Chester County dairies celebrates National Dairy Month

Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau salutes local dairies Summer is not just for baseball games, hot dogs and barbecues but also for enjoying great ice cream, milk shakes and some tasty cheese. Milk and dairy products are an important part of our diet. We begin drinking milk when we are young but most of us drink much less as we grow older. In fact we are never too old to reap the benefits of drinking...

Celebrate National Ag Day: Thank a farmer

Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau touts cheapest, safest food in world  In preparation for National Agricultural Day on Tuesday, March 25, the Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau has a message: Year in and year out farmers invest in producing crops and coping with whatever the weather brings, resulting in food that costs Americans less than any other country. During the last few years, Americans...

Celebrate National Farmers’ Market week

A 2013 guide provides information on local farmers’ markets in Chester County The Local Farm Products Guide can be found on the Chester County Website. This week, August 4 through 10, is National Farmers’ Market Week, and the Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau encourages residents to take advantage of all the fresh vegetables and fruit that abound at local farmers’ markets and farm...

Scholarships presented to students pursuing agriculture careers

The Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau awarded seven students $1000 at annual picnic Students pursuing futures in agriculture receive scholarships to further education. The Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau returned to Nottingham County Park for their annual picnic on Sunday June 30. Long term and new members of the Farm Bureau enjoyed beef brisket and the trimmings catered by Sabrena McMichael...