Nov 11, 2021
Virginia Small Farm Outreach Conference in Roanoke on Nov. 19-20

The Virginia Cooperative Extension Small Farm Outreach Program (SFOP) at VSU will host its annual Small Farm Outreach Conference at the Hotel Roanoke Conference Center in Roanoke, Virginia, Nov. 19-20.

This year’s topic, “Better Ways for Better Days,” will include guest speakers and educational break-out sessions that will provide practical information for small-scale farmers and ranchers with limited resources, or who are socially disadvantaged, military veterans, or beginning farmers.

At this year’s conference, participants will rotate through various informational breakout sessions, including: New and Beginning Farm Course; Boots on the Ground, “How COVID Changed Farming and Selling”; Farm Tax Planning and Risk Management; and Organic No-Till Vegetable Production.

Guest speakers include Jim Hankins, Executive Director of Fauquier Education Farm, and Anthony Flaccavento, a regional and national leader in sustainable economic development, who speaks and writes extensively about sustainable food systems and rural development.

Conference program