VABF News 2024 Session Schedule Updated 1/12/2024 Download a pdf of the schedule here!VABF AdminOctober 23, 2023
Information Sheet ArchivesVABF News 2024 Speaker Bios Bonnetta Adeeb Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance and Ujamaa Seeds Bonnetta Adeeb, Founder & President of STEAM ONWARD, Inc,…VABF AdminOctober 23, 2023
VABF News Youth and Teen Programs Youth & Teen Programs at the 25th annual Virginia Biological Farming Conference Bring your kids…VABF AdminOctober 21, 2023
VABF News Pre-Conference Workshops Full and half Day Pre-Conference workshops are offered Friday, January 19. Thanks to grant funding…VABF AdminOctober 17, 2023
Garden Tips September Vegetable Gardening Tips By Ira Wallace of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange and the author of The Timber Press…VABF AdminSeptember 25, 2023
Grants and Scholarships 2023 Conservation Innovation Grants 2023 Conservation Innovation Grants Application deadline October 30, 2023 IRA funding has allowed USDA…VABF AdminSeptember 25, 2023
Policy September Policy Updates by Mark Schonbeck 2023 Farm Bill Opportunities to shape it are still open The National Sustainable Agriculture…VABF AdminSeptember 25, 2023
Book Reviews The Ecological Farm: A Minimalist No-Till, No-Spray, Selective Weeding, Grow-Your-Own-Fertilizer System of Organic Agriculture Book Review by Pam Dawling The Ecological Farm: A Minimalist No-Till, No-Spray, Selective Weeding, Grow-Your-Own-Fertilizer…Pam DawlingSeptember 25, 2023
VABF NewsWeb Resources Crisis Support for Agricultural Communities https://www.agrisafe.org/agristress-helpline/VABF AdminAugust 29, 2023
VABF News Organic Investments Need a Boost in the 2023 Farm Bill The Opportunities in Organic Act would help U.S. farms meet consumer demand by reducing barriers to…VABF AdminAugust 29, 2023
Policy Policy Updates August 2023 Cost Share for Virginia Farmers to Protect Soil and Water Robust funding and streamlined paperwork…VABF AdminAugust 29, 2023
Grants and ScholarshipsVA Farming ResourcesVirginia Farming Resources Virginia Tech Study on Responsible Innovation in Digital and Precision Farming VABF AdminAugust 29, 2023
Book Reviews The Seed Detective: Uncovering the Secret Histories of Remarkable Vegetables Book Review The Seed Detective: Uncovering the Secret Histories of Remarkable Vegetables, Adam Alexander, Chelsea…VABF AdminAugust 28, 2023
Garden Tips August Vegetable Gardening Tips So Much to Sow in August! August is a busy, busy month. Many gardeners don’t…Ira WallaceAugust 28, 2023
Policy Farm Bill Update and Next Steps – Late July 2023 By Mark Schonbeck As the September 30 expiration date for the current Farm Bill approaches,…VABF AdminJuly 26, 2023
Grants and ScholarshipsPolicy Cost Share for Virginia Farmers to Protect Soil and Water Robust funding and streamlined paperwork for Fiscal Year 2024 The Virginia Department of Conservation and…VABF AdminJuly 26, 2023
Policy Working Trees, Grasslands, and Buffers for Conservation Act of 2023 Working lands conservation options are popular amongst farmers and ranchers and in high demand. The…VABF AdminJuly 25, 2023