The Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture would like to welcome our newest Institutional Members and Sponsors to the Organization. Please take a moment to support these members.
Friends of the Pennsylvania Farm Show Foundation
2300 N Cameron St,
Harrisburg, PA 17110 USA
Phone: (717) 729-7158
Email: farmshowfriends@gmail.com
The Friends of the Pennsylvania Farm Show Foundation, Inc. was incorporated into the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 2010 as a nonprofit organization. We are recognized as a tax-exempt, charitable organization under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. Through our mission, we have contributed over $1.5 million to the Farm Show!
American Mushroom Institute
1284 Gap Newport Pike, Suite 2
Avondale, PA 19311
Phone: (610)-268-7483
The American Mushroom Institute (AMI) is a national voluntary trade association representing the growers, processors and marketers of cultivated mushrooms in the United States and industry suppliers worldwide. Membership is available to any person interested in the mushroom industry. Categories of membership are grower, associate, professional and retiree.
Horizon Farm Credit
300 Winding Creek Blvd
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Phone: 888-339-3334
Horizon Farm Credit is an agricultural lending cooperative, part of the national Farm Credit System, owned by its member‐borrowers. The Association has more than 22,000 members and over $5.6 billion in loans outstanding. Horizon Farm Credit serves Delaware, Pennsylvania, and parts of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia by providing farm loans for land, equipment, livestock and production; crop insurance; and rural home mortgages. Learn more at horizonfc.com
Delaware Valley University
700 East Butler Avenue
Doylestown, PA 18901
Phone 1.800.2.DelVal
One of the leading academic institutions in the Northeast, DelVal is a small, close-knit university known for its innovative use of experiential (hands-on) learning. The approach began over a century ago, inspired by our founder’s focus on “science with practice.”
LAMPIRE Biological Laboratories, Inc.
P.O. Box 270 Pipersville, PA 18947
Phone 215.795.2838
Fax 215.795.0237
Email info@lampire.com
LAMPIRE Biological Laboratories was founded on the principle that each and every customer is entitled to our best effort at all times and that each employee consciously and constantly strives to improve that effort.
We believe our customers are the life-blood of our business and deserve the most courteous and attentive treatment we can give them.
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau is the state’s largest and most effective grassroots agriculture advocacy organization helping to shape the future of farming by representing the industry’s interest at the local, state and national levels of government. Our members network to develop and advocate public policy positions that bring a united voice on behalf of those that provide the food and fiber on which we all depend regardless if grown in rural or urban areas of the state. We also inform existing and future consumers about the importance of agriculture through ag literacy efforts in our schools and public outreach events. PFB’s mission is “Growing Communities with Many Voices and United Vision.”
The Grange (Patrons of Husbandry) is a fraternal family organization dedicated to the betterment of the American way of life through community service, education, legislation and fellowship. The Grange includes members of all ages and specifically has programs for Juniors (ages 5-14), Youth (ages 14-23) and Young Adults (ages 23-35). The Grange represents approximately 7,200 Pennsylvanians across the Commonwealth. It is the oldest agricultural and rural advocacy organization of its kind in the United States. The National Grange representing about 200,000 members, began in 1867 and the PA State Grange was chartered in 1873.
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
100 N 20th Street
5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: 215.988.8800
PHS believes in the power of horticulture to make positive social and environmental change. As a community, we invest our time, passion, money, and gardens in our cause.
PHS was founded in 1827. While many things have changed for us over time, our main focus has not wavered. In 2019, PHS adopted Vision 2027, a new strategy that fully commits PHS to using horticulture to advance the health and well-being of the Greater Philadelphia region. Driven by a diverse community of more than 300,000 supporters, volunteers, and gardeners, PHS uses all its activities to advance four impact priorities:
Creating healthy living environments
Increasing access to fresh food
Expanding economic opportunity
Building meaningful social connections
Penn State Law
The Pennsylvania State University
329 Innovation Blvd., Suite 118
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 865-4290
Fax: (814) 865-3851
Under the direction of Professor Ross Pifer, the Center for Agricultural and Shale Law conducts agricultural and shale law research and outreach activities with a specific focus on those issues of importance in Pennsylvania. Through its programs, the Center serves a wide variety of stakeholders including agricultural producers, landowners and royalty owners, business professionals, judges, attorneys, legislators, government officials, NGOs, community groups, and the general public. Center programs are funded in part by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and supported by a multi-year grant from the United States Department of Agriculture.