County Executive Lamont G. McClure and the Northampton County Farmland Preservation Board and staff will host a celebration of the 250th preserved farm in Northampton County on Monday, June 26, at 10:00 a.m., at the Good Work Farm property in Upper and Lower Nazareth Townships.

This small but crucial working farm is a testament to show even smaller farms add value to the agricultural output and stability of Northampton County’s working farms.

Good Work Farm is a small, 14-acre diversified, draft-horse powered farm, producing vegetables, fruit, herbs, and flowers for the small-scale wholesale market. Sustainable growing practices such as conservation crop rotation, contour farming, and cover crops provide fresh, healthy, and high-quality produce to local Community Supported Agriculture and other retailers right here in the Lehigh Valley. Good Work Farm is owned and operated by Anton Shannon and Lisa Miskelly.

Northampton County is celebrating 34 years of continued preservation efforts. By preserving the 250th farm, we reached the milestone of over 19,000 acres preserved in the county. We currently have 26 farms in the process of preservation, and when completed, they will add approximately 500 acres to our preservation history. We are on track to preserve 20,000 acres by 2025.

Members of the press are encouraged to attend but are required to RSVP by Friday, June 23, due to limited parking. Please contact Brittney Waylen, Deputy Director of Administration, at bwaylen@norcopa.gov, to RSVP and for parking instructions.

 

Information provided to TVL by:
Brittney Waylen
Deputy Director of Administration & Public Information Officer
County of Northampton
669 Washington Street
Easton, PA 18042
https://www.northamptoncounty.org/

 

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