Extension services are affiliated with universities. They are charged with applying scientific research and new knowledge to agricultural practices in order to educate farmers and others in the community. They do so through a wide range of communication and learning activities, including Master Gardeners and Master Naturalist programs. A list of the key extension services available in the DC metro region is provided below.
DC Master Gardeners (UDC)
DC Master Gardeners is a volunteer program affiliated with land-grant universities. Volunteers utilize research-based information to educate the public on best practices in horticulture and environmental stewardship. The program provides interested individuals with extensive training in topics such as plant pathology, entomology, urban soils, and plant propagation and pruning.
Grow It Eat It: Maryland’s Food Gardening Network
Grow it! Eat it! campaign is a joint venture between The University of Maryland Master Gardener program and the Home and Garden Information Center- to encourage more food gardening in Maryland. Their educational campaign is supported by a Grow it! Eat it! web site and blog. Their mission is to help people improve human and ecological health by growing their own food using sustainable gardening practices.
Grow It Eat It: Maryland’s Food Gardening Network
Maryland Master Gardener Program
The Maryland Master Gardener Program, a volunteer education program taught and administered by University of Maryland Extension (UME), puts research-based knowledge and environmental power into the hands of people who want to create sustainable gardens and landscapes, and protect and improve natural resources.
Maryland Master Gardener Program
The University of Maryland Plant Diagnostic Laboratory
The Plant Diagnostic Laboratory provides plant problem diagnosis for all crops. Most diagnoses are based on microscopic examination of the specimen and visual identification or culture of plant pathogens such as fungi, bacteria and nematodes. Identifications of plants, insects and mites attacking plants are also performed. Some specimens are referred to specialists in other departments or other institutions for diagnosis.
The University of Maryland Plant Diagnostic Laboratory
UMass Soil and Plant Nutrient Testing Laboratory
The UMass Soil and Plant Nutrient Testing Lab offers a variety of soil, plant tissue, compost, greenhouse media, and metals analysis to suit the needs of a wide range of customers. Services include nutrient, heavy metal, and related testing.
UMass Soil and Plant Nutrient Testing Laboratory
UMD Extension
University of Maryland Extension (UME) is a statewide, non-formal education system within the college of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
University of Maryland Institute of Applied Agriculture
The Institute of Applied Agriculture (IAA) is a 60-credit, two-year academic certificate program in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR) at the University of Maryland, College Park. The IAA provides students with the entrepreneurial and technical skills needed to manage profitable agricultural enterprises, including golf courses, sports fields, landscaping companies, and farming operations.
University of Maryland Institute of Applied Agriculture
University of the District of Columbia (UDC Center for Urban Agriculture and Gardening Education (CAUSES)
The Center for Urban Agriculture and Gardening Education of the College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences of the University of the District of Columbia seeks to expand academic and public knowledge of sustainable farming techniques that improve food and water security, health and wellness by providing research and education on urban and peri-urban agroecology and gardening techniques to residents and organizations in Washington, DC, and beyond.
Virginia Cooperative Extension – Arlington County
The Arlington 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 Arlington County improve their lives. We provide education through programs in horticulture, personal finance, nutrition, youth development, and energy conservation.
Virginia Cooperative Extension – Arlington County
Virginia Tech Soil Testing Lab
The Virginia Tech Soil Testing Laboratory is affiliated with both Virginia Cooperative Extension and the department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, and analyzes soil samples submitted by the public and university researchers.
Virginia Tech Soil Testing Lab
DC Master Gardeners is a volunteer program affiliated with land-grant universities. Volunteers utilize research-based information to educate the public on best practices in horticulture and environmental stewardship. The program provides interested individuals with extensive training in topics such as plant pathology, entomology, urban soils, and plant propagation and pruning.
Grow it! Eat it! campaign is a joint venture between The University of Maryland Master Gardener program and the Home and Garden Information Center- to encourage more food gardening in Maryland. Their educational campaign is supported by a Grow it! Eat it! web site and blog. Their mission is to help people improve human and ecological health by growing their own food using sustainable gardening practices.
Grow It Eat It: Maryland’s Food Gardening Network
Maryland Master Gardener Program
The Maryland Master Gardener Program, a volunteer education program taught and administered by University of Maryland Extension (UME), puts research-based knowledge and environmental power into the hands of people who want to create sustainable gardens and landscapes, and protect and improve natural resources.
Maryland Master Gardener Program
The University of Maryland Plant Diagnostic Laboratory
The Plant Diagnostic Laboratory provides plant problem diagnosis for all crops. Most diagnoses are based on microscopic examination of the specimen and visual identification or culture of plant pathogens such as fungi, bacteria and nematodes. Identifications of plants, insects and mites attacking plants are also performed. Some specimens are referred to specialists in other departments or other institutions for diagnosis.
The University of Maryland Plant Diagnostic Laboratory
UMass Soil and Plant Nutrient Testing Laboratory
The UMass Soil and Plant Nutrient Testing Lab offers a variety of soil, plant tissue, compost, greenhouse media, and metals analysis to suit the needs of a wide range of customers. Services include nutrient, heavy metal, and related testing.
UMass Soil and Plant Nutrient Testing Laboratory
UMD Extension
University of Maryland Extension (UME) is a statewide, non-formal education system within the college of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
University of Maryland Institute of Applied Agriculture
The Institute of Applied Agriculture (IAA) is a 60-credit, two-year academic certificate program in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR) at the University of Maryland, College Park. The IAA provides students with the entrepreneurial and technical skills needed to manage profitable agricultural enterprises, including golf courses, sports fields, landscaping companies, and farming operations.
University of Maryland Institute of Applied Agriculture
University of the District of Columbia (UDC Center for Urban Agriculture and Gardening Education (CAUSES)
The Center for Urban Agriculture and Gardening Education of the College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences of the University of the District of Columbia seeks to expand academic and public knowledge of sustainable farming techniques that improve food and water security, health and wellness by providing research and education on urban and peri-urban agroecology and gardening techniques to residents and organizations in Washington, DC, and beyond.
Virginia Cooperative Extension – Arlington County
The Arlington 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 Arlington County improve their lives. We provide education through programs in horticulture, personal finance, nutrition, youth development, and energy conservation.
Virginia Cooperative Extension – Arlington County
Virginia Tech Soil Testing Lab
The Virginia Tech Soil Testing Laboratory is affiliated with both Virginia Cooperative Extension and the department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, and analyzes soil samples submitted by the public and university researchers.
Virginia Tech Soil Testing Lab
The Maryland Master Gardener Program, a volunteer education program taught and administered by University of Maryland Extension (UME), puts research-based knowledge and environmental power into the hands of people who want to create sustainable gardens and landscapes, and protect and improve natural resources.
Maryland Master Gardener Program
The Plant Diagnostic Laboratory provides plant problem diagnosis for all crops. Most diagnoses are based on microscopic examination of the specimen and visual identification or culture of plant pathogens such as fungi, bacteria and nematodes. Identifications of plants, insects and mites attacking plants are also performed. Some specimens are referred to specialists in other departments or other institutions for diagnosis.
The University of Maryland Plant Diagnostic Laboratory
UMass Soil and Plant Nutrient Testing Laboratory
The UMass Soil and Plant Nutrient Testing Lab offers a variety of soil, plant tissue, compost, greenhouse media, and metals analysis to suit the needs of a wide range of customers. Services include nutrient, heavy metal, and related testing.
UMass Soil and Plant Nutrient Testing Laboratory
UMD Extension
University of Maryland Extension (UME) is a statewide, non-formal education system within the college of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
University of Maryland Institute of Applied Agriculture
The Institute of Applied Agriculture (IAA) is a 60-credit, two-year academic certificate program in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR) at the University of Maryland, College Park. The IAA provides students with the entrepreneurial and technical skills needed to manage profitable agricultural enterprises, including golf courses, sports fields, landscaping companies, and farming operations.
University of Maryland Institute of Applied Agriculture
University of the District of Columbia (UDC Center for Urban Agriculture and Gardening Education (CAUSES)
The Center for Urban Agriculture and Gardening Education of the College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences of the University of the District of Columbia seeks to expand academic and public knowledge of sustainable farming techniques that improve food and water security, health and wellness by providing research and education on urban and peri-urban agroecology and gardening techniques to residents and organizations in Washington, DC, and beyond.
Virginia Cooperative Extension – Arlington County
The Arlington 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 Arlington County improve their lives. We provide education through programs in horticulture, personal finance, nutrition, youth development, and energy conservation.
Virginia Cooperative Extension – Arlington County
Virginia Tech Soil Testing Lab
The Virginia Tech Soil Testing Laboratory is affiliated with both Virginia Cooperative Extension and the department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, and analyzes soil samples submitted by the public and university researchers.
Virginia Tech Soil Testing Lab
The UMass Soil and Plant Nutrient Testing Lab offers a variety of soil, plant tissue, compost, greenhouse media, and metals analysis to suit the needs of a wide range of customers. Services include nutrient, heavy metal, and related testing.
UMass Soil and Plant Nutrient Testing Laboratory
University of Maryland Extension (UME) is a statewide, non-formal education system within the college of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
University of Maryland Institute of Applied Agriculture
The Institute of Applied Agriculture (IAA) is a 60-credit, two-year academic certificate program in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR) at the University of Maryland, College Park. The IAA provides students with the entrepreneurial and technical skills needed to manage profitable agricultural enterprises, including golf courses, sports fields, landscaping companies, and farming operations.
University of Maryland Institute of Applied Agriculture
University of the District of Columbia (UDC Center for Urban Agriculture and Gardening Education (CAUSES)
The Center for Urban Agriculture and Gardening Education of the College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences of the University of the District of Columbia seeks to expand academic and public knowledge of sustainable farming techniques that improve food and water security, health and wellness by providing research and education on urban and peri-urban agroecology and gardening techniques to residents and organizations in Washington, DC, and beyond.
Virginia Cooperative Extension – Arlington County
The Arlington 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 Arlington County improve their lives. We provide education through programs in horticulture, personal finance, nutrition, youth development, and energy conservation.
Virginia Cooperative Extension – Arlington County
Virginia Tech Soil Testing Lab
The Virginia Tech Soil Testing Laboratory is affiliated with both Virginia Cooperative Extension and the department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, and analyzes soil samples submitted by the public and university researchers.
Virginia Tech Soil Testing Lab
The Institute of Applied Agriculture (IAA) is a 60-credit, two-year academic certificate program in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR) at the University of Maryland, College Park. The IAA provides students with the entrepreneurial and technical skills needed to manage profitable agricultural enterprises, including golf courses, sports fields, landscaping companies, and farming operations.
University of Maryland Institute of Applied Agriculture
The Center for Urban Agriculture and Gardening Education of the College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences of the University of the District of Columbia seeks to expand academic and public knowledge of sustainable farming techniques that improve food and water security, health and wellness by providing research and education on urban and peri-urban agroecology and gardening techniques to residents and organizations in Washington, DC, and beyond.
Virginia Cooperative Extension – Arlington County
The Arlington 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 Arlington County improve their lives. We provide education through programs in horticulture, personal finance, nutrition, youth development, and energy conservation.
Virginia Cooperative Extension – Arlington County
Virginia Tech Soil Testing Lab
The Virginia Tech Soil Testing Laboratory is affiliated with both Virginia Cooperative Extension and the department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, and analyzes soil samples submitted by the public and university researchers.
Virginia Tech Soil Testing Lab
The Arlington 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 Arlington County improve their lives. We provide education through programs in horticulture, personal finance, nutrition, youth development, and energy conservation.
Virginia Cooperative Extension – Arlington County
The Virginia Tech Soil Testing Laboratory is affiliated with both Virginia Cooperative Extension and the department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, and analyzes soil samples submitted by the public and university researchers.
Virginia Tech Soil Testing Lab
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