by Robin Hoy The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) that was signed into law on August 16th has some good news for local farmers, especially those striving to do climate-smart farming. As recent research is finding, climate-smart farming practices can make a...
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 when we hear the word ‘pollinator.’ But there are many different critters that provide...
More than 40 local farmers attended this year’s Farmer’s Forum! Hosted by the Bucks County Foodshed Alliance on March 2, 2022 at the Heritage Conservancy’s Aldie Mansion in Doylestown. The event featured Sam Malriat of the internationally renowned Rodale Institute...
Dear friend,This year was anything but normal.Even a simple trip to the grocery store was no longer something to take for granted.But it was a great year for our farmers’ markets!The news was full of stories about food shortages. This created a real awareness of...
Imagine waking up to a world without farms - no cows, no sheep, no potato plants and no ears of corn growing in the fields. Our Commonwealth has a problem - for every four farmers in Pennsylvania over the age of 65, there is only one farmer under the age of 35. You...
