It is 16 degrees outside, continuing into February what was a brutally cold January for southeastern Pennsylvania. The ground is frozen solid. Historically, the only local foods available this time of year were root and storage vegetables. Oh, how the times they...
On August 4th we enjoyed a tranquil and informative evening with Adam Dusen of Hundred Fruit Farm in Buckingham. With the help of one very friendly duck named Gerald, Adam led us throughout his permaculture orchard where sheep graze among a variety of nut and fruit...
Article by BCFA Board members Lisa White and Susan Pierson Cow Farts! It has been all over the news that methane from cows is contributing to our changing climate. In industrial agriculture and confined animal operations, we agree that is true. Yet regenerative,...
Article by Lisa Braud The saying goes, “know your farmer, know your food” and on July 7th, we had the pleasure of meeting the team behind Spring Creek Farm and learning more about their farm, products, and practices. The weather was perfect and we had a huge...
“Knee high by the fourth of July” is what we expect… but Trauger’s farm in Kintnersville had local corn for us at the Doylestown Farmers Market already on July 3rd! How do they achieve that miracle of modern agriculture? Generations of farming, continual...
Free Range labels are regulated by the USDA only for poultry produced for meat. The requirements are very high: poultry can use the label if the chicken had any access to the outdoors each day for some unspecified period of time; it could be just a few minutes, and...
Farmer Stephanie Spock writes... As farmers, John and I consider ourselves lucky. We farm in a spot that is protected on all sides by trees. We have a half-acre pond to irrigate from, which means we have water even in the middle of a drought. Our soil is pretty...
Bucks County Foodshed Alliance is collaborating with the Mercer Museum and we need your help to shape the content of an upcoming exhibit! This exhibit will focus on the agricultural innovations and inventions of Bucks County farmers and growers over time. The below...
Don't buy food from strangers! Know Your Farmers! You've heard it before, the importance of knowing who grows your food - and now it's even more important than ever. In addition to adapting to new and unexpected weather patterns as well as pests and diseases, Your...
Farmers' Forum: Climate Smart Farming in Bucks County was a Success Bucks County Foodshed Alliance featured “Climate Smart Farming” at its Annual Farmers’ Forum in Buckingham on Tuesday, February 18, 2020. The Farmers’ Forum was attended by more than 50 farmers, as...
