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RVAg Marketplace Micro Market
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Goochland, VA
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Susan Haas is a mother and grandmother, nature lover and avid gardener. Her passion and focus is grounded
in development and nurturing of sustainable community systems. Susie believes our local community is a
microcosm and model for a resilient and sustainable world. The health and wholeness of each of us,
individually and collectively, contributes to healthy people, families and communities locally and
worldwide– and that building strong bonds amongst ourselves locally and supporting our local farming
community is critical for our future success and that of our children and their children.
Susan served in several community volunteer roles since the age of 13; including the American Red Cross,
Henrico Doctor’s Hospital, Bedford County Soil and Water Conservation District, Chickahominy
Watershed Alliance, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Va Housing and Environment Network, Richmond
Home Builders Association, Urban Land Institute, Resiliency Virginia, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, acted
as assistant to the executive director of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, development director and
fundraiser for Equal Justice America non-profit organization, senior environmental planner for Va. state
government Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Department, community development specialist for KW
Poore Consulting, owned and operated two retail businesses and served as commercial and residential
property sales and investment specialist for the past 20 years, with 15 working at Joyner Fine Properties
and Joyner Commercial Real Estate, while raising her youngest child; Channing.
Susan holds a bachelor of science degree from VCU Center for Environmental Studies, master of urban and
regional planning and policy studies degree from Va. Polytechnic Institute; specializing in sustainable
community systems, is a fellow of UVA Institute for Environmental Negotiation: Va. Natural Resources
Leadership Institute and Goochland Leadership Enterprise. She holds certifications and designations for
permaculture design, sustainable urban farm management, high performance home design and general
mediation.
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