We will define the term "active shooter", discuss national trends and talk about being prepared to deal with such an event. There will be [...]

Mobile markets have popped up across VA and the nation as an innovative model to address food insecurity while also supporting local farms. From [...]

Drawing on the work of business writers like Peter Drucker, Warren Bennis, Max DePree, Tom Peters and others, Phil Easily will lead a discussion of [...]

Learn the basics of what it takes to get started making value-added foods for resale. We will talk about regulatory bodies and which products they [...]

Virginia Foodshed Capital (Slow Money Virginia) co-founder Michael Reilly will lead this dynamic and informative discussion on how to strengthen your farmers market business. Topics [...]

In the environment we work in we often neglect ourselves. In this session we will work on techniques and habits we can include in [...]

This roundtable discussion about SNAP and Virginia Fresh Match highlights the essentials of food access. Advocacy expert Chelsi Bennett discusses SNAP incentives as a [...]

Equitable access to healthy food is an important consideration for farmers. Are you ready to start accepting SNAP or do you have an existing [...]

Farmers Markets are full of plastic bags, plastic utensils, clamshell packaging. At just one market in Fairfax County, shoppers use a conservative average of 100,000 [...]

The session describes the lessons learned from implementing a peer-to-peer community ambassador marketing strategy to increase awareness of and connect residents with Farmers’ Markets. [...]