VABF News VABF Stickers Show your support! VABF Decals and Organic Cotton Tote BagsVABF AdminMarch 4, 2025
Garden TipsVABF News February Vegetable Gardening Tips By Ira Wallace of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange and the author of The Timber Press Guide to…VABF AdminFebruary 27, 2025
PolicyVABF News Mark Schonbeck honored with inaugural Perennial Advocate Award The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) has created a new award to highlight and honor…Brent WillsFebruary 27, 2025
Policy February 2025 Policy Updates By Mark Schonbeck, VABF Policy Liason Hard Times – and We’re Fighting Back! I imagine…Mark Schonbeck MarkFebruary 27, 2025
PolicySurveys and Action ItemsVABF News Email Templates – Federal Funding Freeze – For farmers, organizations and supporters Email TemplatesMark Schonbeck MarkFebruary 27, 2025
PolicySurveys and Action ItemsVABF News Sample Phone Call Scripts – Federal Funding Freeze – for farmers and farm supporters Mark Schonbeck MarkFebruary 27, 2025
Policy Funding Freeze Sample Script SAMPLE SCRIPT: Hello, My name is __________. I am a farmer/rancher/regenerative agriculture supporter, and a…VABF AdminFebruary 24, 2025
PolicySurveys and Action ItemsVABF News Urgent Message and Request Regarding Federal Funding Freeze Dear All, During the recent National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition meetings in Washington, DC, we (Brent…VABF AdminFebruary 20, 2025
VABF News 2024 VABF Board of Directors Nominations NOW TAKING NOMINATIONS for the VABF Board of Directors VABF relies on a volunteer Board…VABF AdminNovember 27, 2024
Grants and ScholarshipsVABF News SSARE Producer Grants & On-Farm Research Grants Southern SARE Producer Grants Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) is now accepting proposals…VABF AdminOctober 29, 2024
Grants and ScholarshipsVABF News Save Grassland Birds and get funding Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative partners are incentivizing the adoption of two different best management practices…VABF AdminOctober 29, 2024
Grants and ScholarshipsVABF News Regenerate Virginia Healthy Soils Grant https://farmland.org/healthy-soils-grant/VABF AdminOctober 29, 2024
VABF News Demystifying Organic Workshops & Farm Tours Over the past month, we were fortunate to work with our partners and two Virginia…Brent WillsOctober 29, 2024
Policy October 2024 Policy Updates by Mark Schonbeck Farm Bill Updates Urge Congress to protect Organic Certification Cost Share With the election close…Mark Schonbeck MarkOctober 29, 2024
Book Reviews Book Review: Barefoot Biodynamics: How Cows, Compost and Community Help Us Understand Rudolph Steiner’s Agriculture Course, by Jeff Poppen Chelsea Green Publishers, 2024, 194 pages, $21.95 This book is not about farming without shoes!…Pam DawlingOctober 29, 2024
Garden Tips October 2024 Garden Tips by Ira Wallace Fall is here and we are enjoying an increasing array of tender Collards and sweet…Ira WallaceOctober 28, 2024
VABF News USDA Offers Resources, Adds Flexibilities to Disaster Assistance Programs to Help Hurricane Helene-Impacted Farmers, Foresters and Communities News Release 1400 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20250 FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov USDA Offers Resources, Adds Flexibilities…VABF AdminOctober 28, 2024
VABF News 2025 Keynote Bios Jon Jackson Jon Jackson is a distinguished U.S. Army Airborne Ranger and the current Executive…Eryn AllowayOctober 24, 2024
VABF News Silent Auction Donation Join us at our 25th annual Virginia Biological Farming Conference, January 10-12, 2025 at the…VABF AdminOctober 22, 2024
VABF News Overview and Session Schedules Friday, January 10, 2025Saturday, January 11, 2025Sunday, January 12, 2025VABF AdminOctober 22, 2024