Is homegrown hemp on the horizon for Pennsylvania Dutch Country?

→ Homegrown hemp on the horizon? – LancasterOnline

I bought some delicious peanut butter filled Hempzel brand hemp pretzels at Sonnewald Natural Foods in York County once and I was very satisfied with the product.

I hope that hemp makes a big comeback. What a great business development it would be to once again see fields of this amazing plant stretching off into the horizon.

Is legalization of marijuana far behind? Only time will tell.

If you’re interested in learning more about the history of hemp cultivation in Pennsylvania then Hempstone Heritage I : In Accordance with Their Wills by Les Stark is a book you should own.

Pennsylvania Folkways: The Dutch country scarecrow

→ Pennsylvania Folkways: The Dutch country scarecrow - Reading Eagle

Preserving Pennsylvania: A series about the state’s 25-year history of saving local farms

→ Preserving Pennsylvania: A series about the state's 25-year history of saving local farms - PennLive.com Starting Monday, PennLive will begin its series "Preserving Pennsylvania," which will tell their stories. Lancaster leads ...

Barn Expo event in Lower Macungie sows knowledge

About 70 people gathered Sunday at the Lower Macungie Community Center and Schantz Barn for the Lower Macungie Barn Expo hosted by the township Histo Source: Barn event in Lower Macungie ...

VIDEO | The fight to legalize industrial hemp in Pennsylvania

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A Look Back in History: When wheat was king in the Oley Valley

Bread, the staff of life in provincial times, was more than a dietary staple and in many 18th century households of this bygone era, it was the main course, together ...

Georgian Keystones not just for mansions

→ A Look Back in History: Georgian Keystones not just for mansions

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The Foundry opens: Woodfire grill is the only one of its kind in PA - Foundry co-owner Eric Hoover reported that there are no other grills like this one in Pennsylvania and ...

A Look Back in History: ‘The Granary of the American Revolution’ in the East Penn Valley

→ A Look Back in History: ‘The Granary of the American Revolution’ in the East Penn Valley - Berks-Mont News

Tractors rule at Old Time Plowboys show in Kutztown

Tractors rule at Old Time Plowboys show in Kutztown - Morning Call The Plowboys Summer Show will be held at The Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University. And don't forget ...

EVENT | Taste The Harvest at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center

→ Taste The Harvest | Visit PA Dutch Country Follow the link for more events at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center.

PHOTOS | Rough & Tumble Engineers Historical Association

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Before Thanksgiving there was Harvest Home

→ Before Thanksgiving there was Harvest Home - Reading Eagle De Ern Karrich was a tradition that focused on helping the needy in the community while giving thanks for the bounty of ...

Dutch Meadows Organic Dairy in Paradise PA is a breed apart

→ Organic dairy in Paradise is a breed apart - LancasterOnline The 40 strong purebred Dutch Belted herd that produces the milk for Amish-owned Dutch Meadows Organic Dairy thrive on the 100% grass-based ...

The Historian: Fences and the Antes Garden

→ The Historian: Fences and the Antes Garden - berksmontnews.com

The Historian: Clover, Part I & II

→ The Historian: Clover, Part I - Berks-Mont News → The Historian: Clover, Part II - Berks-Mont News

Saveur magazine highlights Lancaster County saffron

It's been an exalted ingredient of Iranian cuisine since ancient times. It lends its distinctive hue and pungent flavor to Spanish paella, Afghani pulao, and the fragrant couscouses of Morocco. ...

A Look Back in History: Colonial Trade with the Port of Philadelphia

→ A Look Back in History: Colonial Trade with the Port of Philadelphia - Berks-Mont News

Ten facts about Pennsylvania’s hemp history

Fine linen was made from homegrown Pennsylvania hemp. The Pennsylvania Dutch are said to have grown some of the best hemp in the world and produced the finest hemp linen. ...

Early Cattle and ‘Watered Meadows’ of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country

In 1683, William Penn reported to friends in England, “Here is plenty of cow cattle.” Cattle, together with all other farm livestock, were brought to the Delaware Valley from Europe ...