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Start Farming "Models for the Future" Living Classrooms
Penn State Extension partners with seven growers across the Commonwealth to provide on-farm demonstrations for new, young, and minority farmers.
Updated:
June 2, 2023
Penn State Extension partners with seven growers across the Commonwealth in a "Models for the Future" project to provide on-farm demonstrations for new, young and minority farmers. Apple, strawberry, blueberry and vegetable model plots illustrate best management practices and create learning centers for new farmer networks.
Farms
- Bedminster Orchard - apple
- Five Elements Farm - blueberry
- Good Works Farm - tomato
- Harvest Valley Farm - tomato, winter squash
- McCleaf's Orchard - strawberry
- Scholls Orchards - tomato
- Twin Springs Fruit Farm - tomato
This project is supported by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Grant # 2015-70017-22852.
