top of page
Home: About

Whole Farm Approach and Small Farm Outreach Breakfast Meeting

 

Our staff will be there to introduce the brand new cost share programs for 2024 and VSU’s Small Farm Outreach team to assist new and beginning farmers

 

Please RSVP to Tara at (757)-630-7681 or tarawilliams@peanutswcd.net by June 13th  for breakfast   

 

Located at: Surry Ruritan Club

2144 Colonial Trail W, Dendron, VA 23839

Time: 8am – 10am

Date: June 20th

ABOUT US

The Peanut Soil and Water Conservation District (PSWCD)  is one of forty seven conservation districts within Virginia dedicated and specilizing in conserving natural resources on agricultural lands. Together with our state (DCR) and federal partners (USDA NRCS) we strive to protect our valuable natural resources. The Peanut SWCD is a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia whose boundaries are Counties of Isle of Wight, Surry, and the City of Suffolk.

OUR PROGRAMS

IMG_1465.HEIC

VIRGINIA AGRICULTURAL COST SHARE PROGRAM

Farm Programs

The Commonwealth of Virginia along with it's 47 local Soil and Water Conservation Districts offer Cost Share funding for best management practices that conserve natural resources on agricultural lands. For a full listing of available practices click the button below.

18238681_722917814554454_2951428418234806514_o_edited.jpg

AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION

Farm Days and Envirothon

Our Farm Days educate local second graders about the importance of agriculture and natural resources on actual working family farms as well as the Virginia Tech Tidewater Research Farm.

 The Dominion Energy Envirothon is a statewide and national competition for high school students in a wide range of topics related to natural resources and wildlife. 

rain garden.jpeg

VIRGINIA CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Residential Programs

The Virginia Conservation Assistance Program (VCAP) is an urban cost-share program that provides financial incentives and technical and educational assistance to property owners installing eligible Best Management Practices (BMPs) in Virginia’s participating Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs).
These practices can be installed in areas of your yard where problems like erosion, poor drainage, or poor vegetation occur. Qualified sites shall be used for residential, commercial, or recreational purposes with a proposed practice that addresses a need.

CONTACT

PO Box 307

Smithfield, VA 23430

Phone numbers are listed under the staff tab, above

Thanks for submitting!

bottom of page