Book Reviews The Barefoot Farmer, Volumes I and II The Barefoot Farmer, Volumes I and II. Jeff Poppen, 2001 and 2021, 233 and 221…Pam DawlingMarch 26, 2024
Garden Tips March Vegetable Gardening Tips By Ira Wallace of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange and the author of The Timber Press…Ira WallaceMarch 26, 2024
Policy February Policy Updates By Mark Schonbeck, VABF Policy Liason What Are “Agricultural Appropriations? And what do they mean…Mark Schonbeck MarkFebruary 25, 2024
Garden Tips February Vegetable Gardening Tips By Ira Wallace of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange and the author of The Timber Press…Ira WallaceFebruary 25, 2024
ClassifiedsVABF News 34-acre Farm available in Lancaster Virginia 34-acre Farm available in Lancaster Virginia My family owns a beautiful 34-acre farm on a…VABF AdminFebruary 8, 2024
Policy January 2024 Policy Updates Rest Next Farm Bill The House and Senate Agriculture Committees are still working on…Mark Schonbeck MarkJanuary 30, 2024
Book Reviews The Lean Micro Farm: How to Get Small, Embrace Local, Live Better, and Work Less The Lean Micro Farm: How to Get Small, Embrace Local, Live Better, and Work Less.…Pam DawlingJanuary 30, 2024
Garden Tips January Gardening Tips by Ira Wallace of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange author of the new Grow Great Vegetables…Ira WallaceJanuary 30, 2024
Articles and Research Why Does Diversity in Plant Species Causes Higher Farming Yield? Soil pathogens harmful to plants have a harder time thriving amongst diverse plant species LAWRENCE, Kan. — A study appearing in Nature Communications based on field and greenhouse experiments at the University of…VABF AdminDecember 27, 2023
Policy December 2023 Policy Updates Take Action! Shaping the Next Farm Bill Delays in Congressional action on the…Mark Schonbeck MarkDecember 27, 2023
Book Reviews The Winter Market Gardener: A Successful Grower’s Handbook for Year-Round Harvests The Winter Market Gardener: A Successful Grower’s Handbook for Year-Round Harvests, Jean-Martin Fortier and Catherine…Pam DawlingDecember 27, 2023
Garden Tips December Vegetable Gardening Tips by Ira Wallace of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange & author of Grow Great Vegetables in…Ira WallaceDecember 27, 2023
Job OpportunitiesSurveys and Action ItemsVABF News Regional Ambassador Program VABF Ambassador Program Role: The Regional Ambassador is VABF’s representative for promoting biological farming and…VABF AdminDecember 17, 2023
VABF News 2024 Board of Directors Election Vote for the 2024 VABF Board of Directors! VABF AdminDecember 17, 2023
VABF News 2024 Conference Volunteers and Financial Aid Thank you for your interest! The VABF-SFOP Summit is sold out! We are no longer…VABF AdminNovember 24, 2023
VABF News Nominations being accepted for VABF Board of Directors Calling all VABF members! Our Board of Director elections are coming up and we’re looking for…VABF AdminNovember 24, 2023
Policy November Policy Updates Special Conservation Opportunities Building Soil, Building Equity Initiative Earn up to $1,000 per acre…Mark Schonbeck MarkNovember 24, 2023
Book Reviews Many Hands Make a Farm: 47 Years of Questioning Authority, Feeding a Community and Building an Organic Movement This little book is not a how-to-farm book, but a very readable memoir-plus-life-philosophy of two…Pam DawlingNovember 24, 2023
Garden Tips November Vegetable Gardening Tips What a lovely extended fall! Halloween has come and gone with hardy vegetables still producing…Ira WallaceNovember 22, 2023
Policy October Policy Updates by Mark Schonbeck Wanted! Your Stories about Farming in the Age of Climate Crisis I am gathering…VABF AdminOctober 26, 2023