It’s relatively easy for a restaurant to feature local fresh produce in the summertime, when area farmers have plenty. It’s more challenging in the winter.

Chefs like cooking with farm-fresh ingredients, and diners enjoy eating at restaurants that source from local farms.

More than 50 medical, nutrition and nursing students from the University of Virginia toured local farms and enjoyed local foods at a Farm Bureau-sponsored farm-to-table event Sept. 25.

Hundreds of farmers have been helped by the Virginia Foundation for Agriculture, Innovation and Rural Sustainabilitysince it was formed in 2004. Its creation was spearheaded by Virginia Farm Bureau Federation.

Summer may be coming to an end, but fresh, Virginia-grown produce is still available.

Summer is officially here and so are summer fruits, vegetables and other fresh farm products at Virginia farmers’ markets.

A community gardening collaborative is hoping to increase the amount of people involved in efforts to grow fresh food for city residents.

It’s that time of year again! Time for the freshest produce available locally to hit farmers’ markets in your area. 

The United States enjoys a bountiful food supply thanks to the hard work of its farmers and ranchers. Sometimes, it’s easy to take this abundance for granted and consumers become unintentionally wasteful.

At Swift Creek Berry Farm and Greenhouse in Chesterfield County, one of many pick-your-own operations across Virginia, the bushes are loaded with ripening blueberries.