September 15, 2016
The Perennial Plant Conference was started in 1983 to bring locally, nationally, and internationally recognized experts on perennials together in a day long conference with an educational focus. The sponsoring institutions, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Longwood Gardens, the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College, and Hardy Plant Society/Mid-Atlantic Chapter, aim to keep the conference reasonably priced for… Read More >
Join farmer Adrian Galbraith-Paul for a tour of Heritage Farm on Saturday, September 24th at noon. The tour will include a discussion of the techniques, DIY technology, and systems employed at Heritage Farm. The Tour will start at noon and end around 2PM. There is a suggested donation of $10, folks who have less please give… Read More >
Dear bioPhilly Friends, As promised our planning group will hold its first workshop on Thursday September 22nd, 2016. We so hope you can join us! As we speak, Geodesign Strategist Veronica Andersen (Rodriguez Consulting LLC) and Keith Russell of Audubon have most generously taken up the cause of creating a habitat map for our shared… Read More >
September 7, 2016
Join Lloyd and Alex Traven of Peace Tree Farm to explore the topic of advanced biological controls. Peace Tree Farm will give a tour of their greenhouse highlighting their use of biocontrols to manage pests. Suzanne Wainwright of Bug Lady Consulting will speak to her extensive experience with biological controls in her over 15 years of horticultural and entomological consulting widely throughout the… Read More >
This field day will be an in-depth look at a 5-year old riparian buffer that both follows Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) guidelines, as well as addresses different uses outside the CREP boundaries. Farm Service Agency employee Don English and wife, landscape architect Ann, have designed a buffer that uses a wide variety of native plants in the… Read More >
Everblossom Farm will host the Basics of Tractor Safety and Maintenance on Saturday, October 15 from 11am to 3pm. Darla Romberger, Agricultural Sciences Instructor and Penn State Certified Tractor Safety Instructor, will provide an in-depth tractor safety training for beginner tractor users. Matt Steiman of the Dickinson College Farm, with over 15 years of vegetable farming experience, will instruct attendees on… Read More >
This field day will be a discussion regarding the challenges cows face at the different stages of their lives, including conversation around genetics, nutrition, and how the soil of the pasture directly influences the health of the animal and the end product of the system. Mark Lopez, VMD, owner of Wholesome Dairy Farms in Douglassville,… Read More >
August 23, 2016
“Leftovers for Livestock: A Legal Guide for Using Food Scraps as Animal Feed“, published by University of Arkansas and Harvard’s Food Law & Policy Clinic, is a legal guide to using food scraps as animal feed. It covers all applicable state and federal laws regarding using different kinds of food waste, such as brewers grains,… Read More >
August 22, 2016
Sunday, August 21, 2016 By Jeff Werner: advance@buckslocalnews.com WRIGHTSTOWN TOWNSHIP >> State Agriculture Secretary Russell C. Redding dropped in on the Middletown Grange Fair on Friday to personally deliver a proclamation to a special friend of the fair. After watching Bucks County 4H members show off their prized Holstein cows, Redding stepped into the fair’s… Read More >
August 11, 2016
Events 5K Run 5K Walk One Mile Run (Ages 12 and under) Tot Trot (Ages 3-5) Amenities Meet the Phillie Phanatic! Guaranteed t-shirt to those who register before September 30th Pre- and Post-Race refreshments for registered participants Awards Cash prizes to overall male/female winners Medals to top male/female winners in 10 year age groups –… Read More >