Find your next event here, from credit courses to weekend family fun! This calendar is a community effort to benefit farmers and non-farmers alike! Browse events by photo tiles, list, or calendar view. Search by titles, topics, audience or other criteria. Click the event title for more details on each event.
ABOUT THE LIVE WEBINAR Our understanding of plant communication has advanced beyond studying plant structures and recognizing allelopathy among competitors and pests. Join us as Cathryn Pugh discusses the latest findings on how trees thrive through interactions with each other and their environment. EVENT DETAILS Attend this one-hour webinar to learn, and networking with like-minded…
The Berks Saddle-ites 4-H Horse Cloverbud Club is holding a Dine to Donate Fundraiser at Texas Roadhouse on Wednesday, July 31st. When you DINE IN OR TO-GO at Texas Roadhouse on July 31st, please show the attached flyer and Texas Roadhouse will donate 10% of the food purchases to the club for their fundraiser. There…
ABOUT THE LIVE WEBINAR Whether you have an established small poultry flock or are interested in starting one, knowing what to do with a surplus of eggs is important! Join us to learn how to safely manage eggs from your small or backyard flock, understand the regulations for selling eggs in Pennsylvania, and get tips…
Volunteer at GoggleWorks’ Gardens at Lauer’s Park! 👨🌾✂️🌳 Grow an appreciation for local food systems, learn farm skills, and enjoy time with members of your community. We welcome all ages and people to participate! For children and youth volunteers, community service hours, or to just get to know your neighbors, there are a lot of…
ABOUT THE IN-PERSON WORKSHOP Penn State Extension and the Penn State Southeast Agricultural Research & Extension Center (SEAREC) are hosting an agronomic field day for farmers, industry representatives and other agricultural professionals. The field day promises to be an informative event featuring a wide range of crop production topics. You can see research plots in…
ABOUT THE IN-PERSON WORKSHOP Join us for Home Food Preservation: Water Bath Canning to learn the basics of water bath and atmospheric steam canning. In recent years, there has been increasing interest in home food preservation. Canning is one method of food preservation that allows you to enjoy seasonal foods all year long. EVENT DETAILS…
Festival Activities 9 am – 4 pm Farm Market & Pick Your Own is open 8 am – 5 pm Celebrate Sweet & Juicy Peaches…the favorite summer fruits at Brecknock Orchard with your family and friends! Activities Free Wagon Ride to the Peach Orchard Crafts for Children 2 for $7 Make a Wood Bead Keychain…
This will be the 11th year for our public demo and education day held at Old Dry Road Farm near Blue Marsh Lake, Wernersville, PA (Berks County) on Saturday August 3 from 9am to 4pm. This is a free, fun, family event to promote the craft of blacksmithing. There will be forging stations set up…
First farm tour available starting Saturday, June 15th. Tours are given through July and August at 11 am on Saturdays (see dates on eventbrite link for ticket dates). You will learn about our farm, how to grow lavender, when to harvest and what to do with your harvest. You also meet the famous donkeys of…
ABOUT THE LIVE WEBINAR Feral hogs are one of the most damaging non-native species in North America. Historically confined to the Southeastern United States, they have since spread and now threaten forests, wetlands, and other habitats from Florida to Saskatchewan. In this webinar, participants will learn about the role humans play in feral hog invasions,…
Come out to the 153rd Kutztown Fair. Great food, music, racing, exciting live entertainment, live animals, exhibits, rides! Come out and celebrate with us on the Kutztown Fairgrounds August 5 through the 10th. We have something for everyone, young and old. Come out and partake in local food. Enjoy nightly music on the Main Stage…
ABOUT THE LIVE WEBINAR Join Extension Educators for this event for professionals who serve the agricultural industry and work with farmers and their families. This webinar will help ag professionals recognize the signs of stress and how to communicate with and respond to farmers and their family members when they need assistance. EVENT DETAILS This…
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