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Rodale Institute to begin unique organic agriculture training program in Berks
Reading Eagle, Pa. via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMay 15—The Rodale Institute in Maxatawny Township is beginning Pennsylvania's first-ever apprentice program to train organic farming compliance specialists through a $350,000 state grant. During ...
Rodale Institute receives $500,000 state agriculture grant
Reading Eagle, Pa. via Yahoo News· 4 months agoJan. 26—The Maxatawny Township-based nonprofit Rodale Institute has received a $500,000 grant through a state effort to support research important to growing Pennsylvania's agriculture industry ...
Rodale Institute set for Pennsylvania to become the Silicon Valley of organic farming
Reading Eagle, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 13—Pennsylvania is poised to become the Silicon Valley of organic farming, thanks to spiking consumer demand and state-funded resources for farmers looking to grow organic, according to ...
Berks supermarket sells $5 million winning Scratch-Off lottery ticket
Reading Eagle, Pa. via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoJan. 29—A Pennsylvania Lottery retailer in Berks County recently sold a $5 million winning Scratch-Off ticket, officials announced Monday. The Weis Markets store in the 15000 block of Kutztown ...
New district maps mean changes for some voters in Berks
Reading Eagle, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 7—Pennsylvania has new congressional and legislative maps, and they might impact the names Berks County voters see on election ballots. The state is required to update its congressional ...
Kutztown University dedicates new headquarters of Pa. German center
Reading Eagle, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 30—There is a Pennsylvania Dutch word, "laerne," that describes the new DeLight E. Breidegam Building, headquarters of the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University ...
2,100 outages reported in Berks following Wednesday evening downpours
Reading Eagle, Pa. via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDec. 28—More than 2,100 Met-Ed customers were without power as of 8:30 a.m. Thursday as fallen trees and limbs brought down power lines during and after Wednesday night's heavy rainfall. The ...
Senator celebrates Berks farming program for veterans
Reading Eagle, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 27—It never made sense to Andrew Joyce that the area where he resided in rural western Pennsylvania had plenty of farmable land, yet so many people were unable to get healthy food. Most ...
Program to focus on Pennsylvania German gravestones
Reading Eagle, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 13—Pennsylvania German gravestones will be the featured topic during a free community lecture sponsored by Tulpehocken Settlement Historical Society tonight at 7:30. There is no charge ...
Rodale Institute gets $850,000 gift from The Giant Company
Reading Eagle, Pa. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJun. 6—The Rodale Institute is a one-of-a-kind place. The Maxatawny Township agricultural center is the birthplace of the regenerative organic farming movement. For the past 75 years it has ...
