School gardens also help to teach children valuable gardening and agricultural concepts as well as skills that integrate with several academic subjects. When children are able to grow their own vegetables, they are more likely to eat them.
A new roadside stand that sells organic produce grown on the farm property all around it is getting a lot of positive attention from passersby in Lower Saucon Township, and that's making farm owner Mei Xiang feel good.
The weather wasn't exactly ideal, but it didn't do much to damper the spirits of organizers and shoppers who turned out to celebrate the opening of the Saucon Valley Farmers' Market Sunday morning in Hellertown.
The opening of the 2019 Saucon Valley Farmers' Market in Hellertown is fast approaching, and this year nearly local 40 vendors are confirmed participants. The market opens for its 14th season on Sunday, May 5.
An expanded community garden at Christ Lutheran Church in Hellertown was dedicated Sunday as rain showers fell, moistening raised beds filled with vegetables that will nourish local families in need and seniors.
Learn more about how a local church is growing organic produce to benefit our community. The open house at Christ Lutheran Hellertown will be held June 10 in celebration of their newly expanded “Love Grows Here” Community Garden.
Plant a Row Lehigh Valley--a nonprofit organization that addresses food insecurity in the Lehigh Valley--is now accepting online registrations for its third annual campaign to help home gardeners donate fruits and vegetables to families and individuals in Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown and surrounding areas.
St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) and the Rodale Institute have developed a fruitful partnership that provides the hospital with organic produce and flowers and demonstrates both organizations’ commitment to promoting the health of their community and the environment.
Gardeners throughout the Lehigh Valley donated 1.5 tons of produce through the Plant a Row program last year. The program aims for food donations amounting to 2.5 tons this year.
Backyard gardeners from throughout the Lehigh Valley donated 1.5 tons of produce through the Plant a Row program last year.
