In 2010, 3 apprentices successfully completed The Seed Farm's Apprenticeship Program and launched their own farm businesses!
Seed Farm Apprentices, Anton Shannon and Sarah Edmonds launched Good Work Farm, a CSA serving Lehigh, Berks and Northampton counties.
Read more about Edmonds and Shannon in "A farm grows from a seed - Incubator farmers strike out on their own with Good Work Farm", Daniel Patrick Sheehan's March 29, 2011 article in The Morning Call.
To continue breaking the training, equipment and land barriers for new farmers, The Seed Farm needs support. The Seed Farm appreciates both financial and in-kind contributions. 3 areas that need your
The Seed Farm offers a three-year new farmer training program and agricultural business incubator, in partnership with Penn State Extension's Start Farming program and Lehigh County. The first year
Annually, six Seed Farm apprentices are selected to take part in a 9-month program that trains new farmers in all aspects of managing a diversified vegetable farm. The apprentices start seeds, transpl
