Imports have become a major source of supply for American consumers. Imported produce is sometimes fresher than the U.S. equivalent.It’s obvious to anyone who visits an American supermarket in the winter – past displays brimming with Chilean grapes, Mexican berries and … Continued
The field trip to JBS beef processing facilities Souderton PA was a big success. Members received a great intro to the whole process of processing beef carcasses into store-ready beef products, and then went through the plant to see those … Continued
One of the current projects of the Historical and Library Committee has been to list names of members elected since 1939. The Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture’s Memoirs VI, printed in 1939, contains a consolidated list of PSPA members from … Continued
PSPA hosted the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) student chapters from Delaware Valley University at its May Luncheon.. They presened their respective presentations for the 2018 Student Chapter Marketing Competition, with the PSPA meeting being the “dress rehearsal” for the national … Continued
Lundale Farm will present the movie “Sustainable” along with a farmer and chef panel discussion at The Colonial Theatre on Wednesday, March 28. The film will begin at 7. Panelists include Emma Cunniff, Kneehigh Farm at Lundale Farm; Dean Carlson, … Continued
FONTANA, Calif. — At a steel factory dwarfed by the adjacent Auto Club Speedway, Fernando Esparza is working toward his next promotion. Esparza is a 46-year-old mechanic for Evolution Fresh, a subsidiary of Starbucks that makes juices and smoothies. He’s … Continued
Oeuvres d’Agriculture, 1786-1787 Rey de Planazu, François Joseph Late last fall a British bookseller contacted Lynne Farrington about an extraordinary work on eighteenth-century French agriculture. The Historical and Library Committee, after examining the descriptions, decided to splurge. Prior to the … Continued
On February 9 I had the privilege of attending the annual conference of the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture held in State College Pennsylvania. http://conference.pasafarming.org/ I’d been invited as a guest to the conference by Hannah Brubaker-Smith, the executive director … Continued
From time to time our Society recognizes someone who has made major contributions to agriculture by awarding the Society’s gold medal. Such was the case at our February meeting when our president, John Urbanchuk, presented the Society’s gold medal to … Continued
At the February meeting of the Society Dr. Sheely gave a rousing presentation concerning the status and future of agricultural and food system employment in Pennsylvania in the coming years. Many of the figures that he provided were stunning in … Continued
