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
Explore
Bucks County’s
Foodshed
Upcoming Events
BCFA Farms
Farm Tours Conducted
Small Farm Grants Awarded
What’s been happening!
Myerov Farm Tour Recap
by Lisa White On a warm and delightful summer evening in early July, more than 30 people came to tour Myerov Family Farm on Elephant Road in Perkasie. Many had joined together...
Seeking Vegetable Gardens for Garden Tours
Are you interested in showcasing your vegetable/fruit/chicken garden with members of the community? BCFA is considering a self-guided Grow your Own Garden Tour of local, Bucks...
Fighting Food Waste
by Jade Greene The USDA estimates that 31% of all food at the consumer and retail level is WASTED. To produce this wasted food, resources were needlessly used (including...
Snipes Farm and Education Center receives grants
Snipes Farm and Education Center has received two state grants, with the help of Senator Steve Santarsiero. The grants support Snipes Farm & Education Center’s mission to...
The Reality and Future of Farming in Pennsylvania – Edible Philly
Wrightstown Farmers Market volunteer, Jill Waldbieser wrote this wonderful piece, The Reality and Future of Farming in Pennsylvania,: Faces Behind Our Food, which was...
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...
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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