VABF Virginia Association for Biological Farming

06/16/2026

Check This Out Farmers & Friends!
How cool is this?

Brent Russell Merrill shared this amazing story of how Vermont is utilizing grants to fund school gardens and so much more! 🏫🪏🫜

✅ Access To Healthy Foods
✅ Supporting Local Farmers
✅ Strengthening Food Systems
✅ Bolstering Education & Community

Can you think of any schools in Virginia that could benefit from a program like this? 🤔

Or better yet any schools that are currently doing this?🤩

Let us know! Shout them out so we can learn together!

Thank You Burlington Free Press for this uplifting & inspiring story!
And to all our and we appreciate all your work & effort. 🌍❤️🙂

New Vermont grants will fund school gardens, CSA shares and food hubs serving students and early learners statewide. See link below ⬇️

📸 Provided by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

06/11/2026

Harrisonburg Farmers Market (Official) HAS WALKING CARROTS! 😮
It’s totally amazing. And if you don’t believe us check it out for yourselves June 18th, July 16th and August 20th for the Sunset Market Series! They’ll be live music, farmers (of course) food trucks, vendors and community activities.

GO GET SOME FUN IN THE SUN! But do wear sunscreen 😁


DISCLAIMER ALERT!
Eh hmm… No carrots were hurt or harmed for the purpose of promoting this incredible event. Oh and we can’t confirm or deny that they had assistance walking. 🤭😏

05/11/2026

🤩 You don’t want to miss this! See what all the trout is about at Smoke In Chimneys Sunday May 17th from 4-5pm Take the tour you’ve been waiting for and learn all about farm raised trout!
☝ YOU MUST REGISTER FOR THIS SMOKIN’ EVENT!
Use the QR code below to go! See ya’ there!😉

We ❤ Roanoke Foodshed Network & Smoke In Chimneys!!!!!

04/23/2026

Just a few days left until our Buyer Grower panel and social in Richmond, VA at . Join us for a conversation, local food and drink, and relationship building. We hope to see you there from 5:30-8:30.
Register online at shalomfarms.org/events.

04/13/2026

We are hiring an Executive Director. Do you have passion for local food systems and want to join a growing organization or know someone who does? Check out the job descriptionhttps://vabf.org/wp-content/uploads/Executive-Director-Job-Description-1.pdf Apply at our website.

04/09/2026

Growing vegetables or grains? Growing organically or thinking about making the transition? Ready to find new market outlets?

One night to close the gap between what Virginia farms grow and what local buyers need.

The evening kicks off with a buyer panel featuring grain buyers from the distillery and milling world alongside diversified vegetable buyers from grocery, food hubs, and wholesale.

Join us from 5:30-8:30 to build relationships in our regional food system.

04/08/2026

Today we met for a Virginia Food Summit focused on food systems and resiliency. Thanks to Virginia Tech for initiating the conversation. We met with all sorts of food systems workers in the state of Virginia and conversed and networked about gaps in the system and action points moving forward. Any comments wanted! Here is to a more robust system moving forward - full of collaboration!

04/08/2026

What a great conference celebrated with You guys rock! Kudos to Diane Flynt for the keynote! Way to extend the education and collaboration. Thanks for the partnership

04/06/2026

Join us for our next farm tour in collaboration with Another chance to share expertise with each other and network with other growers!