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Bringing Together:
This event brings together growers exploring organic and regenerative practices, value-added producers ready to scale, cooperative leaders, and buyers interested in sourcing locally and regionally produced goods. Whether you’re building healthier soil, refining your production systems, launching a jam line, bottling maple syrup, or positioning your products for wholesale markets, this conference is designed to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.
Participants will learn through workshops, demonstrations, and hands-on learning opportunities across three conference tracks:
• Marketing, Aggregation, and Distribution
• Organic and Regenerative Farming Practices
• Farm Field Trips and Outdoor Workshops
Farmers interested in organic and regenerative systems
Producers developing or scaling value-added products
Cooperative members and aggregation partners
Local markets, retailers, and institutional buyers
Food system leaders and nonprofit partners
About The Conference Hosts
West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition -
The West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition strengthens the state’s local food system so farmers and food businesses can make a living and every West Virginian can access locally grown food. We connect producers, communities, and partners to build a more resilient, equitable, and economically vibrant future for agriculture in West Virginia.
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Virginia Association for Biological Farming -
A nonprofit organization dedicated to educating, advocating for, and promoting organic and biological farming and gardening across the region. VABF brings together farmers, gardeners, homesteaders, researchers, and food system supporters who are committed to ecologically sound production methods that build healthy soil, produce high-quality food, and sustain long-term farm viability. Through community, education, and advocacy, VABF supports growers who want to strengthen both their land and their livelihoods.
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Tabler Farm – Agriculture Innovation Center – Shepherd University -
A brand-new, state-of-the-art venue located on Tabler Farm in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Designed to serve as a hub for sustainable agriculture education, research, and community engagement. The facility provides modern meeting space set within a working farm landscape. With its blend of innovation, hands-on learning, and scenic farmland setting, The Tabler Farm and Ag Innovation Center offers an ideal backdrop for conversations that connect soil health, production systems, and market development.