Hello Folks, Last evening Dick Stevens along with 17 other people attended Delegate Ben Cline's Town Hall Meeting in Amherst. Dick requested Delegate Cline to...
I am starting a webpage for shearers on the WV Shepherd's Federation website www.sheepwv.org If you would like to be listed, please send; Name, Contact info,...
Sorry for the short notice, just received on a yahoo groups list. This bill is an attempt to restore traditional freedoms for neighbors to provide food for...
From the News With Views website. Please distribute widely and for rest of article, please see website. Sandra http://www.newswithviews.com/Hannes/doreen5.htm ...
Changes to Disaster Program RegulationsThought this might be of interest. It's NC state specific but applicable to all states as it's a federal program. Sandra...
From another list... Sandra Hi All - Opposition to the USDA's proposed "naturally-raised" label is rising. (See action alerts from OCA and SAC below.) Since...
From another list. Sandra @ Thistle Cove Farm www.thistlecovefarm.com; www.thistlecovefarm.blogspot.com The biggest ($23 million, 4-year) study into organic...
2008 Policy Development and Leadership Development MeetingsIf any are VA Farm Bureau members, here's the calendar for leadership and policy development. Please...
Upcoming Agricultural Opportunities in the New River Headwaters RegionNC is providing seven wonderful programs for their farmers and, in some cases, they are...
Looks like they're still in business at http://www.yourbackyardfarmer.com A yard begets groceries Entrepreneurs turn clients’ land into household pantry By...
Sandra, Thanks for sending that link. I guess this list has pretty much petered out, unfortunately, but it provided much encouragement for me when we first ...
Hi Red, You're more than welcome and congratulations on your local groups and on the upcoming Farmers' Market. It sounds as though there are many with similar...
Red, you might find this blog interesting. The 4-H rep for your county and for mine county are both in Brazil for a Character Counts project. Surry and Henry ...
This from another list; some personal information has been deleted so the focal points could be forwarded. Hope some of you can go or email testamony against...
Hi group, I wanted to let ya know about this upcoming event I'm helping to organize in Mullens, WV. It should be helpful for farmers and landowners dealing...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20080310/ts_csm/ahomeschool_1 "Oakland, Calif. - A court ruling that California parents "do not have a constitutional right" to...
The West Virginia Shepherds Federation and West Virginia University Extension will conduct a shearing school and small ruminant workshop beginning at 9:00 am,...
Hi all! I am new to this group and excited to have found it! My husband and I are Central Florida natives transplanted temporarily to the North Virginia area....
Hi Carmem, I definitely am not an expert on which farm land is the best, but will offer you my experience with the 2 states. First, I am originally from WV...
We moved to eastern WV in 1989 from MD. We are about 3 hours from No. VA. There are no coal mines or gas wells in this part of WV, and we own our mineral...
fyi Mr. Pennington bottle raised her and had her for a few years before he sold her to Mr. Caton Mr. Caton likes flying air planes didn't want to milk her....
Hi Carmen and welcome... Zoning depends upon where one is located; Tazewell County has no zoning which is fairly evident when one sees the lackadasical way ...