Shared kitchen spaces are sustaining the future of food entrepreneurship and transforming communities, according to a recently published report by the Virginia Foundation for Agriculture, Innovation and Rural Sustainability.
Barriers abound for beginning farmers. So some new farmers have seized their destiny by earning the trust of retiring farmers willing to give them a chance.
National Farmers Market Week is Aug. 6-12, just in time for peak-season produce like berries, peaches, peppers, sweet corn and tomatoes.
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.
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.