Homesteading Community Resources

Organizations

Virginia Association of Biological Farming (VABF)

VABF encompasses a community of farmers, gardeners, homesteaders, students, teachers, researchers, and general supporters of local and sustainable food systems!

Virginia Farmers Markets Association (VAFMA)

Our Mission is to support farmers markets through education initiatives, while building opportunities for collaboration, networking, advocacy, and innovation that supports the growth and sustainability of farmers markets statewide.

Virginia Independent Consumers and Farmers Association (VICFA)

Promoting and preserving unregulated direct farmer-to-consumer trade that fosters availability of locally grown or home-produced food products.

Virginia Innovation Accelerator / Junction 245

Entrepreneurs and innovators in food, beverage, mixed retail and outdoor recreation have an exciting new opportunity to grow their business with the launch of JUNCTION 245 Tasting Room, Cafe & Market. Situated in the heart of Buena Vista, Virginia’s Innovation Accelerator created this dynamic marketplace to provide a supportive and collaborative space for entrepreneurs to showcase their products, refine their brands, and expand their customer base. By offering affordable spaces, mentorship, and access to essential business resources, Junction 245 is poised to become a hub for innovation and growth for Buena Vista and the surrounding region.

Homesteaders of America (HOA)

Homesteaders of America is an organization created by homesteaders for homesteaders. We believe in living a simple life. We believe in modern and conservative homesteading. And we believe in making homesteading normal again. We are men, women, children, old, young, college-educated and high school dropouts. We are simply people taking control of our lives to live a more sustainable lifestyle. Growing gardens, raising farm animals, and becoming self-sufficient—in a backyard, on a rooftop, or on 100 acres.

ACRES

Acres U.S.A.® is North America’s oldest publisher on production-scale organic and regenerative farming. For more than 50 years, their mission has been to help farmers, ranchers and market gardeners grow food profitably and sustainably, with nature in mind.

Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA)

ATTRA is a trusted source of sustainable agriculture information and maintains a knowledge base of practical multimedia resources for farmers, ranchers, and educators. NCAT’s agriculture specialists work directly with farmers, ranchers, land managers, and others across the country to provide individualized technical assistance, offer practical learning opportunities, and facilitate meaningful connections among producers, experts, researchers, and industry professionals.

NRCS High Tunnel Initiative

A High Tunnel System, commonly called a “hoop house,” is an increasingly popular conservation practice for farmers, and is available with financial assistance through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).

Real Milk Campaign

Real, raw milk comes from pasture-fed cows, it contains all the fat that nature intended, and it has not been subject to processing—it is not pasteurized, ultra-pasteurized, homogenized, powdered, or condensed. It is milk as it comes from the cow (or goat or sheep or water buffalo or camel)—just as nature intended.

Weston A. Price Foundation (WAPF)

The Weston A. Price Foundation (WAPF) is your source for accurate information on nutrition and health, always aiming to provide the scientific validation of traditional foodways. People seeking health today often condemn certain food groups — such as grains, dairy foods, meat, salt, fat, sauces, sweets and nightshade vegetables — but the Wise Traditions Diet is inclusive, not exclusive.