Date: Thursday, September 4, 2025
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. (EST)
Location: Online via Zoom
Please register for the information session at: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/meeting/register/CDdvhb43RUSRvfSs-53QVg
We invite you to join us for an online information session with representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service to learn about the financial, cost-share, and technical assistance programs and resources that are available through the USDA. The session will provide urban agriculture and small-acreage farmers with details on how and where to get started.
For more information about USDA-FSA and USDA-NRCS, contact Renee Foster at mallenia.foster@usda.gov or Tatiana Gil at tatiana.gil@usda.gov
Speakers: Mallenia Renee Foster, Urban Agriculture County Executive Director, USDA Farm Service Agency, and Tatiana Gil, Natural Resource Specialist, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Host: Eric Bendfeldt, Senior Associate, VT Center for Food Systems and Community Transformation
