BARNESVILLE — The Ohio State University Extension, Belmont and Monroe counties will host a vegetable field day on July 28 at the property of John Weaver at 57399 Shry Road in Barnesville.

The field day will immediately follow the Captina Produce Auction sale, also hosted by OSU Extension, which begins at 10 a.m. at 39050 West Captina Highway in Barnesville. Those who wish to participate will drive less than 1 mile to Weaver’s farm at the conclusion of the sale.

The event will be free and open to the public.

Ohio State College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Science specialists and educators will discuss how to care for many fruit and vegetable plants including raspberries, strawberries, pumpkins, cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes.

For more information about the event contact Dan Lima, OSU Extension Agriculture and Natural Resource Educator for Belmont County, or Catelyn Turner, OSU Extension Agriculture and Natural Resource Educator for Monroe County. Lima can be contacted by stopping by his office at 101 N. Market St. in St. Clairsville or by calling him at 740-472-0810. Turner can be contacted at her office, located at 46764 State Route 26 in Woodsfield, or by calling 740-472-0810.

Captina Produce Auctions take place every Tuesday and Friday beginning in May or June and continuing until the end of October. Captina Produce Auction was started in 2005 as a wholesale marketplace for local Amish farmers to bring their produce in bulk and offer it to the public at a competitive price. The auction sells produce that is available at specific times of the growing season.

The College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Science’s mission is to provide programs that respond to the complex needs of Ohio’s population and the demands on the state’s resources.

Ohio State University Extension has been striving to create opportunities for people to explore how science-based knowledge can improve social, economic and environmental conditions since 1914.

The organization applies research, knowledge and innovations to strive to improve local businesses and the communities they serve.

OSU Extension partners with many state and national organizations such as the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, the U.S. Forest Service, the Ohio Division of Wildlife, the Ohio Federation of Soil and Water, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Ohio Division of Wildlife, the Ohio Federation of Soil and Water, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative, the Habitat Organization and the Certified Tree Farm.