Goochland Farmers Market
Lisa Dearden, Center for Rural Culture
centerforruralculture.org
(804) 314.9141
The mission of the Center for Rural Culture is to educate, promote and inspire members of our community to sustain a culture that supports agriculture and the local economy, protects natural and historic resources, and maintains our rural character and traditions.
The Center’s work is challenging in the face of development pressures and it is up to each of us to preserve the cultural tapestry that makes us unique as a rural community.
The purpose of this site is to educate, promote and inspire individuals seeking to sustain our rural culture. Visitors will find information about Center activities, links to other sites, and information on sustainability.
Figs of Monticello
Gabriele Rausse
Associate Director of Gardens and Grounds-Monticello
grausse@monticello.org
PO Box 316, Charlottesville, VA 22902
(434) 984.9837
Some of the fig (Ficus carica) varieties grown at Monticello include Marseilles, Brown Turkey and Angelique.
Marseilles was Thomas Jefferson favorite variety.
The warm, south-facing submural beds below the Monticello kitchen garden provide the ideal microclimate for growing figs, which are borderline hardy below zone 8.
To have success with figs in your own garden, plant them against a south facing brick or stone wall. This will provide warmth in winter and hopefully prevent the fig from dying back to the ground.
Featured Tomato varieties for the Plant of the Month Segment: Brandywine, Eva Purple Ball, Paul Robeson, Aunt Ruby’s German Green, Djena Lee’s Golden Girl, Valencia, Cherokee Purple, German Stripe, Big Boys, Lemon Boy, Ozark Pink, Pineapple, Yellow Pear, Sungold, Peacevine, Lollipop
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