The Virginia Farm-to-Table Conference theme is "Resilient Farms and Health Foods for the Commonwealth and Common Good." We’ll talk about strengthening the resilience and connections between farms, food, and health for the Commonwealth and the common good. The conference is hosted by Virginia Cooperative Extension, the Virginia Soil Health Coalition, and community partner organizations. Conference topics will include presentations, conversation, and discussions around regenerative agriculture, soil health, resilience and the convergence of food systems issues, local and regional food system development, heritage grain varieties, regional value chain connections, and everyday opportunities to impact health in the farm and food system. Producers and practitioners will share their local and regional expertise and perspectives on concurrent session panels.

The 2026 conference will feature Michael Rozyne and Kelsey Gosch of Red Tomato and EcoCertified, Bob Jones Jr. of The Chef’s Garden, Julia Freedgood of American Farmland Trust, Chef Radelle Reese of Virginia State University, Duron Chavis of Happily Natural Day, and other panelists and voices from the field on community and regional planning, local and regional grains, orchards and vineyards, and health in the farming and food system. Additionally, Chef Radelle Reese will provide a demonstration on functional foods.

If you have any questions about this program, please contact: Eric S. Bendfeldt, ebendfel@vt.edu, 540.232.6006