Woodstock, VA – It’s great exercise and a sure way to help others. The Volunteer Farm of Shenandoah is calling for volunteers to help harvest tons of vegetables needed to feed the hungry people through two food banks serving about a third of Virginia.
Get Ready to Volunteer
The farm is harvesting beans, cucumbers, peppers, potatoes,...
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Downtown Harrisonburg, VA – Harrisonburg Farmers Market, working in cooperation with Virginia Cooperative Extension, Shenandoah Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council, and Shenandoah Valley Buy Fresh Buy Local, recently received grant funds from USDA’s Risk Management Agency and a private foundation to expand the availability and access of local, healthy farm fresh food to...
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Strasburg, VA – Weeds, weeds, and more weeds. Teasel is a weed that you will see in the Shenandoah Valley along the roadsides. Look for a tall, thistle type weed with little green or brown pineapples on the top. This familiar weed is actually an import from the Mediterranean area or the Balkans, which...
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Washington D.C. – Food Crime – Control of Seeds – Control of Food Supply – I received this email alert today about the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010. Check out what restrictions it will put on your ability to grow and choose your own food, as well as regulations about food allergies and...
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – Shenandoah Valley Education News: Dana A. Fisher, agricultural educator from Central High School in Woodstock, Va., (pictured) has been selected as the 2010 Virginia winner of the Outstanding Agricultural Education Teacher Award – given by the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE).
Outstanding Ag Ed Teacher Award winners are agricultural educators who...
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Woodstock, VA – Forty years ago, the Agriculture students at Central High School in Woodstock, Virginia, planted a former pasture with pine trees, in the hopes of raising funds for their department and the FFA chapter. The trees in what is now called the Nature Trail have grown through the years, and the area...
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Strasburg, VA – With all of the talk about the dangers of nano-foods these days, it’s good to know a place where you can get real homegrown, fresh vegetables in the Shenandoah Valley.
Cristina’s Cafe at 219 W. King Street in Strasburg, Virginia, is now hosting a farmer’s market in their parking lot every Friday...
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Shenandoah National Park, VA – It’s that time of year… Native flowers are sprouting up everywhere. Wildflowers are abundant in the Park this year, and will be the “star” of the Shenandoah National Park’s 24th Annual Wildflower Weekend, happening on Saturday, May 8 and Sunday, May 9, 2010. Treat Mom to a breath of...
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