VABF/ SFOP Summit

Date and Time for this Past Event

• Fri, Jan 19, 2024 - Sun, Jan 21, 2024  3pm - 12pm

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Join VABF/SFOP for the inaugural Virginia Association for Biological Farming | Small Farm Outreach Program Summit!

We’ve joined together two of Virginia’s best farming conferences into one dynamic summit: the 24th Annual Virginia Biological Farming Conference and the Small Farm Outreach Program Annual Conference.

The VABF-SFOP Summit brings together farmers, gardeners, eaters, educators, industry professionals, and advocates of sustainable, regenerative, and organic agriculture.

When: Friday–Sunday, January 19–21, 2024
Where: Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center.
Keynote Speakers: Jean-Martin (JM) Fortier, Founder of Market Garden Institute, and Niaz Dorry, Executive Director of National Family Farm Coalition & Coordinating Director of Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance.

The three-day event includes:Pre-Summit intensive workshops
Pre-Summit Farm tour2 full days of concurrent sessions
Book sales with author signings
Locally sourced farm meals
40+ trade show exhibitors
Youth & teen programs
Silent auction
Morning yoga for farmers
The Taste of Virginia Expo & Social (free Saturday event!)
Networking opportunities including regional meetings and fireside chats
SFOP annual awards

For more information, contact Catherine Bolling at 540-330-9481, or coordinator@vabf.org; or Cartelius Travis at 804-524-2551 or ctravis@vsu.edu.