,Berks Farm
BY LAUREL SCHAEFFER
Staff Correspondent
BERNVILLE - Several Berks
County farmers participated in the
annual Farm-City festivities last
week and this past weekend:
As part of the Berks County
Farmers’ Association Bth annual
tour, ten farms opened their doors
to the public on November 21 and
22 hosting their urban neighbors
and providing tours of their
operations with the help of county
4-H’ers and FFA members serving
as guides. Included in the tours
were several dairy farms, a
mushroom farm, poultry and
swine operation, meat market,
farm equipment business, or
chard, and a general farm dating
back to the 1700 s.
The Berks County- Pomona
Grange also became involved with
Farm-City week this year by
taking members of the County
Chamber of Commerce to
breakfast November 18 to several
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Gty tours open barn doors for urban neighbors
farms, giving them the opportunity
to see what work is involved on
farms. Participating in this
program were; Kenneth and
Kermit Schlegel, Fleetwood;
George and Harold Schuler,
Fleetwood; Robert Heffner,
Fleetwood; Dennis Cooper,
Lenhartsville; Roy Christman,
’Hamburg; Robert Sattazahn,
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Ernest Miller, Master Berks
Pomona Grange called the
program "successful”, adding the
participating members of the
Chamber of Commerce were
impressed and amazed with the
activities conducted on these
farms, especially since several
participants were nevpr on a farm
befoVe.
Farms participating on the
weekend tours included:
—Way-Har Farms, Bernville.
Guests to this dairy operation,
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Berks County’s Alternate Dairy Princess
Lori Lesher was an active participant in last
weekend’s Berks County Farm-City tours,
distributing literature and her favorite milk
refreshments to visitors.
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