Are you keeping your soil covered and healthy?
Ray Archuleta, a soil health specialist with USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, shared 7 key concepts for keeping soil covered and healthy at the recent 2012 Virginia Farm to Table Conference.
Author Archives: Eric Bendfeldt
Leadership, Transformational Change and the Food System
In a 1995 article on leadership and organizational change, John Kotter of the Harvard Business School outlined eight reasons why transformational efforts fail and what is needed to create and sustain change. As different projects, programs and initiatives are developed around Virginia and the country to address obstacles, challenges and needed change in the food system, Kotter’s outline continues to offer a solid framework and best practices for leading and encouraging change within organizations and the food system.
A Searchable Magazine Version of the Virginia Farm to Table Plan
Economic Impact and Community Investment $10 at a Time!
Cooperatives of the Past, Opportunity for the Present
Greater Availability and Accessibility of Good Local Food
For Virginians to eat foods produced and processed as close to their homes as possible can we encourage movement and momentum towards a goal of 10% local food production and consumption in the next 5 to 7 years.
Emerging Local Goodness: Community Supported Investment
How can we encourage community investment and food system innovation for the long-term?
Local and regional food commerce continues to grow and emerge in communities and localities across the Commonwealth. New business enterprises and community initiatives have been incubated and expanded to meet consumer demand and community interest in local foods. These businesses and initiatives include food hubs, cooperatives, produce auctions, online farmers markets and Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs), urban and community gardens, food policy councils and working groups, Buy Fresh Buy Local chapters, crop mobs and gleaning clubs, farm-to-school, university, hospital and institutional procurement programs.
Brighten Up Your Table: Flowers and Colors Galore
After all, it is the 21st century and not the 1900s
Even though I was born in the 1900s, I have to adapt to the demands and expectations of the 21st century. Farming and water stewardship also face new demands and expectations since it is the 21st century and not the 1900s.
