Farms

dairy cow pexels

CDC issues food safety alert for raw milk sold by Lancaster County farm

1,500-pound cow stolen, butchered on road in western Pennsylvania

Cow

Family-Friendly

12 nearby corn mazes you should check out this fall

corn maze

There’s an escaped kangaroo roaming around southern Pennsylvania

Kangaroo SIPA

Philadelphia Eagles

South Jersey farm carves Philly Special into corn maze in honor of the Super Bowl champs

Philly special farm

After 30 years, it's the finish line for La Finquita

La Finquita

Philly-area farm offering both goat yoga and new, horse yoga

Horse & Goat Yoga

In South Jersey, cranberries are one sweet cash crop

Carroll - NJ Cranberry Harvest

Piglet on the loose in New Jersey gives three troopers a chase

New Jersey State Police

Pick up farm-fresh produce from Greensgrow on Logan Circle

There are half a million bees on top of the Sofitel Philadelphia

Carroll -Bees on the Sofitel Hotel

Try yoga with farm animals in Philly suburb

Fork and Plowshare Farm reunite for second Outstanding in the Field dinner

OUTSTANDING IN THE FIELD DINNER

18th-century farmhouse estate — with modern amenities — for sale in Bucks County

New Hope Farmhouse

New Jersey woman ditches corporate career to rescue special needs baby goats

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Jon Stewart, wife Tracey buy historic New Jersey farm for educational animal sanctuary

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Bite into fall with hardcore “apple nerd” Ben Wenk of Three Springs Fruit Farm

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It's pick-your-own apple season at Linvilla Orchards

Linvilla Orchards

Learn to make homemade tomato salsa that can be stored for later

Philly Foodworks to throw annual Summer Bash in the orchard

Fruits and Veggies

Adopted horse Lily passes away at Jon Stewart's N.J. animal sanctuary

Bruce Springsteen selling 'Boss Acres' farmhouse where he wrote 'The River'

Bruce Springsteen Philadelphia

Kensington Quarters to host dinner highlighting sustainable eating

Corn

Dump truck driver injured, horses killed in collision in Bucks County

On The Market: Five Phenomenal Farmhouses

Chadds Ford Farmhouse

Girl dies in tractor accident on Pennsylvania farm

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2 horses, several chickens die in overnight barn fire in Bucks County

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Five local pick-your-own spots to find the perfect pumpkin

Various Pumpkins at Linvilla Orchards

Naked, drunk man arrested in Lancaster pig barn

hog barn naked drunk

Animal Activists

Animal rights group releases video of chickens allegedly being abused at Delaware farm

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7 'pick-your-own' farms in South Jersey

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Thousands of piglets spill onto Ohio highway after truck overturns

Piglets

Animals rescued from North Jersey farm find new home, family

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SPCA discovers piles of dead animals at New Jersey properties

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Slow flower movement blooms

Wildflowers

USDA approves GMO apples

Apples

Philly food bloggers share bookmark-worthy winter recipes

Savory Squash Bread by UNDERCOOKED

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