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Job Opportunities

Full Time Position Available on a heritage farm

Mount Pleasant Foundation is seeking a farmer with experience in pasture-based animal husbandry and/or market…

VABF AdminDecember 8, 2021

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Session Summaries

Session Summaries Sunday, January 23, 2022 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Yoga for…

VABF AdminDecember 7, 2021

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November Policy Updates

Funding and Marketing Opportunities More Organic Certification Cost Share Funds Available! USDA will provide an…

VABF AdminNovember 24, 2021

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Surveys and Action Items

Pasture Management Survey

Virginia Cooperative Extension has a program, GRAZE 300, to improve pasture management and increase the…

VABF AdminNovember 24, 2021

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USDA NRCS Resources on Soil Health

No Till is maintaining crop residue throughout the year and planting directly into it. NRCS…

VABF AdminNovember 24, 2021

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Conservation Assessment and Ranking Tool

NRCS has introduced a new tool, the Conservation Assessment and Ranking Tool, or CART,…

VABF AdminNovember 24, 2021

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Job Opportunities

Piedmont Environmental Council – various positions

Piedmont Environmental Council – various positions https://www.pecva.org/about-us/jobs-internships/.

VABF AdminNovember 24, 2021

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Job Opportunities

Common Grain Alliance – Strategic Marketing Consultant for Common Grain Alliance

Common Grain Alliance - Strategic Marketing Consultant for Common Grain Alliance https://mcusercontent.com/9be2d5051861a75b11b868c25/files/31a237a9-bb63-f99f-ce0d-5eaeabe5a13b/RFP__Strategic_Marketing_Consultant_Common_Grain_Alliance.pdf.

VABF AdminNovember 24, 2021

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Job Opportunities

Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District – Agriculture Conservation Program

Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District – Agriculture Conservation Program Located in Charlottesville, Virginia,…

VABF AdminNovember 24, 2021

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In the News November 2021

Compiled by Francesca Constantino New Report Highlights Global Farmers Markets Creating Alternatives to Industrialized…

VABF AdminNovember 24, 2021

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