People of the Virginia Soil Health Coalition
The Virginia Soil Health Coalition is a broad network of diverse partners working to promote soil health across the commonwealth. We invite any organization that support our vision, mission, and common ground principles to share their logo as partners of the Coalition.
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The Coalition is guided by a Steering Committee of soil health leaders across the commonwealth. The Steering Committee helps foster connections throughout the state, provides guidance and direction, and helps move forward strategies of the Coalition.
Staff
Mary Sketch Bryant, Director, Virginia Soil Health Coalition
Steering Committee
Eric Bendfeldt, Virginia Cooperative Extension
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Lydia Fitzgerald, Virginia Tech/VA NRCS
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Kristen Hughes-Evans, Sustainable Chesapeake
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Mike Kane, Piedmont Environmental Council
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Dr. Rory Maguire, Virginia Tech, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
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James Martin, VA Department of Conservation and Recreation
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Jamie Mierau, American Farmland Trust
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Robert Shoemaker, VA Department of Conservation and Recreation
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Becky Szarzynski, Virginia Forage and Grassland Council
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Dr. Kendall Tyree, VA Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
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Brent Wills, Virginia Association of Biological Farming
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Advisors
Chris Lawrence, VA NRCS
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Partners
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley
American Farmland Trust
Appalachian Sustainable Development
Center for Natural Capital
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Colonial Soil & Water Conservation District
Common Grain Alliance
Conservation Management Institute
Foodshed Capital
Ferrum College of Agriculture
Luck Ecosystems
Maryland and Virginia Milk Producer's Association
Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance
National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) Soil for Water
Natural pHuel
Old Dominion Land Conservancy
Piedmont Environmental Council
Piedmont Soil & Water Conservation District
Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE)
Soil and Water Conservation Society, Virginia Chapter
Sustainable Chesapeake
Thomas Jefferson Soil & Water Conservation District
Virginia Agribusiness Council
Virginia Association of Biological Farming
Virginia Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Virginia Farm Bureau
Virginia Forage and Grassland Council
Virginia Master Gardeners
Virginia Natural Resources Conservation Service
Virginia State University College of Agriculture
Virginia Tech Center for Food Systems and Community Transformation
Virginia Tech School of Plant & Environmental Sciences
Virginia Working Landscapes
Wills Soil & Stream
