Are you connected?

As a part of our ongoing effort to connect consumers to the cause of food independence and a safe, fresh and locally grown food supply, we have several social media sites and groups that anyone can join.  Please check out the links above, and tell your friends.

 

 

 

Saving Our Food Begins with You

Fresh, safe, local foods have a special place in our lives. And our need for agriculture in Virginia is more critical now than it’s ever been.

 

Agriculture and forestry are Virginia’s first and largest industry, but Virginia’s farms and your food could become threatened if we don’t all take steps to preserve them.

 

It’s a cause that’s as personal as your
NEXT MEAL!

  

In addition to becoming a Farm Bureau member, one way to make a difference right away is to buy and enjoy locally grown products. Do you have a favorite market, farm stand, CSA or restaurant where you buy fresh, local food? 

 

 

Current News & Issues

 

2010 food trends continue to support local farms

Like everything else, food trends for the coming year will be influenced by the economy.

 

Get your local food sources lined up now

While the supply of locally grown foods might shrink in the winter, there are still opportunities to buy products right from the farm. 

 

 

Study finds local food enterprises benefit communities

Study findings released Dec. 9 paint locally owned food businesses as poised for sustainable growth and competitiveness both locally and globally.

 

 

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Events Calendar

13 MAR 2010

Wine for Words to Benefit the New Dawn Library

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13 MAR 2010

The Highland Maple Festival

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19 MAR 2010

Greater Richmond Home & Garden Show

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20 MAR 2010

The Highland Maple Festival

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Join Our Cause

 

What if all the foods your family enjoyed—fresh, ripe tomatoes, juicy peaches and watermelon, steaks and burgers on the grill—were available only from foreign countries?

 

It might sound far-fetched, even ridiculous.

 

But while Americans are becoming more and more interested in fresh, locally grown foods, more and more American farms are being lost each year.

 

Becoming a member of Virginia Farm Bureau is a simple yet powerful way to put your support squarely behind the farms that produce your family’s food.