According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Virginia has lost an average of 104,000 acres of farmland every year since 2002.

That's 285 acres a day. Every day. All year long.

When those farms disappear, we lose much more than just land:

• We lose access to safe, fresh, locally grown produce, grains, meats and dairy products.
  
  
• We lose hundreds of jobs and thousands of dollars in revenue that supports our community economies.
  
  
• We lose our ability to feed ourselves, forcing Americans to rely on foreign sources of food - and putting our communities' and our nation's security at risk.

 
Where did that "lost" farmland go?

Virginia Farm Bureau created the Save Our Food program to help stop this trend.

But we can only succeed with your help.

When you join today at the low cost of just $40 a year, you will help stop the disappearance of farmland, while supporting Virginia farms through a wide range of educational programs and events that improve their ability not just to survive, but to thrive.

At the same time, you'll receive access to all the benefits of a Virginia Farm Bureau membership, including important communications, access to member discounts and much more.

Buying locally grown food is an important first step. But that alone is not enough to solve this critical problem.

Please join today.

Virginia's farms - and Virginia's families - are counting on your support.

If you would like to join, please click here. If you would like to print out a membership application and take to your county office please click here.

Please contact us if you have any questions about SaveOurFood.org.