Candace DeLong is an agriculture and natural resources agent in Hampshire County, West Virginia. She received her master’s degree in horticulture from Virginia Tech where she completed her research in pomology at the Alson H. Smith AREC in Winchester, Virginia. After graduating she worked in the apple industry before starting her job with WVU Extension. Candace works with all types of agriculture in Hampshire County, but especially likes working with school gardens and the local farmers market.