Agriculture
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Beth Sholom Synagogue in Elkins Park to host major new art installation
Beth Sholom Synagogue in Elkins Park, designed by renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright, is hosting a major new art installation by David Hartt, writes Thomas Hine for ThePhiladelphia Inquirer. The synagogue was completed in 1959, the same year Wright finished the New York’s Guggenheim Museum. It is one of the most important buildings of the…
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Pennsylvania safeguards Maple Acres in Plymouth for permanent agriculture production
Maple Acres Farm in Plymouth was one of 40 farms in the state protected at a meeting of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Land Preservation Board exemplify the diversity of the state’s agriculture products and the people that grow them, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said. “Our diversity as a state extends far beyond our people to our…
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New tax credit law to give a boost to young and beginning farmers in Pa.
– Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) members are excited about legislation signed into law by Governor Wolf that would create new opportunities for young and beginning farmers to lease or buy land by offering a tax incentive to landowners. Senate Bill 478, which was sponsored by Senator Elder Vogel, will provide a 10% credit on the…
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The ultimate beginners guide to LEGO collecting
By Rachel Brown Did you play with LEGOs when you were growing up? I always had a huge buckets of random bricks lying around my house and spent many rainy afternoons coming up with lopsided and structurally unsound buildings. LEGOs are one of those things that—like jigsaw puzzles and board games—I still find relaxing and…
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Pennsylvania seeks creameries for second annual Ice Cream Trail
The Pennsylvania Departments of Agriculture and Community and Economic Development along with the Center for Dairy Excellence today announced plans for the second annual Pennsylvania Ice Cream Trail and urged interested creameries to participate. “Last year’s ice cream trail was a huge success, and we look forward to expanding it this year to feature even…
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Four farms permanently preserved in Montgomery County
Montgomery County has added four more farms to its growing list of farms permanently preserved under the Montgomery County Agricultural Land Preservation Program, which is administered by the Montgomery County Planning Commission. The program kicked off 2019 by preserving the Duhovis Farm in Upper Providence Township—a 43-acre vegetable, beef, and grain farm. The Duhovis family…
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Pennsylvania rolls out welcome wagon for industrial hemp production
In what is considered a surprise move, Pennsylvania is rolling out the welcome wagon for industrial hemp production, writes Anthony Salamone for the Allentown Morning Call. Hemp has a number of potential applications. Beauty products, clothing, building materials, energy storage devices for electronics, and 3D printing are among the many. Last week, the state submitted…
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Governor Wolf kicks off 103rd Pennsylvania Farm Show; celebrates the stories of Pennsylvania agriculture
Today, Governor Tom Wolf kicked off the 103rd Pennsylvania Farm Show, celebrating our state’s agriculture industry through the 2019 theme, “Inspiring Pennsylvania’s Story.” The theme, which will be represented throughout the duration of the weeklong event, honors agriculture’s rich history and inspires the future yet to come. “Pennsylvania’s agriculture industry is both a treasure and a…
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America’s largest private company is looking to go on a growth spurt
You’d think the nation’s biggest privately held company might have an identity crisis, but the Minnesota firm behind much of what you eat is very comfortable in its own skin, so to speak. Thirty miles outside Minneapolis, the only structures interrupting miles of waist-high corn are a few long buildings covered in white siding. Those…
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STEM competition challenges students to combat Spotted Lanternfly
High school students from four southeastern Pennsylvania counties will put their computer science skills on display November 9 as they compete in the Spotted Lanternfly Hackathon, a STEM-related initiative that invites students in grades 9-12 to design an app to easily track, detect, identify and access information about the invasive species. Spotted Lanternfly is an invasive insect…
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Spotted Lanternfly invading Montco, posing multibillion-dollar threat
The spotted lanternfly, a species native to Asia, was first discovered in Berks County in 2014. In that first year, scientific models predicted that the lanternfly wouldn’t survive the state’s cold, snowy winter, according to the Altoona Mirror. They couldn’t have been more wrong. [uam_ad id=”54865″] The spotted lanternfly has adapted quite well to living…
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One red apple…displaced by a Gala
One delicious Red apple – the top of the crop, the go-to apple. Well, no more. The most popular variety of apple is no longer the Red Delicious. It’s now the Gala apple. U.S. growers in 2018 will produce 52.4 million boxes of Gala apples, up 5.8 percent from last year, and 51.7 million of…
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Asian ‘Longhorn’ tick confirmed in PA
A new variety of tick was confirmed on a wild deer in Centre County recently, and the Department of Agriculture is encouraging people to take precautions to protect themselves, as well as livestock and pets. The Asian, or longhorn tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis, is an invasive species that congregates in large numbers and can cause anemia…
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Goats getting to the tough landscaping spots in municipalities across Montco
While it isn’t a happy occurrence when someone ‘gets your goat,’ there are a lot of municipalities quite pleased with the goats that are manicuring portions of their property that would otherwise take a lot of man hours. For six years now, Upper Dublin has been employing a few dozen Katahdin sheep to help maintain…
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Montgomery County, Lower Salford Township team up to permanently preserve Hemsley Farm
Montgomery County has added another farm to its growing list of farms permanently preserved under the Montgomery County Farmland Preservation Program. The first farm to be preserved from the 2017 round of applications, a 30-acre hay farm located in Lower Salford Township, belongs to Donald F. Hemsley. The Hemsley Farm, which would not qualify for…
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Enjoy a Fruity Dessert for National Strawberry Day
Today is National Strawberry Day. The most likely origin for the heart shaped fruit’s name is that it came about from the leaves that the plant would drop off that would become “strewn” about the plant. What were once called strewn-berries became strawberries over time. Adding to the romantic notions often associated with the bright…
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VFTCB launches ‘Montco to the Flower Show’
The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB) is encouraging visitors and residents to attend this year’s annual Philadelphia Flower Show, and they want everyone to use SEPTA to get there from Montco. With 49 SEPTA rail stops spread across Montgomery County, the train offers a convenient option that drops you off at the Pennsylvania Convention Center,…
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Souderton Farm Unveils Corn Maze to Celebrate 76ers and Their Rallying Cry
One Montgomery County farm is determined to keep the vision of the former General Manager and President of Basketball Operations of Philadelphia 76ers, Sam Hinkie alive, writes Darryn Albert for Yard Barker. Over the weekend, Souderton’s R&J Farm Market unveiled the “Trust the Process.” It is a maze or perhaps ‘maize’ that has been created…
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