VAFMA News
Midlothian shoppers were excited for Westchester Farmers Market's opening day at Westchester Commons yesterday and they showed up!
You know it's a good day when you hear a vendor remark “Best First Day at a Market!”
VAFMA member RVAgriculture manages this Thursday afternoon market which runs through October.
rvagriculture.org/westchester-farmers-market/
Another good reason to head to the farmers market!
A NIH study found that people ate about 500 calories more per day on an ultra-processed foods diet, eating faster & gaining weight compared to an unprocessed foods diet.
NIH study finds heavily processed foods cause overeating and weight gain
nih.gov
Small-scale trial is the first randomized, controlled research of its kind.Congratulations to VAFMA members Hampton Blvd Farmers Market for earning a Coastal Virginia Magazine Best Of People’s Choice Award!
They won the 2019 Silver Award for Best Farmers Market on the Southside.So this happened yesterday. We would like to thank our shoppers and supporters for nominating us and voting for us in the Coastal Virginia Magazine Best Of People’s Choice Awards. We won the 2019 Silver Award for Best Farmers Market on the Southside! Thank you so much! 🙏 We are feeling the love! 🥰 Our vendors make the market such a special shopping experience, and we love working with them as market managers. Also thanks to Coastal Virginia Magazine for giving people the chance to recognize all their favorite local businesses in this annual issue.
Applying for FMPP / LFPP grants? Here are webinars that can help.
Intro to Certified Naturally Grown: Does it Fit Your Farm? is tonight at 7pm!
This informal live video chat is designed for folks considering CNG's peer-review certification program.
Register at the link below.
Certified Naturally Grown (CNG) offers peer-review certification to farmers and beekeepers who produce food for their local communities without the use of synthetic chemicals or GMOs.
CNG's grassroots approach relies direct relationships and a high degree of transparency, keeping costs and paperwork to a minimum while fostering valuable knowledge exchange and networks among farmers.I