An Ecotopian Toolkit for the Anthropocene Conference presented by Penn Program in the Environmental Humanities. Thursday, 13 April 2017—Saturday, 15 April 2017 Harrison Auditorium, Rainey Auditorium Conference presented by Penn Program in the Environmental Humanities. Tool making is a … Continued
The Philadelphia Society for promoting agriculture will be participating in the Philly Farm and Food Fest on April 8, 2017 from 10 AM to 4 PM. And we need your help!! Our chairman for the event, Bettsy Mosimann, is … Continued
A article of interest to all PSPA members submitted by Bettsy Mosimann from the New York Times. COLONIA BERLIN, Bolivia — A few months ago, a representative from Cargill traveled to this remote colony in Bolivia’s eastern lowlands in the southernmost … Continued
The 1st annual Philadelphia Grain and Malt Symposium, which is being held on Saturday, March 4th, 2017. The event supports our ongoing mission to establish new industry relationships with all members of the local food and beverage grain/malt value chain, … Continued
California Gov. Jerry Brown kept up his assault on climate change Monday, pushing through a law meant to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from dairy farms and landfills. “You know, when Noah wanted to build his ark, most of the people laughed at him?” … Continued
A article of interest to all PSPA members submitted by Bettsy Mosimann from the New York Times. SAULX-LES-CHARTREUX, France — Two years ago, Elisabeth Lavarde decided to quit her office job in Paris and start a new life in Saulx-les-Chartreux, a … Continued
Trends – At the beginning of a new year I’m starting with an attempt at listing some of the more significant trends in agriculture. My trends focus mainly on crops as I am much less familiar with livestock but many … Continued
At the February 2 meeting of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture, Akwasi A. Boateng, Ph.D., Lead Scientist, ARS, USDA, brought an enlightening talk titled On-Farm Bioenergy, Biofuels & Biochemicals Via FarmBio3 Fast Pyrolysis Mobile Technology. Dr. Boateng described his … Continued
PSPA Members are invited to the next Luncheon meeting on March 2, 2017, at the Union League of Philadelphia. March’s topic will be Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change with Regenerative Organic Agriculture. Kristine Nichols, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, Rodale Institute, will discuss … Continued
PSPA invites all members to the February 2, 2017 meeting and welcomes Akwasi A. Boateng, Ph.D. to discuss On-Farm Bioenergy, Biofuels & Biochemicals Via FarmBio3 Fast Pyrolysis Mobile Technology. Akwasi A. Boateng, Ph.D., Lead Scientist, ARS, USDA will describe his … Continued
