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Pastured Pork Chops and Foraged Mushrooms Recipes

Pastured Pork Chops and Foraged Mushrooms

This summer has been a wet one for many of us in Southwestern Virginia.  At…

Mark Schonbeck MarkSeptember 13, 2018

Farmer John’s Column VABF News

Farmer John’s Column

I can still remember the smells of my first garden back home in small town Indiana.…

Mark Schonbeck MarkSeptember 13, 2018

Start Your Farm: The Authoritative Guide to Becoming a Sustainable 21st Century Farmer.  Essentials for Growing and Raising Vegetables, Fruits, Livestock, Grains for Market. Book Reviews

Start Your Farm: The Authoritative Guide to Becoming a Sustainable 21st Century Farmer.  Essentials for Growing and Raising Vegetables, Fruits, Livestock, Grains for Market.

Forrest Pritchard and Ellen Polishuk The Experiment, New York. ISBN 978-1-61519-489-6 Here is a book…

Mark Schonbeck MarkSeptember 13, 2018

USDA Reorganization Proposal Could Undermine Research Endeavors Policy

USDA Reorganization Proposal Could Undermine Research Endeavors

Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently announced plans to move the headquarters of the National…

Mark Schonbeck MarkSeptember 13, 2018

September Gardening Tips Garden Tips

September Gardening Tips

Cool evening and warm days make fall in Central Virginia a second spring. Time to…

Mark Schonbeck MarkSeptember 13, 2018

Book Review: The Urban Farmer: Growing Food for Profit on Leased and Borrowed Land Book Reviews

Book Review: The Urban Farmer: Growing Food for Profit on Leased and Borrowed Land

Curtis Stone New Society Publishers, 2016 The Urban Farmer is part of the movement to…

Mark Schonbeck MarkSeptember 6, 2018

EDIBLE GOOSE CREEK’S Chicken in Fresh Tomato-Shiitake Sauce Recipes

EDIBLE GOOSE CREEK’S Chicken in Fresh Tomato-Shiitake Sauce

2 teaspoons grapeseed or olive oil 2 large split chicken breasts, bone-in (about 2-2.5 pounds)…

VABF AdminSeptember 6, 2018

August Gardening Tips Garden Tips

August Gardening Tips

By Ira Wallace of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange and the author of  The Timber Press…

Mark Schonbeck MarkSeptember 6, 2018

Free on Farm Readiness Review Surveys and Action Items

Free on Farm Readiness Review

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is teaming up with Virginia Cooperative Extension…

VABF AdminSeptember 3, 2018

Bugs in a Jug: making the best use of Microbial-Based Biostimulants (MBBS) Articles and Research

Bugs in a Jug: making the best use of Microbial-Based Biostimulants (MBBS)

Recent years have seen a proliferation of commercial microbial products that are claimed to improve…

VABF AdminAugust 30, 2018

Fresh from the Fields: OFRF Farmer Stories Articles and Research

Fresh from the Fields: OFRF Farmer Stories

Farmer stories are often the best way to gain practical, down-to-earth information and guidance to…

VABF AdminAugust 30, 2018

2018 Farm Bill Conference – A critical time for sustainable agriculture policy on Capitol Hill. VABF News

2018 Farm Bill Conference – A critical time for sustainable agriculture policy on Capitol Hill.

When Congress returns from recess after Labor Day, a Conference Committee comprised of nine Senators…

VABF AdminAugust 22, 2018

2018 Farm Bill Conference: A critical time for sustainable agriculture policy on Capitol Hill. Policy

2018 Farm Bill Conference: A critical time for sustainable agriculture policy on Capitol Hill.

What you can do during the Congressional Recess (through Labor Day weekend):   Sign on…

Mark Schonbeck MarkAugust 16, 2018

Farmer John Column: August 2018 VABF News

Farmer John Column: August 2018

I did not intend to be a farmer. Carpentry seemed to be a good way…

Eryn AllowayAugust 6, 2018

Reduced Tillage and Cover Cropping Systems for Organic Vegetable Production Articles and Research

Reduced Tillage and Cover Cropping Systems for Organic Vegetable Production

 

VABF AdminJuly 31, 2018

Recipe: Ripe Summer Tomato and Herb Pie Recipes

Recipe: Ripe Summer Tomato and Herb Pie

The hot days of summer are here and though it’s difficult to work through the…

Mark Schonbeck MarkJuly 19, 2018

July Gardening Tips Garden Tips

July Gardening Tips

We are really enjoying our early garden fresh tomatoes and cucumbers while looking forward to…

Mark Schonbeck MarkJuly 19, 2018

Book Review: Grow a Sustainable Diet: Planning and Growing to Feed Ourselves and the Earth Book Reviews

Book Review: Grow a Sustainable Diet: Planning and Growing to Feed Ourselves and the Earth

Cindy Conner, New Society Publishers 2014.  This month's book review brings another good book by…

Mark Schonbeck MarkJuly 19, 2018

2018 Farm Bill: Update and Next Steps Policy

2018 Farm Bill: Update and Next Steps

On June 28, the Senate passed its version of the 2018 Farm Bill on a…

Mark Schonbeck MarkJuly 19, 2018

Farm Bill Update Late June, 2018 Policy

Farm Bill Update Late June, 2018

Farm Bill Action, continued:   Virginia’s Senators, their Agricultural Legislative Staff, and phone numbers are:…

VABF AdminJune 26, 2018