VAFMA News

VAFMA February Update

In this Issue Congratulations to Dr. Bronaugh! Vaccine Update Legislative Update Online Sales Simplified Infectious Disease Training Impact of COVID-19 on Vendors Updated Guide to USDA Upcoming Webinars Congratulations to Dr. Jewel Bronaugh! We celebrate [...]

Farmers Markets are Essential

During the onset of COVID-19, we all realized the importance of needing to have farmers markets deemed essential. Essential businesses were allowed to remain open. Insurance companies continued to cover the COVID related claims of essential [...]

Produce Safety Worker Health, Hygiene and Training

Training Program from Virginia Cooperative Extension This self-paced training curriculum includes all required standards outlined in subpart D of the Produce Safety Rule including visual representations of personal health and hygiene; as well as, [...]

Farmers Market Preparedness Workshops

Farmers Market Preparedness Workshops January 28, 2021, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Demand for healthy local food is increasing in the Commonwealth. Of course, the difficulty of getting your products to customers has increased [...]

Follow Up: Early Access to Vaccine for Farmers Markets

Dear Colleagues, We've heard from many of you asking follow up questions about early access to the COVID-19 vaccine. Below are answers to those questions. I would like to also make clear that we [...]

Early Access to Vaccine for Virginia Farmers Markets

January 12, 2021 Dear Colleagues, On January 8th, we sent a letter to Governor Northam requesting that farmers market managers, staff and vendors that sell at farmers markets be considered for early access to [...]

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Virginia Farmers Market Association

19 hours ago

Vaccine info from Virginia Department of Health ... See MoreSee Less

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Virginia Farmers Market Association

2 days ago

Learn "How to Tell Your Story" in our next webinar with VSU's Virginia Small Farm Resource Center. Emilie Davis of LinkHouse Consultants will help farmers take their marketing to the next level on March 11 from 1PM-3PM.Registration required:www.ext.vsu.edu/events/2021/03/11/farmer-market-preparedness-workshop ... See MoreSee Less

Farmers Market Preparedness Part IV “How to Tell Your Story” — Virginia Cooperative Extension - Virginia State University

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Farmers Market Preparedness Part IV “How to Tell Your Story” Thursday, March 11, 2021 • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Virtual Zoom Meeting

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Virginia Farmers Market Association

2 days ago

Thank you to everyone who signed on to our letter to the Governor asking him to sign HB 2302 into law! Dr. Kim Hutchinson, VAFMA Executive Director sent the letter to him today. ... See MoreSee Less

Bill deeming farmers markets essential businesses faces opposition from governor

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A bill to make farmers markets essential businesses that has passed both houses faces opposition from Gov. Ralph Northam, who will decide its fate by the end of the month.

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