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
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
Cindy Conner, New Society Publishers 2014. Â This month's book review brings another good book by…
Mark Schonbeck MarkJuly 19, 2018
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
Farm Bill Action, continued: Virginia’s Senators, their Agricultural Legislative Staff, and phone numbers are:…
VABF AdminJune 26, 2018
Recipe: Herb-Crusted Pastured Chicken
If you can’t find local pasture-raised poultry at your farmer’s market in June then you…
Mark Schonbeck MarkJune 16, 2018
Garden Tips For June: Mulching and Sowing Successions
Early in June mulch tomatoes, peppers, okra, squash, cucumbers and asparagus if it hasn't already…
Mark Schonbeck MarkJune 16, 2018
Book Review: The Tao of Vegetable Gardening: Cultivating Tomatoes, Greens, Peas, Beans, Squash, Joy and Serenity
An independent and iconoclastic gardener, Carol introduces each chapter with a passage from her own…
Mark Schonbeck MarkJune 16, 2018
House Farm Bill Defeated
On May 18, 30 Republican Representatives joined 183 Democrats to defeat HR 2, the Agriculture…
Mark Schonbeck MarkJune 16, 2018
WANTED! Yes, you!
We have two existing board positions recently vacated and would like to fill them asap. …
Mark Schonbeck MarkJune 16, 2018
Garden Tips For May: Weeding, Thinning and Sowing
When May comes around it’s time to start weeding and thinning. Thin your beets and…
Mark Schonbeck MarkMay 16, 2018
Book Review: The Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Southeast
By Ira Wallace January 2014, 200 pages, $19.95. ISBN-13: 978-1-60469-371-3 This book is valuable firstly to…
Mark Schonbeck MarkMay 15, 2018
Recipe: Arugula Salad with Strawberries and Asparagus
The first signs of spring bring cravings for fresh greens and salads. From chickweed to…
Mark Schonbeck MarkMay 15, 2018
Recipe: Spring Frittata with Morels, Asparagus and Spring Greens
Our calendars say we are four weeks into spring but we had snow flurries April…
Mark Schonbeck MarkApril 17, 2018
Agricultural Policy: Farm Bill Action Updates, Soil Health Webinar, SARE Grant Applications, 2018 Appropriations Bill
Farm Bill Action As congress returns from its two week Easter Recess, the 2018 Farm…
Mark Schonbeck MarkApril 16, 2018
Garden Tips For April: Succession Planting, Seeds to Start, Ordering Sweet Potatoes & More
Early in April is a good time to harden off your cabbages, broccoli and other…
Mark Schonbeck MarkApril 16, 2018
Book Review: Soil Sisters: A Toolkit for Women Farmers
by Lisa Kivirist New Society Publishers, 2016, ISBN 978-0-86571-805-0. $24.95 Although women are not a minority,…
Mark Schonbeck MarkApril 16, 2018
Book Review: The Greenhouse and Hoophouse Grower’s Handbook
by Andrew Mefferd Organic Vegetable Production Using Protected Culture. Chelsea Green March 2017, $34.95 ISBN 978-1-60358-637-5…
Mark Schonbeck MarkMarch 15, 2018
