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Twilight Meeting at Harvest Valley Farms

Jul 25, 2024 | Uncategorized

Thursday, September 5, 2024 | 6:00-8:00 pm 917 Deer Creek Road | Gibsonia, PA 15044 Harvest Valley Farms is a diversified vegetable farm serving customers from around Pittsburgh with a dedicated focus on soil health. The twilight will focus on peppers and tomatoes but...

Twilight Meeting at Lakeland Orchard & Cidery

Jul 25, 2024 | Uncategorized

Thursday, August 8, 2024 | 6:00-8:00 pm 1649 Lakeland Drive | Scott Township, PA  18411 In 1984, John Roba purchased our sister farm, Roba Family Farms in North Abington. He planted the first Christmas trees in 1985 and opened for business in December 1990. Roba...

Directors Meet in State College

Jan 5, 2024 | News

The PVGA Board of Directors held their “fall” meeting on Tuesday, December 12, at the Ramada Inn in State College.  This meeting is preceded by meetings of the various PVGA committees which make recommendations to the Board for the Association’s activities for the...

PVGA Annual Meeting Set for January 31

Jan 5, 2024 | News

The Annual Meeting of the General Membership of the Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association will be held on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 11:30 p.m. in the Crystal Room of the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, Pennsylvania, during the Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable...

PVGA Executive Director Named Honorary County Agent

Dec 2, 2023 | News

Donald Seifrit, Jr. presents the Honorary County Agent Award to PVGA’s William Troxell accompanied by his wife Cheryl Troxell The Pennsylvania Association of County Agricultural Agents presented PVGA Executive Director William Troxell with its Honorary County...

Directors Vote to Contract with Wanner Associates to Manage PVGA

Aug 26, 2023 | News

The PVGA Board of Directors voted unanimously at a special meeting on May 30, 2023, to contract with Wanner Associates of Harrisburg, to manage the Association and to authorize the Executive Committee to negotiate a final agreement with Wanner.  A contract was...

PA Growers Vote to Continue Vegetable Marketing and Research Program

May 20, 2023 | News

Nearly 79% of the vegetable growers voting in the review referendum on the Pennsylvania Vegetable Marketing and Research Program voted “Yes” to continue the Program for another five-year period.  A total of 309 eligible ballots were received with 243 voting “Yes” to...

Five Receive PVGA Scholarships

Mar 18, 2023 | News

The Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association is pleased to be able to offer Rudolph Grob Memorial Scholarships each year to students pursuing higher education.  For 2022 five scholarships were given as follows:     J. Parker Milton  – University of...