We here at PASA are developing the first formal apprenticeship in our region for vegetable farmers: Diversified Vegetable Apprenticeship. The program launches this fall, when we’ll begin accepting applications for the 2019 season. Formal apprenticeships are training programs for an occupation that are registered with either the state or federal government. Through on-the-job training and […]

This post features a Q&A between a master grazier and apprentice pair—Gay Rodgers and Jess Matthews from Hameau Farm in Belleville, PA—who are participating in our Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship. Modeled after apprenticeships in the skilled trades, Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship balances paid, on-the-job training with related coursework and technical instruction. Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship is a first-of-its-kind, […]

By Dr. Franklin Egan, Director of Education This is the third installment of a blog series on soil health challenges and innovations revealed through three case studies that are part of our ongoing Soil Health Benchmark Study, a citizen-science project we began in Pennsylvania in 2016. Read previous installments: “Too Much of a Good Thing: […]

By Lauren Smith, Director of Development A huge THANK YOU to the nearly 200 walkers and runners, and 19 sponsors, who joined us earlier this month at our 6th Annual Dairy Dash 5K and 1-Mile Memory Walk. Collectively, you raised more than $10,000 to support sustainable farming education through the Shon Seeley Legacy Fund! This […]