Ira Wallace Recognized for Lifetime Achievements in Soil Health and Farming
Ira Wallace of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange was recognized as the 2025 Carl Luebben Soil Health and Water Quality Award for a lifetime achievement in conservation and reimaging gardening and our relationship to food and seed preservation. Ira is a renowned seed saver, educator, and author. She’s also the energy behind Southern Exposure Seed Exchange (SESE), a worker-owned…
Celebrating local flavors, producers, and soil health champions over a shared meal
Over 130 guests joined the 2025 Virginia Farm to Table Feast & Harvest Celebration at On Sunny Slope Farm in Rockingham, Virginia on Saturday October 25. The crisp evening started with Harry Jarrett’s tour of the farm and stories about the family’s history and innovative agricultural practices. Virginia Cooperative Extension Agents Mike Parrish, Beth Sastre, and Thomas…
Virginia Farm-to-Table: Connecting Food, Farms, and Health for the Common Wealth and Good
Virginia’s overall food system directly impacts the survival and viability of farms and farmland, the economic development of rural and urban communities, the care, restoration, and resilience of ecological resources, and critical health issues. Therefore, connecting food, farms, and health from the farm to the table can have a positive impact on the commonwealth and…
Virginia Farm to Table 