Chester County Commissioners Award 2009 Farmer of the Year and
Distinguished Service to Agriculture Awards

The Chester County Board of Commissioners and the Agricultural Development Council announce the two winners of the 2009 Farmer of the Year Award, The Norman Laffey Family of Glenville Farms and Anthony and Karen Vietri of Va La Vineyards; and the 2009 Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award, Nancy L. Mohr. Click here for more information about the awards and a list of previous winners.

Local Food Guide Now Available!

This local food guide introduces you
to some of the farms, farmers, county
agencies and restaurants committed to
strengthening Chester County’s food
system. It also lists approximately 80
producers within the county and maps
their locations to help you find farm fresh
products. More...

See the results of a comprehensive study of the Greater Philadelphia Food System conducted by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission.

This study looks at a broad range of food supply issues, such as agricultural production trends, natural resource constraints, the origins and destinations of food imports and exports, and the significance of the food economy. For the purposes of this study, DVRPC defined the study area as a 100-Mile radius from a center point in downtown Philadelphia as the "foodshed" - the area in which Greater Philadelphia could theoretically source local food. PDF of presentation (3 Mb)