Emory Dabney is founder and President of Toro Trading and Imports based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has over 12 years of experience importing raw food commodities from the Caribbean, and South America. Emory specializes in developing supply chains in regions … Continued
Over time, people who work in urban agriculture have articulated three major purposes for urban agriculture: community development, entrepreneurship, and job training. This field trip included two stops with three examples in northwestern Philadelphia: a community garden run by Weaver’s … Continued
For the ninth year, the Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture (PSPA) has awarded Fred Winter Memorial Scholarships for Excellence in Horticulture to outstanding regional college students who plan to pursue careers in horticulture. Yahel Ben-Zvi of Rutgers University … Continued
PSPA’s June Zoominar with Krystal Snyder, PSU Extension, reviewed the challenges in growing and marketing hemp since legalization in 2018. Ever heard of Hempcrete? Hemp isn’t just for CBD; it’s used in more than 2,000 products including a Hemp House … Continued
At the April meeting, Dr. Tom Daniels, the nation’s foremost writer and authority on farmland preservation (and PSPA member!), led an extraordinary panel of preservation directors from the top four programs in the United States (according to the recent AFT analysis … Continued
At the May 6, 2021 Annual Meeting of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture, the membership elected a new officer team for 2021-2022 that includes Dr. Scott Sheely, President; Emory Dabney, President-Elect; Penny Hunt; Immediate Past President; Dr. Arland Hotchkis, … Continued
In 2020-2021, the PA FFA Foundation received a large increase in applications for the Learning By Doing Grant program, a program designed to assist ag educators, FFA chapters, and students in gaps that developed in the classroom, in chapter business, … Continued
At its May 6, 2021 monthly meeting, PSPA heard from Ariane Daguin, CEO of D’Artagnan, a national gourmet food purveyor. After starting her company in 1985 selling game and foie gras (the first to do so in the U.S.), Daguin … Continued
John Piotti, President, AFT presented at the March Virtual Meeting on the topic of Using Agriculture to Provide Ecosystem Services and Mitigate Climate Change. He also gave a brief report on Delaware’s Young Farmer Program. If you missed the meeting, … Continued
