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Farm Scale Composting at the Rodale Institute
Date: Tuesday,
August 12
Time: 10am – 3pm
Please plan to arrive at least 10 minutes early to check-in
Location: The
Rodale Institute, Kutztown, Lehigh County
This field day is sponsored
by the Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Protection (DEP).
Come and spend the day at Rodale Institute. This state of the art
research facility is leading the way to the second generation of
compost technology based on soil biology and nutrient management.
We'll hear the latest information on current permitted farms and
DEP Compost Infrastructure Grant opportunities from Patti Olenick
(DEP), as well as a presentation from Christine Ziegler, Rodale's
research manager. After lunch in the pavilion, we'll climb aboard
the tractor-pulled wagon for a tour of the farm. Stopping along
the way to see the various research projects, we'll end up at the
commercial composting site for a discussion of composting practices,
research, equipment, challenges and successes. We'll end the day
with a guided opportunity to work hands-on with the permit forms.
The Rodale Institute offers farmers, consumers and policy makers
the fruits of 60 years of sustainable farming experience and research,
including the longest running research trial comparing organic and
conventional farming practices in the U.S.
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To register: |
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| Cost: |
$15 PASA members
$25 all others
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Directions:
For Google Map directions click
here
From the Lehigh Valley
and Berks County
The Rodale Institute Experimental Farm is easy to locate. There
are two main roads to travel to reach our farm:
1) If you are traveling Route 222, we are one mile west of Maxatawny,
or five miles east of Kutztown. Look for a blue-and-white road sign
for our facility and turn north on Grim Road. Follow Grim Road to
Siegfriedale Road, where you turn left. The Institute is 1/2 mile
ahead. Your tour will begin at the Book Store, which is in the historic
Siegfriedale Schoolhouse.
2) If you are traveling Interstate 78, take Exit 45 (New Smithville)
and pick up Route 863 South. Follow 863 South for 1/2 mile to a
three-way intersection, where you take the middle fork - Siegfriedale
Road. Follow Siegfriedale Road for 2 miles until you come to a brick
one-room schoolhouse. That is our bookstore. The main office is
the white, clapboard-covered house on the right side of the road,
approximately 1/4 mile west of the bookstore.
From Philadelphia
The easiest way is to take the Northeast Extension of the Pa. Turnpike,
to the Allentown exit. Pick up Interstate 78 West (short distance
past the toll booth) and proceed to Exit 45 (New Smithville), following
#2 above to reach the Institute.
From New Jersey and New York
Take Interstate 80 to Interstate 287 South. Follow 287S to Interstate
78 West, then follow the direction listed in the Philadelphia section,
beginning with sentence two. Your tour will begin at the Institute's
book store.
From Harrisburg and West
Take Interstate 78 East to Exit 45 (New Smithville). (Then follow
the Lehigh Valley directions above.)
From New England
(Directions from New York will work, but if you're heading South
on Interstate 81, follow these) Take Interstate 81 South to the
Northeast Extension of the PA Turnpike. Follow the turnpike to the
Allentown Exit (Interstate 78). Take Interstate 78 West. (Then follow
the Lehigh Valley directions above.)
From Washington D.C. and Baltimore
Take Interstate 83 North to Interstate 81 North. Pick up Interstate
78 East to Exit 45. (Then follow the Lehigh Valley directions above.)
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