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After several career changes, Christine and Seth Terramane started farming together about 10 years ago.
Prior to working together, Seth realized that his educational degrees weren’t sparking joy and he found a seasonal farm job. Christine had already started
If you’re going to farm lavender, what is your end goal? This was the central question Wendy Jochems, co-owner of Hope Hill Lavender Farm in Pottsville, PA, posed during her presentation, “Adding Lavender to your Farm.” Jochems, alongside Michele
In 2019, the Pennsylvania Agricultural Business Development Center (ABDC) was created by the commonwealth’s legislature. The ABDC’s goal is to safeguard the long-term vitality of Pennsylvania farms by focusing on providing support for sound business planning, efficient transitions of
The most recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that the agricultural sector is still the most dangerous in America, so you may sometimes be concerned about traumatic injuries that could affect your mobility. As a
The Flinchbaugh family has been farming in York County, PA, since the early 1950s, but the fourth generation has taken the operation to a new level.
Julie Keene, who operates the farm with her brothers Mike and Andrew, said
More mixed vegetables growers are experimenting with tarping as a way to control weeds. It’s a simple concept – stretching large swaths of silage tarps across the soil prior to planting.
“We tarp everything with the exception of any
Those black plastic pots are most likely the containers that comes to mind when talking nursery sales of potted plants. But today, the use of petroleum-based plastics can be both a social and an environmental faux pas. What’s a
While the meetings and education sessions at events like Great Lakes Expo are valuable and informative, the posters sharing research from graduate students shouldn’t be ignored. They provide bite-sized nuggets of larger projects worth looking into.
The title on
The 2023 Mid Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS) welcomed more than 11,000 attendees, including exhibitors, in Baltimore from Jan. 11 – 13.
Known as the Masterpiece of Trade Shows
, MANTS jump-started the 2023 green industry trade show season
Ben Clark was raised on a generational fruit farm in Deerfield, MA, but he didn’t think that’s where he’d be today.
Ben’s father Tom was the third generation on the farm, and Ben grew up working in the orchard
