It's all about planting the seeds – the kind you plant in the ground, the seeds of a new agricultural business, and the seeds of kindness that scatter to reach those in need of nourishing, fresh food.
Welcome to The Seed Farm, a nonprofit organization at 5854 Vera Cruz Road, Emmaus, that is an Agricultural Business Incubator as well as a Lehigh County Park open to the public. As an Agricultural Business Incubator, The Seed Farm provides valuable, practical experience and skills to new farmers, plus the opportunity to launch sustainable farm businesses.
The farm also has its Farm to Pantry program, which relies heavily on volunteers to harvest produce for local food pantries. Farm to Pantry and Growing Partners, both food access programs, work with food pantries, mostly in Lehigh and Northampton counties.
As The Seed Farm is also a Lehigh County park, the public is welcome to enjoy it from dawn to dusk. "People are respectful of the farmland," Katy Hunter, program manager of The Seed Farm, said. The public is invited to walk the paths, fish in the pond and bird-watch, all on a peaceful and beautiful slice of landscape.
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