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Virginia produces a large variety of vegetables -- from tomatoes, to sweet corn, to potatoes. Vegetables make up 9% of crops grown in Virginia, and almost 3% of all agricultural commodities in the state. Producers are either harvesting or planting all kinds of vegetable crops at least 11 months out of the year in the Commonwealth.

ABCs of Agriculture informs about Virginia's farming community and how it affects you. ABCs of Agriculture are produced by the Virginia Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) - an educational program which encourages and enhances agricultural literacy in Grades K-5 and 6-8.

Transcript

Hello, and welcome to the ABC’s of Agriculture! Today, we’re here to talk about the letter V which stands for vegetables…

Virginia’s fresh market vegetable producers harvested more than 20 thousand acres in 2001. Those vegetables were valued at more than 66 million dollars! That’s a lot of green.

Virginia produces a large variety of vegetables. From tomatoes… to sweet corn… to potatoes… it can be grown here. Vegetables make up 9 percent of crops grown in Virginia… and almost 3 percent of all agriculture commodities in the state! Producers are either harvesting or planting all kinds of vegetable crops at least 11 months out of the year in the Commonwealth.

So enjoy your taste of Virginia… you’ve got a lot of colorful vegetables to choose from! For the ABC’s of Agriculture, this is Professor Brad… see you next time!

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