Virginia Farm-to-Table

05/26/2026

Looking for hands-on instruction in electric fence building? Come out to Llamazing Blessed Homestead next Wednesday, 6/3 for a day-long training with Gallagher Fencing and Madison Wood. Register at: https://www.ext.vsu.edu/events/06-03-electric-fence-building

05/26/2026

Please save the dates of December 8 and 9 for the 2026 Virginia Farm-to-Table Conference as we plan to strengthen farm, food, and health stories and connections! We are pleased with the speakers and panelists who have been confirmed to date. More details about the conference and registration will be forthcoming. 4 the Soil Virginia Cooperative Extension Center for Food Systems and Community Transformation Virginia Tech School of Plant and Environmental Sciences VSU College of Agriculture

04/22/2026

Please join us for an online conversation and training with Michael Rozyne and Kelsey Gosch of Red Tomato, EcoCertified®, and the Farming and Food Narrative Project.

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
10:00 – 11:30 am (EST)
Online webinar via Zoom (Registration link below)
To Register: Please use the following Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/AOTMCostPriceSqueeze

Michael Rozyne and Kelsey Gosch will share how mid-size farmers and independent retailers can achieve more than survival through pillars of differentiation and by cultivating a distinct farming and food narrative that speaks to "regular" folks.

The webinar is of interest to farmers, market gardeners, healthcare providers, Extension personnel, soil health educators, nonprofit organizations, and food business owners.
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04/17/2026

Join VSU College of Agriculture, VA FAIRS - Foundation For Agriculture, Innovation & Rural Sustainability and Common Shares for an exciting program about co-operative development next month! Hope to see you there!

Panelists include: Rockingham Co-op, Friendly City Food Co-op, Virginia Poultry Growers Cooperative, and more! Hope to see you there!

To register: https://www.commonsharesva.org/calendar/cooperative-connections-co-op-101-film-screening-panel-conexiones-cooperativas-101-de-cooperativas-proyeccin-de-pelcula-y-panel

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04/03/2026

Intro to Managed Grazing In-Person Workshop
Join Virginia Cooperative Extension for our in-person workshop that combines hands-on fence and water setups, planning considerations, soil health demonstrations, and real-world troubleshooting to help you improve your own grazing management!

Saturday, May 9th, 2026
8:00am- 2:00pm
Honaker House Farm
3137 Honaker Rd, Draper VA
Cost (includes lunch):
Early-bird (register by April 17th)- $20/person
$25/person after April 17th
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/VCEGrazingWorkshop
or by calling the Montgomery Co. Extension Office (540-382-5790)

Dress for the weather and farm terrain! Our "classroom" will be on a working farm.
We will have some chairs, but please bring a camping chair that is easy to carry if you need to take a break when we are in the field.

Questions? Contact Meredith Hoggatt, [email protected], 540-382-5790

Sponsors include American Farmland Trust, Farm Credit, Montgomery County Farm Bureau, Giles County, Virginia Soil Health Coalition, and Virginia AgrAbility. 4 the Soil Virginia SARE

03/03/2026

The upcoming 2026 schedule for the Shenandoah Valley Produce Auction in Dayton, VA. Another sign of spring and changing seasons!

02/19/2026

Come out next month to Hickory Hill Farm (hickoryhillfarmvirginia.com) for a full-day of classroom instruction and hands-on learning about Virginia blueberry production.

The intended audience is small farm and commercial blueberry growers.

To register: https://tinyurl.com/3ym8vywj
or email [email protected] or call 540-564-3080

02/16/2026

"Diversifying forages within grazing systems allows producers to take advantage of the beneficial attributes and various growing periods of different plants. In the illustration on the front of this handout, we highlight the advantages of having both cool-season grass pastures (e.g., fescue and orchard grass) as well as pastures with a mix of native forbs, legumes, and warm-season grasses (e.g., oxeye sunflower, partridge pea, and little bluestem). These complement each other to provide a more continuous and potentially extended grazing window while supporting wildlife." ~ Smithsonian National Zoological Park Conservation Biology Institute --- and another reason to Energize with Diversity and be 4 the Soil! Virginia Cooperative Extension Virginia SARE

01/20/2026

4 the Soil Shenandoah Valley Buy Fresh, Buy Local Virginia Cooperative Extension

01/17/2026

Appalachian Sustainable Development - ASD is hiring an Agroforestry Training Specialist to lead the Agroforestry Trainings for Natural Resource Professionals (ATFNRP) programming. Sharing in case someone you know might be interested! Can you help spread the word? Applications due by 1/27. 4 the Soil Virginia Cooperative Extension

Appalachian Sustainable Development is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, s*x, s*xual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. ASD […]

01/02/2026

A great opportunity to volunteer and serve others! Virginia SARE Virginia Cooperative Extension 4 the Soil