VAFMA News
Requesting Session Proposals for VAFMA Conference
We’re accepting session proposals for the Virginia Farmers Market Conference November 13-15, 2019 in Staunton. This year’s theme focuses on Agritourism and how it can help drive farmers market success. Sessions will also cover other [...]
Jennifer Kennedy to Leave Lynchburg Community Market
"It is with great excitement and yet bittersweet emotion that I announce my departure as manager of the Lynchburg Community Market (LCM) as I finish my tenure in the upcoming weeks" Jennifer Kennedy writes. She [...]
Proclamation for Arlington Farmers Market’s 40th Anniversary
We are truly grateful to Heidi Hertz, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, for helping us secure this proclamation from Governor Northam for Arlington Farmers Market’s 40th Anniversary. We’re looking forward to their celebration on [...]
Virginia First Lady Announces Farm-to-School Goal, Connecting Schools to Virginia Growers
With childhood obesity rates having quadrupled in the last 10 years, the First Lady’s challenge to schools to reach 100% participation in Farm to School by 2022 is very exciting. Not only will this increase [...]
Loudoun Farmers Markets: It’s That Thing We Do on the Weekend
By Don Owens, Outreach Coordinator, Loudoun Farmers Markets The Loudoun Valley HomeGrown Markets Cooperative (a.k.a., Loudoun Farmers Markets) will celebrate its 25th Anniversary market season beginning in May, 2019. Our original market in Leesburg has [...]
SURVEY OF VIRGINIA’S MARKET MANAGERS
Please help us to better serve you. VAFMA has teamed up with Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) and the Virginia Fresh Match (VFM) Network to gather data from farmers markets around the state so these programs can [...]