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Caring for the Soil as a Living System

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Re-Open Woodson's Mill! Sign the Petition: http://

Re-Open Woodson's Mill!
Sign the Petition: http://bit.ly/Petition_CGA

From Common Grain Alliance (@commongrainalliance)
"Deep Roots Milling is a founding CGA member business and operates the historic Woodson’s Mill, the last commercially run water-powered mill in the state of Virginia and a cornerstone of Nelson County. In November, VDACS ordered Deep Roots Milling to cease operations because the historic mill did not comply with a new food safety regulation.

We believe this new regulation does not take into account the needs of the milling industry, or the preservation of a historic building.

Deep Roots Milling is a large buyer of Virginia-grown grain; its closure is a major setback to the emergent grain economy in Virginia.

Join us in asking Secretary Ring to allow Deep Roots Milling to resume operation until the new regulations can be amended to protect the milling industry and historical milling infrastructure.

Originally built in the 1790s, Woodson's Mill has been in continual operation throughout most of its history. It remains an integral part of the regional grain economy in Virginia today. As the mill’s current stewards, Deep Roots Milling is the primary producer of Virginia-grown grain products in the region, if not the entire state.

We have so much to share these days! The best way

We have so much to share these days! The best way to stay up to date is to sign up for our newsletter (link in bio).
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Today in the newsletter we sent out an #actionalert about the FDA's proposed traceability rule that could negatively affect small farms. Comments are needed from #farmers to urge the FDA to modify this rule and not place excessive traceability burdens on our small farms. The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition & Carolina Farm Stewardship Association have shared guidance on how to send in your comments.
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If you were thinking about joining us for Pam Dawling's webinar on Feeding the Soil you still have a chance! The new date is next Thursday, 2/25. Just from peeking at the handout Pam has sent over we can already say this webinar will be worth joining! Topics covered will include growing and maintaining
healthy soils, crop rotations, cover crops, compost making, & organic mulches.
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We also have more webinars to share, including Yoga for Farmers (with VBFRC) and Building Soil Health with Mark Schonbeck.
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Go to VABF.org/events to register!

We invite you to join us next Thursday for the sec

We invite you to join us next Thursday for the second VABF-hosted webinar: Feeding the Soil with Pam Dawling, author of Sustainable Market Farming and The Year-Round Hoophouse.

In this workshop Pam will introduce ways to grow and maintain healthy soils, including:
·· how to develop a permanent crop rotation in 7 steps (and why your soil will benefit from this)
·· how to choose appropriate cover crops
·· how to make compost
·· how to benefit from using organic mulches

You can apply these principles from backyard to homestead and beyond.

Register today at VABF.org/events (link in bio) $15 / $10 VABF Members

With these webinars we hope to support VABF while highlighting some amazing teachers in the field of regenerative agriculture and biological farming.

This webinar will consist of Pam's presentation followed by a Live Q and A session. Audio recording with slides and notes will be emailed after the event to all who register.

Check out our story for some more great webinars and events we wish to share with you! #farmer #growfood #feedthesoil #VABF #soilhealth #biologicalfarming #farmingwebinar

Dan Kittredge, founder of the Bionutrient Food Ass

Dan Kittredge, founder of the Bionutrient Food Association, will be joining VABF tomorrow, February 2nd at 12 noon ET to teach us how to grow more nutrient dense food through practical applications and suggestions. There's still time to join, register on our website! https://bit.ly/VABF_DK
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If you're interested in continuing to learn about creating healthy soil to produce food with higher nutritional content, the BFA's 10th Annual Soil & Nutrition Conference begins this Thursday, February 4th. The Conference this year will be weekly web-based sessions every Thursday from 3-4:30pm ET from February to September. At checkout be sure to use code VABF to send $25 to directly support us!
Check out their website for more on this great conference! https://soilandnutrition.org/

Ira Wallace shares with us her tips on garden plan

Ira Wallace shares with us her tips on garden planning, her favorite tools for weeding, and which plants you should be starting right now. (Share your tips in the comments!)

You can find Ira's January Gardening Tips featured on the front page VABF's website! Direct link: https://vabf.org/january-2021-gardening-tips/

Here's a quote:
"Every warm day in January I am itching to start sowing seeds, but I know how important it is not to rush the season. Overgrown seedlings can be more stressed by transplanting and ultimately won’t produce any earlier than seedlings sown at the appropriate time. Check out SESEs article on what to sow in January for some oft-forgotten crops that actually should be sown this month, like rhubarb, asparagus, and bulbing onions, as well as a huge variety of greens."

Ira Wallace is a worker/owner of the cooperatively managed Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. Her latest book is "Grow Great Vegetables in Virginia."
Find more great tips, information, planning tools, and beautiful seeds at www.southernexposure.com

@southernexposureseed #southernexposureseedexchange
#virginianativeplants #organicseeds #seedsavers #gardeningtips

In lieu of our yearly conference we will be hostin

In lieu of our yearly conference we will be hosting a series of webinars from inspiring folks about farming, food, and related fields. We are thrilled to announce the first webinar in this series will featuring Dan Kittredge, Founder of the Bionutrient Food Association!
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February 2nd, 2021 12-1:30pm ·
$10 VABF Members / $15 Non-Members ·
Thank you for supporting VABF!
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Tickets for our Webinar with Dan Kittredge can be found on our website under Events, or by typing in this short link: bit.ly/VABF_DK
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From Dan: "Nutrient Dense crops are the byproducts of well functioning biological systems.
This workshop will cover a number of critical environmental conditions and management practices necessary for the production of these more flavorful, aromatic, nutritious, pest and disease resistant harvests.
The foundational paradigm of how plants have evolved to operate in relation to their environments will be covered, along with practical suggestions having to do with seed quality, mineralization, minimal soil disturbance, inoculation, in season monitoring, integrating cover crops, managing for soil aeration and hydration, and intention."

The webinar will consist of Dan's presentation followed by a Live Q&A session. Participants will be able to submit questions throughout the webinar which will be answered by Dan at the end of the presentation.

Sign up today! http://bit.ly/VABF_DK

Sign our letter and add your own comments! https:

Sign our letter and add your own comments!
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/re-classify-virginia-farmers-markets-as-essential-grocery-stores
#farmersmarketsaregrocerystores #vabfarming #vabf

Congratulations to #vabf Board Member, Michael Car

Congratulations to #vabf Board Member, Michael Carter Jr. for receiving the 2020 #takingnatureblack Regional Environmental Champion Award!

Don't forget to vote for your board members by 7pm

Don't forget to vote for your board members by 7pm tomorrow night! There is a computer available at our registration table. You are also welcome to visit our website, VABF.org, and make your selections via laptop, tablet, or smartphone.

We're hoppin now! Almost lunch time! #vabfarming

We're hoppin now! Almost lunch time! #vabfarming #vabf #sustainableagriculture Tag us in your posts and we'll share it in our story!

We're ready for y'all! One more night till our pr

We're ready for y'all! One more night till our pre-conference sessions! Hope to see you bright and early! Registration starts at 7am!

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