Virginia Farm to Table Plan and links
Bendfeldt, Eric
Dear Virginia Farm to Table Summit and Forum participants,
We hope you are doing well. We apologize for the delay, but we have attached the Virginia Farm to Table Plan document that includes the input gathered from the 2nd Virginia Food Security Summit and highlights different initiatives.
It is good to see the interest, enthusiasm and energy already developing around the different recommendations in the Plan, and specifically behind the $10 per week challenge.
Additionally, others continue to be interested in expanding EBT/SNAP acceptance at farmers’ markets across the state and hope to continue to expand the double value incentive program piloted by the Wholesome Wave Foundation.
As part of the farm to table research and extension initiative, a website and blog was developed at http://virginiafarmtotable.org/virginia-farm-to-table-plan/ as a placeholder for the Plan and other related resources. A link to the Plan and Executive Summary can be found at the bottom of this page and at Virginia Cooperative Extension’s publication site at http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/CV/CV-3/CV-3.html
On behalf of Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Virginia State University, Virginia Cooperative Extension, The University of Virginia, and other participating organizations, we would like to thank you for your participation in the development of the Virginia Farm to Table Plan and your ongoing efforts to strengthen Virginia’s food system.
Please share and post the Plan as you see fit. A news release will go out to different media outlets shortly.
Best regards,
Eric and Crystal
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Eric S. Bendfeldt
Extension Specialist, Community Viability
Virginia Cooperative Extension
2322 Blue Stone Hills Drive, Suite 140
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801
Phone: (540) 432-6029 Ext. 106 Cell: (540) 209-4705
Fax: (540) 432-6251
Email: eben...@vt.edu
Serving the Commonwealth of Virginia
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~ Winston Churchill
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