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Final Summer Farm Evening Set for Sept. 7

Record crowds have attended this year's series of visits to Bucks County farms.

The Bucks County Foodshed Alliance presents the final event in its immensely popular summer series of farm evenings on Wednesday, September 7, with Snipes Farm & Education Center, a CSA and “outdoor classroom” operating on the historic family-owned and operated farm in Morrisville, Bucks County.

The summer farm evenings feature a potluck supper at 6:30 p.m. followed by the 7:30 p.m. farmer-guided tour of one of the area’s premier small farms. Gates open at 6:00.

There is no charge and no need to register for the event, but please bring a picnic dish to share and your own beverages, eating equipment and seating, and wear sturdy shoes.

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This educational and entertaining event is appropriate for all ages, including school-aged children who are under an adult’s supervision.

Record crowds have attended this summer's series of farm visits, which included , near Blooming Glen and north of Doylestown near Pipersville.

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Believing in the power of nature and community to heal and teach, the present generation of the Snipes family, the 11th to farm in Lower Bucks County, has offered the use of its land for the establishment of a not-for-profit educational resource. The center’s mission is to model and teach sustainable farming, while building community and reconnecting people to the land.

The family, staff and volunteers envision a world where everyone has access to healthy food, open space and the experience of farming; where local economies are strengthened by the preservation of small farms; and where priority is given to sustaining the earth and its natural resources.

The center offers farm-to-school education programs in partnership with area school districts, after-school programs, community education and field trips; a variety of day camp experiences for a range of ages; fall harvest weekends with a six-acre corn maze, hayrides and campfires; and parties and group outings.

Snipes Farm has more than 30 acres of land dedicated to growing local, healthy, nutrient dense, sustainable produce offered as a CSA (community-supported agriculture) program and pick-your-own low-spray apples, blackberries, blueberries and pumpkins in season, along with distribution to local schools and restaurants.

Snipes Farm & Education Center is at 890 West Bridge Street (Route 32, Lincoln Highway), Morrisville, PA 19067. Any cancellations due to extremes of weather (thunderstorms, flooding) will be posted on the BCFA website, www.BucksCountyFoodshedAlliance.org.


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