VABF Contacts Lists

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VABF Committees/Staff/Contacts

Marilyn Buerkens, VA Biological Farming Conference Registrar

5146 Plank Rd., Natural Bridge, VA 24578
540-291-4333;
biofarmingconf@hotmail.com

Linda Davis: Office Manager

PO Box 1003, Lexington, VA 24450
540-463-6363
VaBioFarming@hotmail.com

Andy Hankins: VA Biological Farming Conference Coordinator

Virginia State University, Box 9081, Petersburg, VA 23806
804-524-5962 (w); 804-966-7129 (h);
ahankins@vsu.edu

Jeanne Harris: President of the VABF Foundation

1715 Blair St., Christiansburg, VA 24073
540-633-0089
harris.jeanne.n@gmail.com

Mark Schonbeck: Newsletter Editor, Liaison to Southern SAWG and National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture;

439 Valley Drive NW, Floyd, VA 24091
540-745-4130;
mark@abundantdawn.org

To contact VABF write:

VABF
P.O. Box 1003
Lexington, VA 24450
VaBioFarming@hotmail.com

VABF Board of Directors

Katherine Smith, President

PO Box 503, Buena Vista, VA 24416
540-261-2562
persimmon@rockbridge.net

Kevin Damian, Vice President

9211 Camptown Rd., Mechanicsville, Va. 23116
804-550-2109
kevd1@vcu.org

Christine Burkholder, Treasurer

Glen Eco Farm
10943 Wills Creek Road, Linville, VA 22834
540-833-8802
glenecofarm@planetcomm.net

Lawrence Latane, Secreatry

737 Popes Creek Rd., Washington's Birthplace, Va. 22443
804-224-7039
lwlatane@sylvaninfo.net

Mike Burton

483 Eanes Road, Check, VA 24072
540-651-2427
mikeburton7@hotmail.com

Michael LaChance

Nelson County Extension, P.O. Box 298, Lovingston, VA 22949
804-293-4035
lachance@vt.edu

Tony Lagana

2697 Poindexter Rd., Louisa, Va. 23093
434-263-6868
ploughsharecsa@yahoo.com

Gary Scott

P.O. Box 472, Lovingston, Va. 22949
434-263-6868
twinspringsfarm@ceva.net

Patricia Stansbury

Epic Gardens, 7800 Epic Road, Bon Air, VA 23235
804-272-0725
EpicGardens@verizon.net

Active regional VABF chapters

Central Virginia Chapter

Sarah Hood
Tel. 434-591-0885, dirtunderhernails@yahoo.com

New River Chapter

Patty Kitchin, 4111 Hopper Lane, Riner, VA 24149
Tel. 540-381-1504, pkitchin@vt.edu

Richmond Chapter

Patricia Stansbury, Epic Gardens, 7800 Epic Rd., Bon Air, VA 23235
Tel. (804) 272-0725, EpicGardens@verizon.net

Tidewater Chapter

Charlie Maloney, HCR 74, Box 2885, Cologne, VA 23037
Tel. 804- 785-9401, dayspringfarm@aol.com

Appalachian Sustainable Development (Highlands region)

Anthony Flaccavento, Tom Peterson, ASD, P.O. Box 791, Abingdon, VA 24210.
Tel. 276-623-1121, asdfarm@eva.org

If there is no VABF chapter in your area, why not start one? It is not difficult. Contact Katherine Smith or Pam Dawling for information on starting a VABF chapter.

Active VABF committees

• Education
• Library and Archives - Ruth Klippstein
• Marketing - Andy Hankins
• Publications - Mark Schonbeck mark@abundantdawn.org
• Research - Mark Schonbeck