Mobile Bookselling - Farm to Table Conference

Stone Soup Books will be bookseller for Virginia Virginia Farm to Table Conference: “Nourishing Collaboration, Conservation, and Community” at Blue Ridge Community College on Dec  12 & 13 from 8:00AM to 4:30.  Conference registration is here

This  year’s conference will feature Dr. Elizabeth Heilman of Wichita State  University, Dale Strickler, farmer, advisor of AgSpire, and author of  the Drought Resilient Farm and the Complete Guide to Restoring Your  Soil, Dr. Gail Myers of Farm to Grow and director of Rhythms of the  Land, Daniel Austin of Green Sprig Ag and Little Red Hen Farm, David  Montgomery and Anne Biklé authors of What Your Food Ate, Ken Meter of  Crossroads Resource Center and author of Building Community Food Webs,  Pedro Aponte of Saint Isidore Homestead & Permaculture, Social  Impact Studios, and others.

Conference  topics will include presentations, conversation, and discussions around  regenerative agriculture, safety trauma, drought resilience, managing  pasture, local and regional food system development, community food webs  and clusters, connections between soil health and human health,  diversifying and stacking complementary enterprises, and value chain  connections and market development where producers and practitioners  share their local and regional expertise and perspectives.