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PVGA Loses Life Member Jack Grace

May 19, 2019 | News

Jonathan “Jack” Grace, a PVGA Life Member, passed away on May 17 at the age of 82 after a five-year battle with cancer. A native and life-long resident of Grove City, he and his family operated Graceland Farm Market in Grove City offering fresh fruits and...

Five PVGA Scholarships Available in 2019

Mar 2, 2019 | News

The Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association is pleased to able to offer two Rudolph Grob Memorial Scholarships each year to a child or grandchild of a PVGA member who is pursuing higher education with the goal of working in production agriculture. For 2019, five...

PVGA Members Elect Directors, Re-Adopt Bylaws and Adopt Policies

Mar 2, 2019 | News

The PVGA Board of Directors (left to right – front row) Rita Resick (2nd Vice President), Tina Forry, Amy Metrick, Brian Campbell (1st Vice Presdient), and Jeff Stoltzfus. (back row) Rob Amsterdam, Bill Reynolds (Secretary-Treasurer), Peter Flynn, Art King, Jon...

PVGA Grower Needed for Advisory Board

Sep 21, 2018 | News

Dr. Francesco Di Gioia, the new vegetable extension specialist at Penn State, is looking for a PVGA member/farmer interested in serving on the Stakeholder Advisory Board for a proposed project entitled The Healthy Farms Intervention for Healthy People: Strengthening...

PVGA Urges Growers to Vote “Yes”

Feb 25, 2018 | News

The Association has sent the following letter to vegetable growers across the state urging them to vote “Yes” in the upcoming five-year review referendum for the Pennsylvania Vegetable Marketing and Research Program: Every five years the Pennsylvania...

Ken Martin Receives 2018 Annual Award

Feb 18, 2018 | News

Kenneth Martin of Furmano Foods received the 2018 PVGA Annual Award at the Fruit and Vegetable Growers Banquet at the Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention in Hershey on January 30. PVGA Annual Award is given each year to someone who has built an outstanding...

Central Susquehanna Summer Vegetable Meeting is July 18

Jul 17, 2017 | News

This twilight meeting will be held at the Carl Wenger Farm at 1148 Old Trail Road in Liverpool from 6:00 to 8:30 in the evening on July 18. (From Selinsgrove take Route 11 south to Port Trevorton. Continue south on Rt. 11 to Old Trail Rd. at Weaver’s Farm...

At-Market Twilight Meeting at Buzas Greenhouses on August 2

Jul 17, 2017 | Marketing, News

This twilight meeting will be held at Buzas’ Greenhouses and Farm at 3927 Newburg Road in Easton from 6:30 to 8:30 in the evening on August 2. The farm is easily accessible from Routes 33, 22 and 78. Buzas’ Greenhouses and Farm is a third and fourth generation...

2017 Berks-Schuylkill Summer Vegetable Meeting is July 26

Jul 17, 2017 | News

This annual family event will be held at the Kutztown Produce Auction at 209 Oakhaven Road in Fleetwood from 5:00 to 9:00 in the evening on July 26. A delicious supper featuring local produce will be included. Educational discussions on pest management, variety...

At-Market Twilight Meeting at Two Gander Farm is July 19

Jul 17, 2017 | News

This twilight meeting will be held at the Two Gander Farm at 110 Buck Road in Downingtown from 6:30 to 8:30 in the evening on Wednesday, July 19. Established in 2009, Two Gander Farm is a first-generation vegetable & CSA farm owned by Trey and Deirdre Flemming....