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In The Garden

Virginians love their gardens, and Farm Bureau brings gardeners monthly tips from horticulturist Mark Viette on “Down Home Virginia,” the organization's monthly television program.

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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

Don’t deny yourself—find fresh, local foods quickly

Consumer demand for fresh and local fruits and vegetables continues to grow, despite the economic downturn, and the resources for finding them are right at your fingertips.

Show some food independence this Fourth

Whether purchased directly from the producer at a local farmers’ market, or from a grocer who buys from local farms, local foods are good for your health and your community.

Vote for favorite farmers’ market in national contest

American Farmland Trust is holding an online competition to discover the best of America’s 4,685 farmers’ markets. Its goal is to promote the connection between fresh, local food and the farms that supply it.

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Events Calendar

04 JUL 2009

Marker-Miller Orchards' Opening Festival

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11 JUL 2009

Ice Cream Festival

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18 JUL 2009

Pork, Peanut, & Pine Festival

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24 JUL 2009

Virginia Cantaloupe 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.

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