Farming

Peach shortage 2026

For stone fruit farmers, this year's crop is anything but peachy

Exposure to common weedkiller may increase the risk of premature labor

Roundup Premature Labor

America's rye whiskey boom could help the climate – but whiskey alone isn't enough

rye whiskey climate

For one Chester County family, farming is way of life largely unchanged for three centuries

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Steamer trunk at Weitzman Museum tells the story of Jewish displacement after World War II

Weitzman Museum Philly displaced persons

Pennypack Farm to be permanently protected in Horsham

Pennypack Farm Preservation

Philly grocers see surge in olive oil price as Spanish drought dries up supply

Philly's honey festival returns in September with bee beard demonstrations and cider tastings

Honey Festival 2023

Owner of Tequilas Restaurant explores mezcal and the environmental implications of its new popularity

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Learn about urban gardening during FarmerJawn's community market

FarmerJawn Community Market

Pennsylvania, New Jersey ranked in top 10 worst states to live in during a zombie apocalypse

Zombies

Burgeoning Farmer Jawn CSA expands operations to Montgomery County

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Swede midge could be Pennsylvania's latest crop-threatening invasive species

Swede midge Pennsylvania

Massive farm fire kills nearly 300,000 chickens in South Jersey

Chicken Farm New Jersey

Coronavirus crisis forcing Pennsylvania farmers to euthanize chickens

Euthanize chickens pennsylvania farmers

Amish farmers in Chester County: Please stop stealing our hemp, thinking it's marijuana

Hemp farmers Chester County

Pennsylvania has the fourth-most certified organic farms in the country

Chicken

Reading Terminal Market named best farmers market in the U.S.

Reading Terminal Market

A farm just opened in front of City Hall for the summer

farm for the city

Pennsylvania unveils half-ton butter sculpture ahead of Farm Show

Pennsylvania Farm Show butter sculpture

The harvest, in photos: Here's how cranberries get from bog to Thanksgiving table

Carroll - NJ Cranberry Harvest

There’s an indoor farm growing from 2,000 solar panels on a South Philly roof

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An unconventional farmer: Tilling the backyards of suburbia

Carroll - Suburban Farming

'Giant in N.J. agriculture' Anthony Russo dies in farming accident

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Man shatters Pennsylvania state record with 2,020-pound pumpkin

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Chinatown farm gives sustenance, hope to Philadelphia homeless

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Scientists engineer 'double-bacon' pigs

Piglets

Weaver's Way farmstand starts season with volunteer day

Weaver's Way

Fresh eggs in the morning? Rent a backyard chicken

South Jersey woman launches Camden County CSA

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Weekend Recipes

Lamb ham returns to the dinner table

Lamb

Philly Farm & Food Fest connects growers with foodies

Farm Stand

Millennial farmers taking root

Millennial Farmers

Remaining North Jersey farmers say they're here to stay

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Slow flower movement blooms

Wildflowers

$30M 'vertical farm' in N.J. will be largest in the world

Vertical Farm

USDA approves GMO apples

Apples

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Christmas Village accessibility

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