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Growing Berks is growing Berks!
Encouraging the adoption of innovation and technology is one of the goals found in the Growing Berks: Agriculture’s Economic Impact and a Roadmap for Its Future. And look what is happening!Seven Berks County organizations have been awarded a combined $699,659 through...
Ag Quarterly | July 2026
The Berks County Department of Agriculture released the July 2026 issue of Ag Quarterly. It features a preserved farm milestone, local ag event highlights and upcoming community programs. See how the Department of Agriculture is promoting farmland preservation,...
‘Field to Table’ Dinner Celebration Held in a Soybean Field
A surprisingly fitting definition of agriculture is found in Berks County, Pa. WOMELSDORF, Pa. — Like any successful crop, the Berks County Farm Bureau’s inaugural Field to Table Dinner began with a seed: What if people could enjoy a field-to-table dinner in the...
Ag Quarterly | April 2026
The Berks County Department of Agriculture released the April 2026 issue of Ag Quarterly. It features a preserved farm milestone, local ag event highlights and upcoming community programs. See how the Department of Agriculture is promoting farmland preservation,...
Ag Quarterly | January 2026
The Berks County Department of Agriculture released the January 2026 issue of Ag Quarterly. It features a preserved farm milestone, local ag event highlights and upcoming community programs. See how the Department of Agriculture is promoting farmland preservation,...
A Gouda Story: How Good Churn Creamery Came to Be
Meet Good Churn Creamery Behind every wheel of cheese or pint of ice cream at Good Churn Creamery is Steve Dougherty, whose path to cheesemaking started with curiosity and a craving for something more. After moving to Kutztown with his wife in 2014, Steve found...
Ag Quarterly | October 2025
The Berks County Department of Agriculture released the October 2025 issue of Ag Quarterly. It features a preserved farm milestone, local ag event highlights and upcoming community programs. See how the Department of Agriculture is promoting farmland preservation,...
Ag Quarterly | July 2025
The Berks County Department of Agriculture released the July 2025 issue of Ag Quarterly. It features a preserved farm milestone, local ag event highlights and upcoming community programs. See how the Department of Agriculture is promoting farmland preservation,...
Meet The Deerfoot Vineyards and Winery Family
We had the pleasure of speaking with Dan Brown, winemaker and owner of Deerfoot Vineyards and Winery. Located in Shoemakersville, PA, this farm welcomes you with 98 acres of rolling hills and woodlands. The farm is a third generation working farm that his grandparents...