Lancaster County: sustainable agriculture
Cedar Meadow Farm
Steve Groff has developed and tested a "Permanent Cover Cropping
System" of no-till agriculture on his 175-acre Cedar Meadow Farm
in Holtwood. Because no-till agriculture does not disturb the soil, it
avoids the problems of soil erosion faced by farmers who plow their land.
The website provides information about Groff's research and articles on
no-till agriculture.
Steve and Cheri Groff received the 2001
Pennsylvania Sustainable Agriculture Leadership Award "in recognition
of outstanding achievement, innovation, inspiration, and demonstrated
leadership in Pennsylvania, the U.S. and the world in the field of sustainable
agriculture."
Community-Supported Agriculture
Community-Supported Agriculture, or CSA, is a system in which consumers
pay in advance for a share of a farm's produce, which they receive in
(usually) weekly installments throughout the growing season. CSAs provide
farmers with a stable source of income and help to connect consumers to
the source of their food. Many CSAs accept or require labor as partial
payment and offer their farms as gathering places for members.
Scarecrow
Hill Community Farm in Ephrata is one of several CSAs currently operating
in Lancaster County. The Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association
maintains a directory
of CSAs by state, which lists others.
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