Virginia Cooperative Extension’s Community, Local, and Regional Food Systems Program Team, the Agriculture of the Middle (AOTM) work group, and the VT Center for Food Systems and Community Transformation, attended the 20th Anniversary of the Shenandoah Valley Produce Auction on Thursday, May 1, 2025. The 20th Anniversary provided a unique experience to learn how produce auctions fit

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Virginia Cooperative Extension’s Planned Program Teams for Community, Local, and Regional Food Systems (CLRFS), Agribusiness Management & Economics (AME), and the Virginia Agriculture of the Middle (AOTM) Workgroup, in collaboration with Virginia Tech’s Department of Food Science and Technology and the Center for Food Systems and Community Transformation, held a workshop titiled “Virginia Agriculture of

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Here are the slides that I used at our session during the 2025 VCE Winter Conference. If you have any questions, suggestions, collaboration ideas, etc., please contact Mizuho Nita.

Click here to register! Purpose:  Interest in and support of the community, local, and regional food systems increased significantly over the past two decades. However, the present public health crisis continues to be disruptive and has repercussions for Virginia communities and the food value chain. Farmers, ranchers, food and agricultural businesses, and communities continue to

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Come to the Table: Connecting Food, Farms, and Health Click here to register! Purpose: Interest in and support of the community, local, and regional food systems increased significantly over the past two decades. However, the present public health crisis continues to be disruptive and has repercussions for Virginia communities and the food value chain. Farmers,

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