeners learn a variety of agricultural growing and harvesting techniques on Wednesday, May 4, beginning at 10 a.m. on the WVSU campus in Institute. The workshops will include sessions on topics such as small fruit production and alternative growing methods. "We are blending traditional agricultural education like small fruit production with instruction on alternative management practices like aquaponics, which is soilless culture with fish," said Melissa Stewart, assistant program director of WVSU Extension Service. "We've seen tremendous interest in these topics throughout our service area and are excited to share them with the Kanawha Valley on our own campus." The schedule is as follows. 10 a.m. Aquaponic Systems and Fish Selection 11 a.m. Pecan Tree Care and Maintenance 12 p.m. Growing Grapes The workshops are free to attend and are supported by the USDA 2501 Grant Program. To register, contact Extension Agent Randy Ross at (808) 208-5099 or rross8@wvstateu.edu<mailto:rross8@wvstateu.edu>. Workshops will take place in the WVSU Erickson Alumni Center<http://www.wvstateu.edu/about-wvsu/campus-map.aspx> on campus. Follow West Virginia State University<http://www.facebook.com/wvstateu> on Facebook and Twitter @WVStateU<https://twitter.com/WVStateU>. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-592-4820 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/ 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 150 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.