- Staff:
- Lindsey Parks – 484-866-6076
- Brad Pollock – 484-788-8099
- Advisory Committee:
- Brian Moyer, Penn State Extension
- Louis Cinquino
- Diane Matthews-Gehringer, Lehigh County Department of Farmland Preservation
- Diane Motel, Wildlands Conservancy
- Partners:
- Lehigh County lehighcounty.org
- Penn State Cooperative Extension https://extension.psu.edu
- Education and hands-on training for farmers, gardeners, and homesteaders
- Pennsylvania Farm Link pafarmlink.org
- helps new farmers find available farmland, and educates landowners and land-seekers in order to facilitate successful farmland transfers.
- Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) pasafarming.org
- brings farmers together to learn from each other
- Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture agriculture.state.pa.us
- encourages, protects and promotes agriculture and related industries throughout the commonwealth
- Buy Fresh Buy Local of the Greater Lehigh Valley (BFBL-GLV) buylocalglv.org
- Helps consumers find, choose, and appreciate great locally grown foods while supporting the farmers and lands that produce them.
- Lehigh Valley Launchbox https://lehighvalley.psu.edu/lehigh-valley-launchbox
- Micro grants and mentoring for budding entrepreneurs
- Wildlands Conservancy wildlandspa.org
- protects and restores critical natural areas and waterways, and educates the community to create a legacy of a healthy, sustainable, environment.
- Lehigh County Conservation District lehighconservation.org
- technical assistance, education, land protection, promotion of sustainable development, and protection of water and soil quality
- Kiva Zip https://zip.kiva.org
- Microloans for entrepreneurs