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.
Story Time on The Farm- Returns May 13th 9:30am-10am. Enjoy a children’s story with some of our farm animals! Limited spots available. Price is $5 per person, must pre pay in order to reserve a spot. Please send us a message- with how many spots you would like, a good email, and phone number. Everyone…
Hopewell Furnace invites the public to attend its annual sheep shearing and spring charcoal burn on Saturday, May 13. Visitors will have the opportunity to observe both 21st and 19th century techniques for shearing sheep from 11:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., rain or shine. At 11 a.m., park volunteer colliers will light and begin the…
Welcome to the 2023 Apple Dumpling Festival Thursday, May 11 through Saturday, May 13 THE APPLE DUMPLING FESTIVAL For over 60 years, the Apple Dumpling Festival has become a tradition in the Berks County area and is considered to be a true piece of Americana reminiscent of the old time county fairs where friends, families,…
Join Penn State Extension for a day on Shellbark Hollow Farm in Honey Brook, Pennsylvania. During Women Rooted in Agriculture: Shellbark Hollow Value-Added Goat Dairy, you will learn about raising dairy goats and try their award-winning artisan goat cheeses from their herd of purebred Nubian goats. When: Thursday, May 18 (10 a.m. - 2 p.m.…
Communicating with Farmers Under Stress is for professionals who serve the agricultural industry and work with farmers and their families. This event 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. When: Wed., May, 17, 2023 (10:00 AM…
Partnering with the nation’s leading experts in land transfer, we are creating an adaptable, skills-based curriculum. This curriculum will serve ag service providers working with a new generation of producers and landowners as they navigate the complex financial, legal, and interpersonal issues involved in land and business transfer. Transitioning Land to a New Generation: Getting…
Memorial Day Picnic Join us for a Memorial Day Celebration! Casey Fugatt & Leah Steinmetz will be here again playing and singing! Snuggle our goats while relaxing to some good tunes. Sit around the bonfire and sing along! Walk around and visit the other animals on the farm. Sparklers will be provided for the kiddies!…
Fresh vegetables, fruit, and local goods - all available at the Penn Street Market in Downtown Reading! The 2023 season starts on Thursday, June 1 in the 600 block of Penn Street. We will be there every Thursday from June 1 to September 28 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - RAIN OR SHINE*! *delay…
Join us for Home Food Preservation: Water Bath Canning to learn the basics of a 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. When: Thu., Jun. 1, 2023…
Building a Better Boyertown’s 3rd annual Boyertown Farmers Market will be held 1st and 3rd Thursdays, June 1 – September 21, 2023, from 4:00-8:00pm. For more event information, including participating vendors and food trucks, as well as theme and weather updates, visit buildingabetterboyertown.org/market. Location: Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles Parking Lot 129 S. Reading Avenue…
Wine & Strawberry Festival Saturday, June 3 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. UCC of Robesonia will be offering our community our second annual Wine & Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 3rd. We are planning wine tasting from local wineries (including strawberry wine slushies), live music, a bouncy house/inflatible slide for kids, crafts for kids, prayer…
Enjoy a day at the orchard with your family and friends! Pick Your Own Strawberries from 8 a.m. until picked out; come early for best picking Free Wagon rides to the Strawberry Fields Activities for Children Plant a Pumpkin Seed, Harvest Bountiful Pumpkins In September Make Strawberry Scented Playdough Adult Crafts Plant a Porch Herb…
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