Farmer Wedding Announcements!
Our local farmers are growing more than just crops - they are also growing their families! Join us in congratulating three local farmers on their recent nuptials! Charlotte and Tim Taylor-Snipes were...
Meet a Pumpkin
By Jade Greene When you think about fall - what do you imagine? Apple cider? Falling leaves? How about pumpkins? This time of year is the pumpkins time to shine! I sat down on my front step to have a chat with my...
2023-2024 Winter Markets
One of BCFAs goals is to improve access to healthy, local food - we do this by operating the Doylestown and Wrightstown Farmers Markets nearly all year round! As we move into the winter months, our markets are...
Sweet Potato Mac & Cheese Recipe
By Chef Kelly Unger Enjoy my healthy Mac & Cheese recipe using sweet potatoes. Note that you can also substitute butternut squash, acorn squash and baby butternuts for the sweet potatoes OR use them all in...
Meet Corn
By Jade Greene To celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day, we decided to sit down with an ear of corn to learn a little bit about them. From mysterious roots in Mexico thousands of years ago to becoming the biggest crop...
Leave the Leaves!
By Jade Greene You’ve heard it every year - LEAVE THE LEAVES! But why is it so important to do this? Well, the majority of our native pollinators as well as other important animals do not migrate but overwinter...
Community Connections
Bucks County Foodshed Alliance is thrilled to facilitate the connections between volunteers and farmers! Back in June, a high school student named Mia reached out to BCFA looking for summer volunteer work. We...
Preserving the Harvest
By Jade Greene This time of year is one of fleeting abundance, there are more zucchinis and tomatoes that I should rightfully consume, peaches softening too fast, and perfect herbs that need to be eaten right now!...
Farm Tour Recap: First Fruits Farm
Written by Lisa White, photos by Amanda Penecale A beautiful evening! Thank you to Chris and Emily Molnar of First Fruits Farm. In the shade of canopies and the beautiful red barn, 55 people shared a delicious...
Women in Agriculture: Elizabeth Coleman White
by Alex Dadio, Doylestown Farmers Market Manager Doylestown Farmers Market is featuring a series of essays celebrating remarkable women who have made a positive impact in the field of agriculture. Through their hard...
Undercover: Why Cover Crops are so Important
By Jade Greene Bare soil does not exist in nature… Why should it in your garden or local farm? It shouldn’t! Cover crops are the answer to keeping soil healthy and fertile. Learn more about cover crops and how you...
Farm Tour Recap – Milk House Farm
By Shari Rossman Did you know that every silk ‘thread’ on an ear of corn connects to a single kernel on that ear and the corn silk carries the windblown pollen to that kernel? Did you know that asparagus are related...
