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Wyndale Gardens: Virginia Cooperative Extension Mentors Growers in GAP Certification Preparation

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SPES-633NP

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Presented by Amber Vallotton, Extension Specialist, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech; Mike Parrish, ANR Senior Agent, Virginia Cooperative Extension Dinwiddie County; Bruce Jones, ANR Senior Agent, Virginia Cooperative Extension Appomattox County; Joanne Jones, ANR Agent, Virginia Cooperative Extension Charlotte County; Toni Sperry, Research and Specialty Crops Technical Assistant, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech; and Mark Sumner, Agriculture, Human and Natural Resources Information Technology, Virginia Tech

This publication is available in a video file format only. A transcript is available in a PDF file format.

Virginia Cooperative Extension Mentors Growers in GAP Certification Preparation is a series of six videos showcasing Virginia farmers and their stories of working with Virginia Cooperative Extension to have their farms become Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) certified. In this video, we speak with Scott and Becky Ramsey of Wyndale Gardens, Abingdon, VA, about their aquaponic system used for growing blue Nile tilapia and leafy greens. The first Harmonized GAP aquaponics farm certified within Virginia, Scott and Becky share their insights and commitment to providing the safest product they can to their retail and school markets.


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Publication Date

October 17, 2024