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- 2019 - 2020 Shenandoah Valley Buy Fresh Buy Local GuideBendfeldt, Eric S.; Price, E. French; Marston, Cyndi (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2019-04)Across the great state of Virginia, Buy Fresh Buy Local chapters have been founded to advocate for local food and agriculture stakeholders. e Shenandoah Valley Chapter’s food guide is a collaborative initiative of Virginia Cooperative Extension and community partners to bring you the most up-to-date information about what is happening on the farms and local food systems across the Valley. We want you to celebrate and take advantage of what this area o ers regarding local food! We invite you to get to know the farms and businesses listed in the guide, as well as the sponsors and community partners. Learn exactly where your food is coming from by asking farmers themselves how they grew it. Commitment to a local and regional food system from local collaborators is the reason the chapter and this guide exist.
- AgCache: An Innovative Marketing Tool for your AgribusinessPrice, E. French; Baugh, Kathryn; White, Kathryn D.; Morgan, Kimberly L. (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2020)AgCache uses the geocaching network to allow visitors to experience the real treasure: agriculture. AgCache visitors have the opportunity to learn the importance and history of agriculture by visiting operating agricultural businesses and farms. Not only do AgCaches educate visitors, but they also bring traffic and business to the AgCache hosts. AgCache is a fun, exciting way to turn your business into an agritourism destination.
- AgCache: An Innovative Marketing Tool for your AgribusinessPrice, E. French; Baugh, Kathryn; White, Kathryn D.; Morgan, Kimberly L. (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2014-06-06)This publication reviews the ways that AgCache programs can bring traffic and business to agricultural businesses and farms.
- The Beauty of Relationships and Shared Values in a StormBendfeldt, Eric S.; Price, E. French (Virginia Center for Food Systems and Community Transformation, 2020-07-16)For people caught in the middle of a storm, the situation can be fraught with tumult, uncertainty, and anxiety. The importance of relationships and values takes on new meaning and urgency in a rocky, harrowing time. The COVID-19 pandemic has been deeply unsettling to individuals and households, but the effects are particularly hard and devastating for low-wealth and vulnerable communities. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in speaking and working for the creation of a ‘beloved community’ in the 1950s and 1960s, encouraged people to lean into relationships and the values of courage, compassion, and care to address and overcome adversity. The Mid-Atlantic Food Resilience and Access Coalition (MAFRAC) is an example of such a caring response to the current adversity facing communities in the region. MAFRAC was established as an early response to COVID-19 in an effort to keep communities fed with nutrient-dense, locally produced foods; farmers engaged in planting and harvesting; local businesses and organizations operational; and to cooperate to strengthen farm and food relationships throughout the region’s food system.
- Catalyzing Agricultural and Educational Resources to Move the Local Food Value Chain Needle in the Shenandoah Valley and Northern Piedmont Regions of VirginiaBendfeldt, Eric S.; Latimer, Joyce G.; Niewolny, Kimberly L.; Morgan, Kim O.; Vallotton, Amber; Price, E. French; Marston, Cyndi; Love, Kenner; Sutphin, Mark; Sastre-Flores, Beth; Cooper, Jason; Mize, Tim; Hilleary, Jim (2019-10-08)The Shenandoah Valley and Northern Piedmont Regions of Virginia are fortunate to have agricultural, cultural, and educational resources to catalyze and strengthen Virginia’s food system from farm-to-table. Despite growing demand and support for local food systems, barriers to sustainable success remain for farmers and food businesses, including limited or unwieldy value chain coordination, logistical hurdles, lack of transparent market signals, and inadequate scale, match and fit between producers and buyers.Educational outreach and value chain coordination has included: a Farm2Fork Affair and ongoing producer-buyer networking, Virginia Market Readiness Farm to Restaurant Workshops, On-farm Food Safety Walkthroughs, exploring a Soil Health Awareness/Action Campaign, and expanding the scope of the Shenandoah Valley and Northern Piedmont Buy Fresh Buy Local chapters in coordination with Virginia Market Maker.
- Overview of a Survey on the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Virginia Farms and Agribusinesses, Fall 2020Bovay, John; Haskins, Conaway B.; Larochelle, Catherine; Mountain, Travis P.; Price, E. French; Shuman, Nicole; van Senten, Jonathan (2021-01-04)This short report summarizes a survey conducted to gauge the impacts of COVID-19 on Virginia farms and agribusinesses.
- Overview of a Survey on the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Virginia Farms and Agribusinesses, Fall 2020Bovay, John; Haskins, Conaway B.; Larochelle, Catherine; Mountain, Travis; Price, E. French; Shuman, Nicole; van Senten, Jonathan (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2021-01-04)This short report summarizes a survey conducted to gauge the impacts of COVID-19 on Virginia farms and agribusinesses.
- Shenandoah Valley Buy Fresh Buy Local Food and Farm Guide, 2019-2020Bendfeldt, Eric S.; Price, E. French; Marston, Cyndi (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2019-05-02)Lists local food and beverage businesses in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
- Virginia Market Maker – Your FREE Online Marketspace How to Register your Agribusiness(es)Morgan, Kimberly; Price, E. French (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2020)The purpose of these series of publications is to inform Virginia producers about the Virginia MarketMaker portal and to introduce the use of databases and other information technologies to increase direct sales of agricultural products and tourism venues that may increase grower profitability. There are instructions about how to enter your information into the website.