5th February 2012
Farming Listing
February 4, 2012
Even in February, Local Foods Around at VA Food Festivals
It’s February, that time of the year when you don’t need to cut the grass and don’t want to tackle those home improvement projects. It’s a great time to visit a Virginia Food Festival. Information is just a click away at www.vdacs.virginia.gov/news/festival.shtml, the Virginia Food Festivals website from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS).
January 21, 2012
VA Food and Beverage Expo
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reminds you that the Virginia Food and Beverage Expo will be held on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in downtown Richmond, Virginia.
January 8, 2012
Sign Up for CSA Now To Ensure Your Subscription For 2012
A CSA offers a way for consumers to purchase advance shares of a farm’s products in return for regular deliveries during the growing season. CSAs allow the share holders to experience life on the farm by sharing the risks of agriculture, such as poor harvests due to weather and pests, along with the rewards, a bounty of seasonal fresh-from-the-vine or tree produce.
December 26, 2011
VA Ranks 9th Nationally Farmer’s Market
According to the updated National Farmers’ Market Directory, since 2010 the number of winter markets has increased 38 percent, from 886 to 1,225. These winter markets also account for nearly 17 percent of the nation's 7,222 operating farmers markets.
November 27, 2011
Virginia Agricultural Export Initiative in India
At a ceremony with U.S. Ambassador to India Peter Burleigh and leading Indian agricultural importers and processors in New Delhi, Governor McDonnell commented, “Today’s announcement is key for Virginia’s agriculture and forestry producers and exporters. With more than $2 billion in total agricultural exports each year, Virginia’s rural communities benefit from the jobs generated by export sales. One of my top economic development and job creation priorities is the development of new export opportunities, which translates into farm revenue and employment opportunities from field, to processing facilities, to trucking and transportation providers, to our world-class ports.”