Who We Are
Bucks County Foodshed Alliance is an organization of consumers, producers and other stakeholders working together to:
Strengthen our farming economy
Improve availability of local, healthy, sustainably-grown food for all members of our community
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Bucks County’s
Foodshed
Upcoming Events
BCFA Farms
Farm Tours Conducted
Small Farm Grants Awarded
What’s been happening!
How Does Regenerative Agriculture Affect Nutrient Density of Food?
Written by Joni Garcia Regenerative agriculture has a many benefits to the environment, but what about the nutrition of food crops? What is Regenerative Agriculture? In...
Supporting Pollinators: DIY Bee Hotel
Many important pollinators are solitary native bees and like to live or rest in already existing holes (ie, they do not damage your property and drill holes). These...
Recap: Farm Tour at Gravity Hill
About 20 participants gathered Gravity Hill Farm in Titusville on 6/1/22 to learn about the farm and the generous bounty that the Rolling Harvest Food Rescue gleans from the...
Planting for Pollinators
Written by Sara Wuerstle Globally, pollinators are in decline. But why should we care about the birds and the bees and the bats? Bats? Yes, bats. We often think of honey bees...
Save the Dates: Summer Farm Tours & Potlucks
BCFA is pleased to announce our 2022 Farm Tours! Gravity Hill Farm Wednesday, June 1 Potluck: 6pm, Tour: 7pm 67 Pleasant Valley Rd Titusville, NJ 08650 Gravity Hill Farm was...
Jump Start Your Garden
It’s that time of year again when my excitement to start my garden is met by reality. I don’t know about you but every spring, once those sunny days arrive and first flowers...
CSA Programs
Customers at BCFA Farmers' Markets in 2020
Places to Buy Direct from Farmers!
Our Team
Collaboration is the key to achieving our mission. Thanks so much to our incredible network of farmers, producers, dedicated volunteers and all of our committed supporters and advocates.
A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors
Our History
Bucks County Foodshed Alliance (BCFA) was founded in 2006 by a grassroots group to make the bounty of our farms more accessible to our community, while providing farmers with a market for their products. The first initiative was to create a farmers’ market, which is now the self-supporting year-round Wrightstown Farmers Market. Today, BCFA’s activities continue to expand and evolve in order to keep:
Building a Resilient Local Food System
through
Connection, Education & Collaboration
July 2006
BCFA is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) public charity supported by donations and membership dues.
September 2006
BCFA founded Wrightstown Farmers Market.
2017
BCFA began running the Doylestown Farmers Market.
2018
BCFA established the Bucks County Chapter of Buy Fresh Buy Local, a consumer education program that helps citizens easily identify fresh, locally grown and produced food.
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