A surprisingly fitting definition of agriculture is found in Berks County, Pa. WOMELSDORF, Pa. — Like any successful crop, the Berks County Farm Bureau’s inaugural Field to Table Dinner began with a seed: What if people could enjoy a field-to-table dinner in the...
The most recent jobs report from the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows a 4.4% unemployment rate for Berks County. How do we know if that is good, bad or neither? (for reference Pennsylvania is .1% lower and the US is .1% higher). Okay, so our rate is...
Since 2023, IMAGINE Berks has supported the Emerging Entrepreneurs Academy by providing scholarships to the students attending the 6-week course. This year, 37 students graduated from the program, representing 9 local school districts and 1 college. Seeing the growth...
The Berks County Department of Agriculture has been busy the last few months. With the launch of their Growing Berks plan, celebrating 80,000 acres of preserved farmland in Berks County, and most recently hosting another year of “Ag in the Classroom”, watch the...
When planning for a party, you have to find a location, pick a date, and have a list of people you want to invite. For main streets, the formula isn’t too different; you have a location, and you pick a date (avoiding other events or major travel holidays). But when it...
