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Movement to Ensure Local Food Security


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he new collabora- tive Southcentral


PA/MD Farm-to- Consumer Alliance intends to help local people fi nd and pur- chase food directly from farms. To ensure food security in our


area, the group has created a map, database and Facebook group to connect people to local farms that sell direct to the customer. Sponsors include Felton Homestead, Smith’s Hidden Acres


Farm and Sonnewald Natural Foods. Felton Homestead is the fi rst private biomed-friendly intentional farm residence for adults with autism spectrum disorders.


For more information, call Holly Bortfeld at 717-809-1725, email FeltonHomesteadPA@gmail.com or visit Tinyurl.com/ SouthcentralPAMDAlliance and Facebook.com/FeltonHomestead.


Tradition Drives Innovation at Sonnewald


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onnewald Natural Foods is celebrating their 65th anni-


versary with trails that are open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and a coupon to save $10 (see back cover). Visitors can experience the peace and quiet, listen to the birds and relax by the pond. T ey can get some sun and vitamin D, search for wild edible plants, go barefoot and get grounded. BYO picnic lunch. One of the oldest natural food stores in Pennsylvania, this


unique business began in the Lefever family laundry room where they ground wheat grown on the farm into whole grain fl our for friends and neighbors. Over the years customers’ increasing requests for whole foods and information about health resulted in the current 8,000-square-foot store. T e 60-acre chemical-free farm in Stoverstown provides


natural, organic and sustainably produced products, education and inspiration. Highlights include Real Salt, CBD oil and an extensive climate-controlled bulk foods room.


Location: 4796 Lehman Rd., Spring Grove. For more information, call 717-225-3825, email Info@Sonnewald.org or visit Sonnewald.org. See ad, back cover.


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Enjoy a More Relaxed and Balanced Horse


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awn Tule is currently taking appointments for expanded


animal services that include equine massage with reiki, Masterson method and equine craniosacral work. Using intuitive touch skills developed over 20 years as a licensed massage therapist and reiki practitio- ner, as well as nine years experience as a professional animal communica- tor, Tule deepens the bodywork experience by working with the animal to meet their needs in each session. Other animal services include canine massage and energy


Dawn Tule


work both in offi ce and in home since 2010, and animal commu- nication consultations since 2011.


Location:Mella Luna Studios, 9 N. Baltimore Ave., Mt. Holly Springs, (also traveling). For more information, call 717-486-7823, email dtulemassage@yahoo.com or visit MellaLunaStudios.abmp. com. See listing, page 22.


Family Days on the Farm T


he Commu- nity Alliance For


Responsible Eco- farming (CARE) will present the ninth annual Family Days on the Farm from 4 to 8 p.m., July 24, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., July 25, at the David Lapp Farm. Highlights include educational seminars, homemaking ad-


vice, farmstead ideas, children’s activities, including a petting zoo and corn box, healthy baking, vegetable growing and more. Aſt er a Friday night keynote address, Saturday will provide more than 30 workshops, panel discussions and keynotes about homemak- ing, gardening, farmsteading, human health and nutrition and horses, as well as dairy demonstrations and children’s activities. Kathleen Reiff , event coordinator, states, “COVID-19 has


generated an explosion of interest in everything that Family Days has been off ering for eight years. We’re hopeful that people will spread the word about this event, especially to anyone who may be considering the path to self-suffi ciency and community resilience.” CARE provides an educational basis for down-to-earth ways


to advance nutrient-dense food for homesteaders and farmers while supporting sustainable and simpler lifestyles that promote cohesive, economical and healthy rural living skills, enabling future generations to farm with a positive attitude and strength- ened motivation.


Admission is by donation. Location: 3737 Yost Rd., Gordonville. For more information, call 717-925-0503, email Grandmareiff 7@ gmail.com or visit Tinyurl.com/FamilyDays2020 to view brochure.


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