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...
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 water, fertilizers, energy, and...
Wrightstown Farmers Market volunteer, Jill Waldbieser wrote this wonderful piece, The Reality and Future of Farming in Pennsylvania,: Faces Behind Our Food, which was published in Edible Philly June 2022. The...
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...
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...
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...
This holiday season, what can I do to protect the planet? If 90% of lights were LED, 7.8 gigatons of carbon dioxide emissions could be reduced by 2050. (Source) Winter is the time of year that many focus more...
