Go Local, Virginia
Buying and eating locally grown foods – foods that are produced near you or in Virginia – offer numerous benefits for you and your community.
View ArticleCommunity Supported Agriculture
Community Supported Agriculture is a relatively new trend in agricultural production. As mid-sized farms are bought out by large-scale producers, the number of family farms is declining. In addition,...
View ArticleFoundations for a Successful Farmers Market
Starting a farmers market is a challenging task with numerous issues to be tackled and activities to sequence. While generating a customer and vendor base is clearly fundamental to the successful...
View ArticleA Community-Based Food System: Building Health, Wealth, Connection, and...
Interest in and demand for local foods continues to grow in Virginia and across the United States. The unprecedented demand for local and regionally identified foods has created a myriad of economic...
View ArticleVirginia Farm to Table: Healthy Farms and Healthy Food for the Common Wealth...
The Virginia Farm to Table Plan is an initiative that builds on the rich agricultural history and entrepreneurship of Virginia. Virginia’s overall food system directly impacts the survival and...
View ArticleVirginia Farm to Table - Appendix F
The Virginia Farm to Table Plan is an initiative that builds on the rich agricultural history and entrepreneurship of Virginia. Virginia’s overall food system directly impacts the survival and...
View ArticleIncreasing Fresh Produce Availability From Local Sources
In 2012, several partners came together for a unified mission, “to both educate and provide locally grown fresh produce” to citizens of the Eastern Shore of Virginia (Fig. 1). The best way to fight...
View ArticleVirginia Farm to School Resource Guide: Helping Connect Virginia Foods to...
This Virginia Farm to School Resource Guide is designed to help cultivate connections between the many diverse stakeholders that support the Virginia Farm to School Program. This guide is intended to...
View ArticleFood Deserts in Virginia
In 2012, Delegate Delores McQuinn introduced House Joint Resolution 88 and then in 2013 reintroduced House Joint Resolution 646 to request that the Virginia General Assembly review the issue of food...
View ArticleHousehold Water Quality in Franklin County, Virginia
In October 2013, residents from Franklin County participated in a drinking water testing clinic sponsored by the local Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) office and the Virginia Household Water...
View ArticleEat Well, Age Well: Get Moving!
Who should be physically active? You should! It doesn’t matter if you call it exercise or physical activity, you just need to get moving! Being physically active almost every day will help you maintain...
View ArticleSafe Handling and Storing of Raw Fruits and Vegetables
Fruits and vegetables are essential for a healthy diet. Nutritious produce can be purchased at your local grocery store or farmers market, or even grown in your backyard. While produce is usually safe,...
View ArticleCommunity, Local, and Regional Food Systems (CLRFS) Forum Report
Virginia’s food system directly impacts the survival and viability of farms and farmland; the economic development of rural and urban communities; the care, restoration, and resilience of ecological...
View ArticleCommunity, Local, and Regional Food Systems (CLRFS) Forum Executive Summary
Virginia’s food system directly impacts the survival and viability of farms and farmland; the economic development of rural and urban communities; the care, restoration, and resilience of ecological...
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