Agribusiness
National Farmers Market Week highlights connection between food and communities
National Farmers Market Week is Aug. 6-12, just in time for peak-season produce like berries, peaches, peppers, sweet corn and tomatoes.
‘Real Farm Moms of Virginia’ featured in online series
The webinar series “Faces of Virginia Farming” gives the public an opportunity to listen to conversations among Virginia farmers, and connect with the people who grow the products they use.
Agriculture makes fall festivities possible
As you visit pumpkin patches, traverse corn mazes or enjoy a glass of locally made wine, beer or cider, consider the farmers who help make these fall festivities possible. Find out more about Virginia agriculture with a snapshot from the U.S. Census of Agriculture.
Virginia’s largest barn quilt trail runs through Greene County
With 70 quilt images on display countywide, the Blue Ridge Barn Quilt Trail in Greene County is Virginia’s largest barn quilt trail and one of the largest in the U.S., according to the Greene County Department of Economic Development and Tourism.
Get your salt fix on the Salty Southern Route
Your trip to Southeast Virginia just got tastier. Long-known for their peanuts, salt-cured hams and other pork products, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry and Sussex counties and the city of Suffolk are all part of the new Salty Southern Route.
Southwest Virginia farmers sweet on maple syrup production
Maple syrup is being made all over Virginia, and it’s offering a new niche market for farmers.
Farm-to-school meals benefit farmers, schools
Virginia farmers are interested in selling foods to schools, and those schools are interested in buying from them. That’s the takeaway from the 2018 Virginia Farm to School Survey.
Education farm offers land for beginning farmers
Interested in becoming a farmer but find yourself lacking land or experience? The Fauquier Education Farm is recruiting up to three candidates this winter to run their own small-scale farm plots there.
