Loudoun County Government: VCE Loudoun Master Gardeners Virtual Lecture February 3, 2022

Ashburn VA

18 January, 2022

5:14 PM

Description

Press release from the Loudoun County Government: January 17, 2022 Beth is originally from Mexico; she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Agronomy with a minor in Horticulture and a Master's Degree in Human Nutrition and Postharvest Physiology. Beth worked for Mexico's government programs SOLIDARIDAD and SEDESOL, focusing on supporting marginalized farmers; also conducted research and extension education for five years. In 1999 Beth came to the U.S.A. and for 10 years worked as full-time mom, then started a gardening business. In February 2013 she joined the Loudoun County Government. Her work experience includes horticulture, propagation, entomology, fungi microbiology, postharvest physiology, Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP), Food Safety Implementation Act -Produce Safety Alliance (FSMA-PSA), lab research, integrated pest management (IPM), Local Food Systems, extension and educational programs. This event is in partnership with and hosted by Loudoun County Public Libraries. For more information visit the event page and view the flyer (PDF). ### This press release was produced by the Loudoun County Government. The views expressed here are the author's own.