Groups we work with

Agencies/organizations:

1. VDACS
2. DCR
3. NRCS

Virginia academia:

1. University of Virginia – School or Architecture (Department of Urban and Environmental Planning) and The Institute for Environmental Negotiations (IEN).
2. University of Virginia Health System – Department of Nutrition Services
3. Virginia Tech – College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (Department of Food Safety and Technology); Conservation Management Institute
4. Virginia Tech – Virginia Cooperative Extension
5. Community College

Agriculture:

1. Virginia Farm Bureau
2. Virginia Association of Biological Farming
3. Virginia State Dairymen’s Association
4. Virginia Agribusiness Council
5. Institute for Biological Farming
6. Local Food Project at Airlie
7. Appalachian Sustainable Development

Distribution:

1. Farmers Direct Marketing Association
2. Grocers, distribution centers, processing center
3. Consumer Supported Agriculture Association

Social Justice:

1. Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
2. JABA
3. Economic Development
4. Center for Rural Virginia
5. Central Virginia Small Business Development Center
6. Other Supporting Organizations
7. Community Food Security Coalition
8. GreenBlue