Cover Cropping: On-farm Solar-powered Soil Building
What is a cover crop? why the are important, when to plant, how to grow…
Eryn AllowayMarch 31, 2017
SARE’s Revised How to Conduct Research on Your Farm or Ranch Now Available
Like all farmers, Harry Cope is an innovator who struggles to reduce costs while raising…
VABF AdminMarch 10, 2017
Information from Other Organizations
Host a Better Field Day from SARE You’ve done some interesting work: You had a…
Lindsay NewsomeFebruary 5, 2017
VirginiaFirst.com offers a video story on our recent 2017 Virginia Biological Farming Conference
2017 Virginia Biological Farming Conference - view the video here: http://www.virginiafirst.com/ag-life/virginia-association-for-biological-farming-holds-conference/639435966
VABF AdminJanuary 17, 2017
Help FDA develop reasonable, science-based rules regarding manure
Help FDA develop reasonable, science-based rules regarding manure by completing this Farmer Survey About this…
VABF AdminApril 19, 2016
Urgent Action on DARK ACT Needed + Opportunities, Events & More
Updates & Opportunities The DARK Act is Back! URGENT: Phone your Senators NOW about the…
VABF AdminFebruary 24, 2016
Conservation: Policy Bytes from NSAC
Policy Bytes from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Web Site By Mark Schonbeck CONSERVATION Working…
VABF AdminNovember 23, 2015
Bellair Farm: VABF Member Establishes Organic CSA on Historic Site near Charlottesville
By Mark Schonbeck On my way home from Richmond on March 26 of this year,…
VABF AdminNovember 15, 2015
Lick Run Farm: Realizing a Vision of Urban Permaculture and Community Development in Roanoke, VA
Based on an interview with farm owner Rick Williams, by Mark Schonbeck I first learned…
VABF AdminOctober 27, 2015
Policy Developments and What You Can Do
By Mark Schonbeck I attended the semi-annual National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) meeting in Iowa…
VABF AdminAugust 21, 2015
New Tools and Products for Building Your Soil
By Mark Schonbeck Many organic farm suppliers are now carrying several newer products - various…
VABF AdminJune 16, 2015
Pay Attention to the NOSB!
By Sue Ellen Johnson The USDA standards for “USDA certified organic” were being revised last…
VABF AdminMay 15, 2015
A Memorable Lunch
Earlier this month, Soil Food Web expert Elaine Ingham presented two full day workshops as part of…
VABF AdminDecember 17, 2014
VABF’s FSMA Comments
The Virginia Association for Biological Farming (VABF) offered the attached comments on the Food and Drug…
VABF AdminDecember 16, 2014
Proposed FSMA Rule
From Mark Schonbeck Dear All, Remember last year's all-out grassroots campaign, spearheaded by the National Sustainable Agriculture…
VABF AdminDecember 9, 2014
