Growing Pennsylvania’s Future: young farmers organize for policy wins
At the heart of the National Young Farmers Coalition’s work is the belief that farmers are their own best advocates, and the work that farmers have accomplished in Pennsylvania this past year affirms that. This year, an incredible group of young farmers in western Pennsylvania organized the Western Pennsylvania Young Farmers Coalition. This April, farmer […]
“Growing Pennsylvania’s Future” with Karen Gardner
“We need to understand the challenges young farmers are facing regionally in order to create solutions.” Lindsey checks in with Karen Gardner, National Young Farmers Coalition’s Pennsylvania Policy Associate, about what she’s hearing from beginning farmers in PA, and the upcoming Pennsylvania Young Farmers Report, “Growing Pennsylvania’s Future: Challenges Facing Young Farmers and Recommendations to […]
Young PA Farmers pay their Congressman a visit on Behalf of Beginning Farmers
On Veterans’ Day, I had the privilege to join a small but excited group of young farmers in the State College, PA area to meet with Congressman Glenn Thompson (PA’s 5th district) to advocate for the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act. Our group included five State College area farmers representing three farms. Erin McKinney […]