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July 2020 Policy Policy

July 2020 Policy

Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA) Help us line up co-sponsors for this important legislation   Near…

Mark Schonbeck MarkJuly 24, 2020

COVID Related Marker Bills: July 2020 PolicyVABF News

COVID Related Marker Bills: July 2020

PRIORITY BILLS FOR GRASSROOTS Food Supply Protection Act (S.3840) - Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI). This…

Mark Schonbeck MarkJuly 24, 2020

Grow Great Vegetables in Virginia Book Reviews

Grow Great Vegetables in Virginia

Book Review: Grow Great Vegetables in Virginia, by Ira Wallace Timber Press, 2020. 240 pages,…

Mark Schonbeck MarkJuly 23, 2020

July Vegetable Gardening Tips Garden Tips

July Vegetable Gardening Tips

The longest day of the year is past and I hope all of your gardens…

Mark Schonbeck MarkJuly 23, 2020

June 2020 Policy Updates Policy

June 2020 Policy Updates

Racial Equity is Integral to Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Written on Juneteenth, June 19,…

Mark Schonbeck MarkJune 26, 2020

Cauliflower Rice with Sauteed Vegetables and Peanut Sauce Recipes

Cauliflower Rice with Sauteed Vegetables and Peanut Sauce

This is a recipe that my excellent cook of a husband whipped up one night…

VABF AdminJune 26, 2020

BIPOC COMMUNITIES & THE SUSTAINABLE FOOD MOVEMENT VABF News

BIPOC COMMUNITIES & THE SUSTAINABLE FOOD MOVEMENT

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange has compiled a list of BIPOC Communities that are involved in…

VABF AdminJune 26, 2020

Virginia Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund (AFID) Planning Grant VABF News

Virginia Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund (AFID) Planning Grant

The goal of the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund (AFID) Planning Grant program…

VABF AdminJune 26, 2020

No-Till Intensive Vegetable Culture Book Reviews

No-Till Intensive Vegetable Culture

Bryan O’Hara’s No-Till Intensive Vegetable Culture is the work of an expert. His bio says…

Mark Schonbeck MarkJune 26, 2020

2020 June Vegetable Gardening Tips Garden Tips

2020 June Vegetable Gardening Tips

Summer Solstice is right around the corner, that magic moment when the garden is full…

Mark Schonbeck MarkJune 26, 2020

VABF Virginia Farmer Covid-19 Survey Surveys and Action Items

VABF Virginia Farmer Covid-19 Survey

Let us know how you are doing! Please fill out the short form below so…

VABF AdminJune 25, 2020

VABF joins Union of Concerned Scientists in Seeking to Restore Scientific Integrity in the Next Presidential Term VABF News

VABF joins Union of Concerned Scientists in Seeking to Restore Scientific Integrity in the Next Presidential Term

VABF joins Union of Concerned Scientists in Seeking to Restore Scientific Integrity in the Next…

Mark Schonbeck MarkJune 16, 2020

USDA FSA CFAP News Release May 26, 2020 VABF News

USDA FSA CFAP News Release May 26, 2020

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VABF AdminMay 27, 2020

Senate Letter on Climate Change – May 2020 VABF News

Senate Letter on Climate Change – May 2020

Mark Schonbeck MarkMay 27, 2020

Real Food Campaign Grower Partner Program VA Farming ResourcesVABF NewsVirginia Farming Resources

Real Food Campaign Grower Partner Program

The Real Food Campaign Grower Partner Program The Real Food Campaign (RFC) is a global…

Lindsay NewsomeMay 26, 2020

FARMS UNDER THREAT: THE STATE OF THE STATES Executive Summary Articles and ResearchVA Farming ResourcesVABF News

FARMS UNDER THREAT: THE STATE OF THE STATES Executive Summary

VABF AdminMay 23, 2020

Sioux Chef Tamales Recipes

Sioux Chef Tamales

When I saw The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen by Sean Sherman and Beth Dooley on…

Mark Schonbeck MarkMay 22, 2020

Farmer John: Building a garden starts with healthy, living soil VABF News

Farmer John: Building a garden starts with healthy, living soil

BY J.D. WILSON SIGMA — I call it the garden of eatin’. I love that fresh…

Mark Schonbeck MarkMay 22, 2020

May 2020 Policy Updates PolicyVABF News

May 2020 Policy Updates

USDA opens Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) $16 Billion in Direct Payments for Farmers Applications…

Mark Schonbeck MarkMay 22, 2020

The Earth in Her Hands: 75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants Book ReviewsVABF News

The Earth in Her Hands: 75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants

The Earth in Her Hands is a beautiful book: a book to browse, a book…

Mark Schonbeck MarkMay 22, 2020