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Interested in growing your own veggies? Come join us for plans and tips to get your started.

Sustainable Landscaping instructs homeowners on how to create and maintain healthy and beautiful landscapes using native plants, soils and the climate to minimize impacts on our local environment.

Do you live with diabetes, or know someone who does? Senior Connections, (The Capital Area Agency on Aging) in partnership with the Chesterfield County Office of Aging & Disability Services will offer a workshop entitled Diabetes Self-Management Program. This free workshop led by lay leaders will meet for six consecutive weeks on a designated day and time. People with diabetes must deal not only with their disease, but also with the impact this has on their lives and emotions. This workshop will focus on developing an action plan, feedback and problem solving, communication, nutrition and healthy eating, preventing/monitoring low blood sugar, stress management, depression, positive thinking, working with your healthcare provider, skin and foot care, and preventing complications. Adults with diabetes, friends, family members and caregivers are welcome to participate in this workshop. Registration is closed, class is full.

Explore the world's last great wild places. The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will exhilarate and inspire as you journey to exotic locations, paddle the wildest waters, and climb the highest peaks. Different films each night. Food trucks will be on site from 4:30 - 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday nights. TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT.

Explore the world's last great wild places. The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will exhilarate and inspire as you journey to exotic locations, paddle the wildest waters, and climb the highest peaks. Different films each night. Food trucks will be on site from 4:30 - 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday nights. TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT.

All meetings begin at 8 a.m. and are held at the Cooperative Extension Office, 9501 Lori Road, Chesterfield, VA 23832.

For further information, please contact Mr. T. Michael Likins at 804-751-4401.

Celebrate agriculture on March 12 during story time, by listening to Right This Very Minute by Lisl Detlefsen. The book will be read by a guest from the Women’s Farm Bureau Committee. This table-to-farm book about food and farming connects children to agriculture as they learn the source of some of their favorite foods

Do you live with diabetes, or know someone who does? Senior Connections, (The Capital Area Agency on Aging) in partnership with the Chesterfield County Office of Aging & Disability Services will offer a workshop entitled Diabetes Self-Management Program. This free workshop led by lay leaders will meet for six consecutive weeks on a designated day and time. People with diabetes must deal not only with their disease, but also with the impact this has on their lives and emotions. This workshop will focus on developing an action plan, feedback and problem solving, communication, nutrition and healthy eating, preventing/monitoring low blood sugar, stress management, depression, positive thinking, working with your healthcare provider, skin and foot care, and preventing complications. Adults with diabetes, friends, family members and caregivers are welcome to participate in this workshop. Registration is closed, class is full.

Chesterfield County is governed by a five-member Board of Supervisors elected by district. The Board of Supervisors appoints a county administrator who directs the County's day-to-day operations. For information regarding the duties of the Board of Supervisors, see the County Code of Ordinances.

Unless otherwise specified:

• Afternoon work sessions are held at the Administration Building, 9901 Lori Road, Room 502 (5th floor).
• Evening meetings are held in the Chesterfield County Public Meeting Room, 10001 Iron Bridge Road.
Afternoon sessions break at 5 p.m. for dinner, and then resume at 6 p.m.
AdministrationLane B. Ramsey BuildingChesterfieldVA23832

Agriculture is Virginia’s largest private industry employing over 334,000 people. Virginia’s agriculture industry alone has an economic impact of $70 billion annually. Get a deeper insight into this industry with Wilmer Stoneman, from the Virginia Farm Bureau at his talk Agriculture in Virginia: Politics, Trade, and the Future

Topic: Proposed Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Overview
Speaker: Meghan Coates, Director, Budget & Management

On March 15 local high school students from the Environmental Biotechnology class from the [email protected] will be competing for the best agriculture demonstration. Learn how to make biodegradable planting containers, algae smoothies, and more. Come out to support these students while they present their projects.

Topic: Proposed Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Overview
Speaker: Meghan Coates, Director, Budget & Management

Topic: Proposed Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Overview
Speaker: Meghan Coates, Director, Budget & Management

Why are my hydrangeas not performing well? How should I care for and prune my hydrangea shrubs? Which hydrangea species, of the five species commonly found in the Richmond area, would be best for my location and purposes? To register please call the Extension Office. Space is limited.

Sustainable Landscaping instructs homeowners on how to create and maintain healthy and beautiful landscapes using native plants, soils and the climate to minimize impacts on our local environment.

Do you live with diabetes, or know someone who does? Senior Connections, (The Capital Area Agency on Aging) in partnership with the Chesterfield County Office of Aging & Disability Services will offer a workshop entitled Diabetes Self-Management Program. This free workshop led by lay leaders will meet for six consecutive weeks on a designated day and time. People with diabetes must deal not only with their disease, but also with the impact this has on their lives and emotions. This workshop will focus on developing an action plan, feedback and problem solving, communication, nutrition and healthy eating, preventing/monitoring low blood sugar, stress management, depression, positive thinking, working with your healthcare provider, skin and foot care, and preventing complications. Adults with diabetes, friends, family members and caregivers are welcome to participate in this workshop. Registration is closed, class is full.

Visitation is open for parents and legal guardians of Detention Home residents. Please see visitation page for more information.

Kinship/Grandparent Connection is a program of the Senior Advocate's office that offers monthly support groups and resources for grandparents and other kin who are raising a child.

Topic: Proposed Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Overview
Speaker: Meghan Coates, Director, Budget & Management

Topic: Proposed Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Overview
Speaker: Meghan Coates, Director, Budget & Management

To assist community agencies in establishing, evaluating, monitoring, and modifying programs and services for local responsible offenders on the basis of an objective assessment of the community’s needs and resources.

Sustainable Landscaping instructs homeowners on how to create and maintain healthy and beautiful landscapes using native plants, soils and the climate to minimize impacts on our local environment.

Do you live with diabetes, or know someone who does? Senior Connections, (The Capital Area Agency on Aging) in partnership with the Chesterfield County Office of Aging & Disability Services will offer a workshop entitled Diabetes Self-Management Program. This free workshop led by lay leaders will meet for six consecutive weeks on a designated day and time. People with diabetes must deal not only with their disease, but also with the impact this has on their lives and emotions. This workshop will focus on developing an action plan, feedback and problem solving, communication, nutrition and healthy eating, preventing/monitoring low blood sugar, stress management, depression, positive thinking, working with your healthcare provider, skin and foot care, and preventing complications. Adults with diabetes, friends, family members and caregivers are welcome to participate in this workshop. Registration is closed, class is full.

Chesterfield County is governed by a five-member Board of Supervisors elected by district. The Board of Supervisors appoints a county administrator who directs the County's day-to-day operations. For information regarding the duties of the Board of Supervisors, see the County Code of Ordinances.

Unless otherwise specified:

• Afternoon work sessions are held at the Administration Building, 9901 Lori Road, Room 502 (5th floor).
• Evening meetings are held in the Chesterfield County Public Meeting Room, 10001 Iron Bridge Road.
Afternoon sessions break at 5 p.m. for dinner, and then resume at 6 p.m.
Public Meeting Room10001 Iron Bridge RoadChesterfieldVA23832

The Chesterfield Council on Aging seeks to enhance the quality of life for older adults and adults with disabilities through education, advocacy and community service. Meetings include a speaker on topics relevant to older adults, as well as reports from Council committees and activities.

Visitation is open for parents and legal guardians of Detention Home residents. Please see visitation page for more information.