Every year, 104,000 acres of Virginia farmland disappear forever. That affects not only farmers, but communities and families like yours.
Safe, fresh local foods have a special place in our lives—and so do the many foods grown right here in the United States by families like yours.
Joining Virginia Farm Bureau is a simple and effective way to help ensure that your favorite local foods will be available for years to come.
So is buying and enjoying products from local farms and from the restaurants and other businesses that source their foods locally. Our Fresh Food Locator can help you find some new favorites!
Store Fresh Food Safely
While farm-fresh products taste great, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is reminding consumers that it's important to purchase and store foods so they can be enjoyed safely.
Vote For Farmers' Market
The American Farmland Trust is holding its second Annual America's Favorite Farmers Markets Contest.
Lost: Where did that Virginia farmland go?
As of 2007, Virginia had 8.1 million acres of farmland. That might sound like a healthy chunk of land, but it's been shrinking over the past two decades.
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Friday Night Downs
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Annual Taste of the Mountains Main Street Festival
5th Annual Pancake Breakfast & Potato Harvest
Heathsville Harvest Festival
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What if all the foods your family enjoyed—fresh, ripe tomatoes, juicy peaches, steaks and burgers on the grill—were available only from foreign countries?
Save Our Food is about more than apple pie and farm-fresh eggs. It’s about the very security of our nation and your community.
Becoming a member of Virginia Farm Bureau is a powerful way to put your support squarely behind the local and U.S. farms that produce your family’s food. It takes just a minute, costs less than $4 a month and is time and money well-spent.
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