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WANTED! Yes, you!

We have two existing board positions recently vacated and would like to fill them asap. …

Mark Schonbeck MarkJune 16, 2018

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VABF Tips: Fabric Grow Bag to SIP: Three Easy Steps

I hope you will excuse me, but I start this article off with an assumption!…

Mark Schonbeck MarkMarch 14, 2018

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VABF Forming Policy Committee – Volunteers Sought

The VABF Board of Directors is undertaking to build a policy team to better cover…

Mark Schonbeck MarkNovember 17, 2017

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Agricultural Research: What’s in it for Organic Farmers, Ranchers, Homesteaders, and Gardeners?

By Mark Schonbeck Agriculture is art and science, culture as well as technology. We need skilled,…

VABF AdminAugust 8, 2017

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Cover Crops for all Seasons

VABF AdminApril 30, 2017

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Cover Cropping: On-farm Solar-powered Soil Building

What is a cover crop? why the are important, when to plant, how to grow…

Eryn AllowayMarch 31, 2017

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SARE’s Revised How to Conduct Research on Your Farm or Ranch Now Available

Like all farmers, Harry Cope is an innovator who struggles to reduce costs while raising…

VABF AdminMarch 10, 2017

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VirginiaFirst.com offers a video story on our recent 2017 Virginia Biological Farming Conference

2017 Virginia Biological Farming Conference - view the video here: http://www.virginiafirst.com/ag-life/virginia-association-for-biological-farming-holds-conference/639435966

VABF AdminJanuary 17, 2017

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Help FDA develop reasonable, science-based rules regarding manure

Help FDA develop reasonable, science-based rules regarding manure by completing this Farmer Survey About this…

VABF AdminApril 19, 2016

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Bellair Farm: VABF Member Establishes Organic CSA on Historic Site near Charlottesville

By Mark Schonbeck On my way home from Richmond on March 26 of this year,…

VABF AdminNovember 15, 2015

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