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November Policy Updates Policy

November Policy Updates

Special Conservation Opportunities   Building Soil, Building Equity Initiative Earn up to $1,000 per acre…

Mark Schonbeck MarkNovember 24, 2023

Many Hands Make a Farm: 47 Years of Questioning Authority, Feeding a Community and Building an Organic Movement Book Reviews

Many Hands Make a Farm: 47 Years of Questioning Authority, Feeding a Community and Building an Organic Movement

This little book is not a how-to-farm book, but a very readable memoir-plus-life-philosophy of two…

Pam DawlingNovember 24, 2023

November Vegetable Gardening Tips Garden Tips

November Vegetable Gardening Tips

What a lovely extended fall! Halloween has come and gone with hardy vegetables still producing…

Ira WallaceNovember 22, 2023

October Policy Updates by Mark Schonbeck Policy

October Policy Updates by Mark Schonbeck

Wanted! Your Stories about Farming in the Age of Climate Crisis   I am gathering…

VABF AdminOctober 26, 2023

Microbe Science for Gardeners: Secrets to Better Plant Health Book Reviews

Microbe Science for Gardeners: Secrets to Better Plant Health

Book Review by Pam Dawling Microbe Science for Gardeners: Secrets to Better Plant Health, Robert…

VABF AdminOctober 26, 2023

October Gardening Tips Garden Tips

October Gardening Tips

by Ira Wallace of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange & author of Grow Great Vegetables in…

Ira WallaceOctober 26, 2023

2024 Session Summaries VABF News

2024 Session Summaries

Saturday, January 20, 2024 Morning Yoga  7:00-8:00 AM Mary Cush, Yoga for Farmers During the…

VABF AdminOctober 23, 2023

2024 Session Schedule VABF News

2024 Session Schedule

Updated 1/12/2024 Download a pdf of the schedule here!

VABF AdminOctober 23, 2023

Overview Schedule VABF News

Overview Schedule

Updated 1/18/2024

VABF AdminOctober 23, 2023

Youth and Teen Programs VABF News

Youth and Teen Programs

Youth & Teen Programs at the 25th annual Virginia Biological Farming Conference  Bring your kids…

VABF AdminOctober 21, 2023

Farm for sale! Culpepper VA Classifieds

Farm for sale! Culpepper VA

VABF AdminSeptember 26, 2023

September Vegetable Gardening Tips 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

2023 Conservation Innovation Grants 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

September Policy Updates by Mark Schonbeck 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

The Ecological Farm: A Minimalist No-Till, No-Spray, Selective Weeding, Grow-Your-Own-Fertilizer System of Organic Agriculture 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

Crisis Support for Agricultural Communities VABF NewsWeb Resources

Crisis Support for Agricultural Communities

https://www.agrisafe.org/agristress-helpline/

VABF AdminAugust 29, 2023

Organic Investments Need a Boost in the 2023 Farm Bill 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 Updates August 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

Virginia Tech Study on Responsible Innovation in Digital and Precision Farming Grants and ScholarshipsVA Farming ResourcesVirginia Farming Resources

Virginia Tech Study on Responsible Innovation in Digital and Precision Farming

VABF AdminAugust 29, 2023

The Seed Detective: Uncovering the Secret Histories of Remarkable Vegetables 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