Whole Farm Planning
Virginia Whole Farm Planning Programs
Several Virginia Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coalition teams will be implementing Whole Farm Planning programs for beginning farmers/ranchers starting Spring & Summer of 2012.
Providing Beginning Farmers with Farm Seeker Certification
| Virginia Farm Bureau Young Farmers | Ron Saacke | Several VA locations |
Whole Farm Planning, Business Management, Marketing, and Sustainability through Capacity Building and Quality Systems
| Attimo Winery | Rik or Melissa Obiso | Christiansburg, VA & other VA locations |
Whole Farm Planning Curriculum Development for Working Model Farm and Land-Based Learning Center in Floyd County
| SustainFloyd | Michael Burton | Floyd County, VA |
The Northern Piedmont Beginning Farmer Program
| Fauquier County Agricultural Development | Fauquier County, VA |
Implementing Whole Farm Planning Curriculum in Southwest Virginia
| Appalachian Sustainable Development | Tom Peterson | Abingdon, Far SWVA |
Building a Beginning Farmer Community Support Coalition on the Blue Ridge Plateau
| Grayson LandCare | Danny Boyer | Grayson County, VA |
Pilot Project to create a Network of Mentoring and Training Centers
| Virginia Association for Biological Farming | Several VA locations |
Collaborating Coalition Organizations co-leading Whole Farm Planning Programs:
- Fauquier Education Farm
- Virginia Cooperative Extension
- Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
More Information on Virginia Whole Farm Planning
Learn more about our whole farm planning curriculum:
If you have comments or questions, please contact Donna Westfall-Rudd by email or at (540) 231-5717.
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The Virginia Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coalition Project is sponsored through the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) of the USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Award # 2010-49400-21720.
Opportunities
- Virginia Whole Farm Planning Programs will be offered for winter and spring 2012. Click here for details.
- Let's get the conversation started, check out our new blog, Virginia Beginning Farmer Connections~.
Coalition Member Events
- May 4 - Poultry Health Seminar - Farmville
- May 5 - Local Food Hub: A Taste of the Farm 2012 - Scottsville
- May 12 - Application Deadline: 2012 Farmers Market Promotion Program Grant
- May 15 - Profitable Greenhouse Production - Manassas
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