Lancaster Farmland Trust

06/04/2026

We are so excited to announce that Lancaster Farmland Trust will be the beneficiary of LNP + LancasterOnline's Scenes of Lancaster County Calendar Contest for 2026!🗓️😱

Show your support for LFT by entering your favorite Lancaster County photos now until June 16th, or vote on your favorite photos from June 18th to July 7th! Vote for your favorite pieces over three rounds of voting by donating $1 per vote. Click the link below to enter your photos now, and best of luck to everyone!

https://www.gogophotocontest.com/scenes-calendar-lnp

Huge thank you to LNP LancasterOnline for this opportunity! We can't wait to see everyone's beautiful Lancaster County photos🫶

Fundraiser for Benefiting Lancaster Farmland Trust

06/03/2026

Happy strawberry shortcake season to all who celebrate🍓🍰

Nothing compares to a locally-grown strawberry. Support our farmers and add whimsy to your day by picking your own at local orchards!! It’s a fun, hands-on way to learn more about farmland and enjoy the freshest produce of the season. Looking for an easy shortcake recipe? Click the link below to check out our blog for a staff favorite!🫶

https://lancasterfarmlandtrust.org/blog/staff-favorites-chandras-strawberry-shortcake-recipe/

06/02/2026

Water Week with Lancaster Conservancy starts this Friday! Here's where you can catch us during this year's water-themed festivities🩵🎉

📍First Friday at Penn Square | 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
📍Long's Park Summer Music Series | 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
📍Saturday Seedlings: Soil, Seeds & Water @ The Wittel Farm | 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Join us for free LFT goodies on Friday, great music on Sunday, and kid-friendly hands-on farm fun on June 13th! To learn more and sign up for Saturday Seedlings: Soil, Seeds & Water, click the link below. We'll see you soon!☺️

https://lancasterfarmlandtrust.org/events/saturday-seedlings/

Lancaster Water Week celebrates the 1,400 miles of streams and rivers in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Join the Lancaster Conservancy and other partners for the 10th year of Lancaster Water Week from June 5-13 to explore, learn, volunteer, and take action to protect our waterways! Visit https://www.lancasterconservancy.org/water-week/ to learn more about Water Week.

06/01/2026

Huge thank you to everyone who joined us at Saturday’s Breakfast on the Farm!!🥹🥞

We had an amazing time enjoying fresh, local food, great conversation, and beautiful views! Special thanks to our event sponsor, Horizon Farm Credit, for making it all possible!❤️

Want to join LFT for more events? Click the link below to check out what’s on the docket for the summer, and be sure to keep your eyes peeled for more updates in the coming weeks!

https://lancasterfarmlandtrust.org/events/

05/29/2026

Unplug and stay awhile, these views are here forever🌾

05/28/2026

Along the banks of Cedar Creek in East Earl Township, the Clair Good farm has been a working dairy for generations. This property, like many Lancaster County farms, borders a stream whose water will flow into the famous Chesapeake Bay. The Goods understood that the way they treated their land here in Lancaster would affect the water downstream in the Bay. So, it was time to put the pedal to the metal and install some much-needed Best Management Practices.

For this week's blog, we're exploring the Good Farm's work in water quality, East Earl Township's numerous restoration efforts, and the scale of conservation work in Lancaster County. Click the link below to give it a read now!

https://lancasterfarmlandtrust.org/blog/restoring-cedar-creek/

05/26/2026

LFT is hiring, folks!🤩😱

If you are relationship-oriented, experienced in philanthropy, detail-focused, and committed to LFT's mission of saving farms, our Vice President of Development position might be the right fit for you! Help LFT raise funds, create meaningful relationships with supporters, and spread the word about our mission. To learn more and apply today, click the link below!

https://www.indeed.com/job/vice-president-development-e26c1d58e4e69161

05/26/2026

Thank you to everyone who entered this year's Rhubarb Baking Contest, and congrats to our winners! Thanks to these bakers and other supporters who purchased baked goods at this year's Rhubarb Festival, more farms will be protected forever!🥳❤️

We also want to give a huge shoutout to Kitchen Kettle Village for hosting this amazing event and donating these proceeds! Be sure to mark your calendars for next year's Rhubarb Festival, and check out Kitchen Kettle Village this summer for more local Lancaster goodies!

05/22/2026

We are so excited to announce that two more farms are protected forever!🥳🎉💕

Congratulations to the Fisher and Chubb families on the permanent protection of their farms! That's 91 acres of land that will continue to feed our communities for generations to come. To learn more about these farms and other farms protected this year, click the link below🤩

https://lancasterfarmlandtrust.org/blog/farms-protected-in-2026/

05/20/2026

Spend the morning with LFT!🫶🍳

Join us at the Hershey Farm for good food, great conversation, and beautiful views on May 30th! Hear exciting LFT updates from President & CEO Jeff Swinehart, and join the Hershey family to hear the history of their beautiful farm. Plus, see firsthand the lasting impact your continued support is having on Lancaster’s landscape!

Seats are filling up quickly, so get your tickets now! Click the link below to learn more and register by May 23rd🌱🍓

https://lancasterfarmlandtrust.org/events/breakfast/

We would like to give a huge shoutout to our event sponsor, Horizon Farm Credit! Thank you for making this event possible☺️ We can't wait to see everyone there!