Chester County dairies celebrates National Dairy Month

Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau salutes local dairies Summer is not just for baseball games, hot dogs and barbecues but also for enjoying great ice cream, milk shakes and some tasty cheese. Milk and dairy products are an important part of our diet. We begin drinking milk when we are young but most of us drink much less as we grow older. In fact we are never too old to reap the benefits of drinking...

Chester County dairies celebrates National Dairy Month

Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau salutes local dairies Summer is not just for baseball games, hot dogs and barbecues but also for enjoying great ice cream, milk shakes and some tasty cheese. Milk and dairy products are an important part of our diet. We begin drinking milk when we are young but most of us drink much less as we grow older. In fact we are never too old to reap the benefits of drinking...

Celebrate National Ag Day: Thank a farmer

Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau touts cheapest, safest food in world  In preparation for National Agricultural Day on Tuesday, March 25, the Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau has a message: Year in and year out farmers invest in producing crops and coping with whatever the weather brings, resulting in food that costs Americans less than any other country. During the last few years, Americans...

Celebrate National Farmers’ Market week

A 2013 guide provides information on local farmers’ markets in Chester County The Local Farm Products Guide can be found on the Chester County Website. This week, August 4 through 10, is National Farmers’ Market Week, and the Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau encourages residents to take advantage of all the fresh vegetables and fruit that abound at local farmers’ markets and farm...

Time to nurture seeds of gratitude for farmers

National Agricultural Day honors their deep-rooted dedication Jamie Hicks (from left) sits with his son, Graham, and wife Kate at the entrance to Meadow Springs Farm on East Doe Run Road. National Agricultural Day on Tuesday offers an optimal time to celebrate the long and distinguished tradition of Chester County farming – an industry that dates back to Colonial days. Farming remains Pennsylvania’s...

Lesson in thrift, nutrition benefits Food Bank

Students learn to stretch their dollars while assisting needy    Participants in the third Food Check-Out, sponsored by the Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau, get recognition from County Commissioners Ryan Costello (left), Kathi Cozzone (third from right), and Terence Farrell (right). Susan Rzucidlo, who organized the project, is second from right. The Life Skills Advanced Placement class at...

‘Meet the Candidates’ night to be held Oct. 10

West Chester event is being organized by area agricultural groups Have a question for a candidate? The Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau and the Pomona Grange plan to provide an opportunity for answers by hosting a “Meet the Candidates” night on Oct. 10. Invitations have been extended to all area incumbent legislators who are currently up for re-election and the candidates who are campaigning...