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Opposition Mounts to USDA Relocation and Reorganization Proposals PolicyVABF News

Opposition Mounts to USDA Relocation and Reorganization Proposals

USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue’s proposal to relocate the Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute…

Mark Schonbeck MarkOctober 16, 2018

2014 Farm Bill Expires: Key Programs Suspended until 2018 Farm Bill Passes PolicyVABF News

2014 Farm Bill Expires: Key Programs Suspended until 2018 Farm Bill Passes

On September 30, the 2014 Farm Bill expired, with neither a new Farm Bill nor…

Mark Schonbeck MarkOctober 16, 2018

Edible Goose Creek Chicken Bone Broth RecipesVABF News

Edible Goose Creek Chicken Bone Broth

2 chicken backs 4 chicken feet shiitake mushrooms dried or fresh herbs 2 tablespoons vinegar…

Mark Schonbeck MarkOctober 16, 2018

October Gardening Tips Garden TipsVABF News

October Gardening Tips

According to the calendar fall is here but for now our veggie garden is still…

Mark Schonbeck MarkOctober 16, 2018

An Eater’s Guide To Congress Policy

An Eater’s Guide To Congress

Explore how your member of Congress voted on policies that make our food system more…

VABF AdminSeptember 27, 2018

Farm Bill Expires Sept.30… Policy

Farm Bill Expires Sept.30…

It is time to call or e-mail your Representative and Senators with an urgent message:  we…

Mark Schonbeck MarkSeptember 26, 2018

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