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    Book Review: The Bio-integrated Farm Book cover of The Bio-Integrated Farm by Shawn Jadrnicek.Book Reviews

    Book Review: The Bio-integrated Farm

    by Shawn Jadrnicek This book was hidden in my "to read" pile for too long!…
    Mark Schonbeck Mark
    Mark Schonbeck MarkFebruary 14, 2018
    Agricultural Policy Updates: February 2018 Logo of Foods Capital with a stylized 'F'.Policy

    Agricultural Policy Updates: February 2018

    Farm Bill 2018 Action It’s Farm Bill season, and there are a lot of good…
    Mark Schonbeck Mark
    Mark Schonbeck MarkFebruary 14, 2018
    Recipe: Grass-fed Red Poll Steak with Georgia Green Collards, Squash Soup and Catoctin Creek Roundstone Rye Manhattan Recipes

    Recipe: Grass-fed Red Poll Steak with Georgia Green Collards, Squash Soup and Catoctin Creek Roundstone Rye Manhattan

    I always leave the VABF conference inspired by the awesome energy I get from spending…
    Mark Schonbeck Mark
    Mark Schonbeck MarkFebruary 14, 2018
    Recipe: VABF-style Oven Roasted Sausages with Root Vegetables, Mushrooms, and Herbs Recipes

    Recipe: VABF-style Oven Roasted Sausages with Root Vegetables, Mushrooms, and Herbs

    The versatility and simplicity of this recipe make it an easy meal to enjoy.  Not…
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    Mark Schonbeck MarkJanuary 11, 2018
    January Gardening Tips: Garden Planners & Tools Garden Tips

    January Gardening Tips: Garden Planners & Tools

    The steadily growing stack of new seed catalogs are a reminder that now is good…
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    Mark Schonbeck MarkJanuary 11, 2018
    Book Review: The Market Gardener, by Jean-Martin Fortier, New Society Publishers, 2014 Cover of 'The Market Gardener' book by Jean-Martin Fortier.Book Reviews

    Book Review: The Market Gardener, by Jean-Martin Fortier, New Society Publishers, 2014

    Jean-Martin Fortier is one of the rock stars of small-scale organic vegetable farming, and he…
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    Mark Schonbeck MarkJanuary 11, 2018
    National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Meets in Washington, DC to Advocate for a Better Farm Bill People planting crops in a field.Policy

    National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Meets in Washington, DC to Advocate for a Better Farm Bill

    On January 21-24, representatives of the 100+ member organizations of the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition…
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    Mark Schonbeck MarkJanuary 11, 2018
    December Gardening Tips: Review and Plan Garden Tips

    December Gardening Tips: Review and Plan

    December is a good time to review your last year's garden and plan for the…
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    Mark Schonbeck MarkDecember 13, 2017
    Book Review: The Earth Moved: On the Remarkable Achievements of Earthworms Logo featuring three children in red plaid shirts for Carter Farms.Book Reviews

    Book Review: The Earth Moved: On the Remarkable Achievements of Earthworms

    by Amy Stewart, Algonquin Books, 2004 The Earth Moved is an easy read, fascinating, amusing,…
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    Mark Schonbeck MarkDecember 13, 2017
    Tomatoes: Organic Production in Virginia Cluster of ripe and unripe tomatoes growing on the vine.Articles and Research

    Tomatoes: Organic Production in Virginia

    VABF Admin
    VABF AdminNovember 30, 2017
    VABF Forming Policy Committee – Volunteers Sought A detailed event schedule for a conference on October 6th with various sessions and breaks.VABF News

    VABF Forming Policy Committee – Volunteers Sought

    The VABF Board of Directors is undertaking to build a policy team to better cover…
    Mark Schonbeck Mark
    Mark Schonbeck MarkNovember 17, 2017
    National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Releases Farm Bill Platform Logo of WILLS Soil & Stream with roots graphic.Policy

    National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Releases Farm Bill Platform

    Mark Schonbeck has worked over 30 years as a researcher, consultant, and educator in sustainable and…
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    Mark Schonbeck MarkNovember 17, 2017
    Recipe: Rosemary Garlic Jelly Recipes

    Recipe: Rosemary Garlic Jelly

    Makes 4 to 8-ounce jars Water 1-¼ cups dry white wine ¼ cup minced garlic…
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    Mark Schonbeck MarkNovember 16, 2017
    Garden Tips For November: Slow Down and Prepare the Garden for Winter Infographic on beginning farmers with six farming tips and images.Garden Tips

    Garden Tips For November: Slow Down and Prepare the Garden for Winter

    Make sure all your frost-tender crops have been harvested and your hardy greens are mulched…
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    Mark Schonbeck MarkNovember 16, 2017
    Book Review: The Lean Farm Guide to Growing Vegetables: More In-Depth Lean Techniques for Efficient Organic Production Book Reviews

    Book Review: The Lean Farm Guide to Growing Vegetables: More In-Depth Lean Techniques for Efficient Organic Production

    Ben Hartman, Chelsea Green, $29.95, publication November 2017 When I read Ben Hartman's first book,…
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    Mark Schonbeck MarkNovember 16, 2017
    Summer Squash and Zucchini: Organic Production in Virginia A zucchini plant with yellow flowers and white-spotted leaves.Articles and Research

    Summer Squash and Zucchini: Organic Production in Virginia

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    VABF AdminOctober 31, 2017
    Recipes: Sunday Mornings Recipes

    Recipes: Sunday Mornings

    Does this happen to you?  You’ve got a crowd staying over for the holidays, everyone…
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    Mark Schonbeck MarkOctober 11, 2017
    Agricultural/Research Policy – Policy Updates A wrinkled light gray bedsheet with a white remote control on top.Policy

    Agricultural/Research Policy – Policy Updates

    by Mark Schonbeck The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) and other advocacy groups are gearing…
    VABF Admin
    VABF AdminOctober 11, 2017
    Book Review: Weeds: In Defense of Nature’s Most Unloved Plants, by Richard Mabey. Ecco Paperbacks 2012 Book Reviews

    Book Review: Weeds: In Defense of Nature’s Most Unloved Plants, by Richard Mabey. Ecco Paperbacks 2012

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    VABF AdminOctober 11, 2017
    Farmer Field Day Toolkit A man demonstrating with a group watching outdoors.Articles and Research

    Farmer Field Day Toolkit

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    Lindsay NewsomeOctober 5, 2017
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    1327 Grandin Rd SW, Roanoke  VA 25015             434-299-8007
    501(c)(3)  EIN 54-1417875

    VABF’s mission is to educate about, advocate for, and promote organic and biological farming and gardening.

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    Join us at the 26th annual Virginia Biological Farming Conference, January 9th-11th , 2026 in Roanoke, Virginia!

    Tickets are limited, register now! https://rodalei Tickets are limited, register now! https://rodaleinstitute.org/investing-in-regenerative-organic-agriculture/
    Better hurry! The deadline to submit an abstract f Better hurry! The deadline to submit an abstract for our 26th Annual Virginia Biological Farming Conference is approaching fast! Details are in the link in our bio!

#vabf #farmingconference #organic
    Join us now as an early supporting Sponsor of the Join us now as an early supporting Sponsor of the 26th Annual Virginia Biological Farming Conference! 

This year, more than ever, we are asking for your support to secure and grow the future of VABF and the Virginia Biological Farming Conference. Enjoy promotional benefits from your sponsorship date until the Conference in January 2026.

Find all the details on our site or via our l°nk·tree

Contact us with questions or for a custom sponsorship package!
    Join us as a Speaker for the 26th annual Virginia Join us as a Speaker for the 26th annual Virginia Biological Farming Conference! 

The Conference will be held January 9th - 11th, 2026 at The Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center. 

Speaker Proposals are due by August 15th. 

Speakers will be notified of acceptance before October 1. 

Proposals are being accepted below for both:

··· Pre-Conference Workshops Half & Full Day Intensives on Friday, 1/9/26

··· Conference Sessions 90 Minute Sessions on Saturday-Sunday, 1/10 & 11/26

Find out more info including inspiring topics on our Speaker Page at 
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    🌿🌟🌾🥕Save the date! 🥦🌱🌻✨ The 🌿🌟🌾🥕Save the date! 🥦🌱🌻✨
The 26th Annual Virginia Biological Farming Conference will be held in Roanoke, Virginia from January 9th to 11th! 

#vabfarming #sustainableag #farmingconference
    Highlights from this month's e-news! Highlights from this month's e-news!
    🌾 Interested in renewable energy solutions & sm 🌾 Interested in renewable energy solutions & small grain harvesting? 

Join us next Saturday for a free event to Explore Small-Scale Organic Grain Farming Equipment & Renewable Energy Solutions with a Field Day at Living Energy Farm! 

June 21, 2025 
1PM to 5PM
Louisa, Virginia
*Free* Must register in advance!
visit vabf · org / events for more info 

This field day is hosted with sponsorship from the Transition to Organic Partnership Program in partnership with Common Grain Alliance & the Virginia Association of Biological Farming.

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    VABF 2024 in Review 🌱 Our Farmer Listening Se VABF 2024 in Review 🌱 

Our Farmer Listening Sessions, 1-on-1 Farmer Support, and On-Farm Events reached Farmers all over Virginia; providing support for long-time regenerative growers and those just starting in the field. 

Our Annual Conference was a great success (even through the snow and ice!) and we are thankful for everyone of you who joined us as speakers, vendors, participants and volunteers! 

Membership continues to grow (join us!) and we look forward to introducing you to our Regional Ambassadors later this year! 

Find the full Annual Impact Report on V•A•B•F•.•0•R•G

Shoutout to @herd.ventures for our Conference Photos (and find the full recording of both keynotes on our YouTube thanks to Daniel as well!)
    A few highlights from our Monthly E-News: 🌱 Ve A few highlights from our Monthly E-News:

🌱 Vegetable Gardening Tips from Ira Wallace: "Time to thin!"

📗 Book Review by Pam Dawling: Food Science for Gardeners

🌾 Policy Updates by Mark Schonbeck plus News & Updates

🌿 Events listed on VABF
    Register today to join us for Monday's Farm Tour & Register today to join us for Monday's Farm Tour & Social at Lazy Pigg Farm in Ferrum, VA. See you there!

@roanokefoodshednetwork 
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    Hey VABF Members! It’s time to vote on Nominees Hey VABF Members! It’s time to vote on Nominees and Current Directors of the VABF Board.

Election ends May 29, 2025.
    The Roanoke Foodshed Network, the Virginia Associa The Roanoke Foodshed Network, the Virginia Association for Biological Farming, and Partners present our May Farm Tour with Lazy Pigg Farm

··· Monday, May 19th 

··· 3:00-6:00pm

··· Ferrum, Virginia

· Please register to join ·· Details on our VABF event calendar! · 

The Lazy Pigg Farm is a multigenerational farm on 45 acres in Franklin County, Virginia. It was originally a dairy farm, but Dana and Sean Lydon raise Dexter cattle, Katahdin sheep and laying hens. They practice managed intensive rotational grazing to improve soil health and to leave the land better than they found it. In April 2023 they installed five acres of silvopasture. This will provide shade for the animals, as well as fence posts, nuts, and willow for additional forage. The Lydons are also starting woody perennials and perennial flowers to sell through the Blue Ridge Flower Exchange. 

For more information, contact Becki DeRusseau at becki.derusseau@vabf.org. Detailed directions will be shared with registrants.
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