Coleman Farm Honored For Commitment To Clean Water
RONKS (Lancaster Co.)
Jack and Donna Coleman,
owner/operators of the Cherry-
Crest Farm in Paradise Town
ship, Lancaster County, have
been known for years for their
Amazing Maize Maze. However,
the Coleman’s have recently
made a name for themselves as a
recipient of the Chesapeake Bay
Clean Water Farm Award.
The Clean Water Farm
Award, initiated in 1986, recog
nizes farmers within the Chesa
peake Bay watershed who strive
to protect local water quality.
The Colemans were nominated
for the award by the Lancaster
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Crest Farm, the conservation dis
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Their farm consists of 70 milk
ing cows, 250,000 broilers raised
per year, and 175 acres of cro
pland. They began dairy farming
in Lancaster County in 1987 and
have had their farm manage
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converts a 10-acres cornfield into
a maze designed specifically for
their farm by a professional from
Britain. Last year, more than
50,000 people paid for the privi
lege to walk through the corn
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result of working with limited
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vation District reports that the
Colemans take the utmost care
in managing their limited acre
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waste storage unit that holds
550,000 gallons of dairy manure
was installed on the Cherry-
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the fertilizer nutrients that are
lacking in the manure.
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agement practices to help curb
runoff from their farm. Through
the Chesapeake Bay Program,
they voluntarily participate in a
program to control barnyard
runoff of some 13,240 square
feet.
The Colemans are long-time
members of the Pennsylvania
Farm Bureau, have hosted legis
lative tours on their farm, and
have attended legislative meet
ings in Washington, D.C. Jack
Coleman is presently serving on
U.S. Congressman Joe Pitt’s Ag
ricultural Advisory Committee
and has served and has served on
the Lancaster County Chamber
of Agriculture Committee.
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