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Ed Jones’ legacy of leadership and kindness helps cement the value of Cooperative Extension
October 12, 2022
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Ed Jones was sure that he’d be a researcher after he finished his Ph.D. in wildlife biology at Virginia Tech. He was studying tularemia, an infectious disease that can spread from rabbits to humans, and he thought he’d spend his scientific career bouncing between the mountains and a laboratory. But one day, […]
Gardening for the elderly
April 27, 2022
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — What challenges do the elderly face when gardening in their senior years? The most challenging common disease among the elderly is arthritis according to Jane Stoneham and Peter Thoday, authors of Landscape Design for Elderly and Disabled People. A reduction in one’s mobility is the key restriction to keeping up the […]