The Resource Hub
Forty-six years of Virginia growers, organized by topic, season, and format. Searchable. Curated by VABF staff. Always free to read.
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Assistance - Technical & Financial
Kernel:SeedingtheNextGenerationofOrganicFarmers Kernel is a new program that pairs USDA Organic certified producers and handlers with those seeking to transition to organic with the goal of facilitating
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Assistance - Technical & Financial
https://youtu.be/XSy6dEf9Xts In this webinar, Devin Cornea explores sources of assistance and funding that support organic farms and help producers transition to Certified Organic. He also highlights
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Book Review: Africulture: How the Principles, Practices, Plants and People of African Descent have Shaped Agriculture by Michael Carter Jr. Chelsea Green, 2026. 308 pages, $22.95
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Cover Crops
Book Review: The Self-Fed Farm and Garden: A Return to the Roots of the Organic Method. Eliot Coleman. Chelsea Green. November 2025. 208 pages, $29.95 USD,
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Crop Production
A recorded VABF webinar on building soil health across Virginia farms, and what that does for water quality downstream.
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Compost
Book Review: The Living Soil Handbook: The No-Till Grower’s Guide to Ecological Market Gardening, by Jesse Frost, Chelsea Green Publishers, July 2021. 304 pages, $29.95. Book
Soil Health & Fertility
By Brent Wills A cover-cropped field meets a wooded edge. · AI-generated illustration As part of my consulting work—particularly with larger, more conventional farmers--I try to
Community, Food, Culture & Heritage
Book Review: Saved by Seeds, Embracing Diversity, Adaptation, and Resilience. Chris Smith. Chelsea Green. “Seeds compress future potential and deep past into miniscule abundant objects” (Dr
Organics
Directory of licensed rental kitchens and co-packing facilities in Virginia, plus a guide to working with them to create a value-added product while maintaining your Organic
