Lancaster Farmland Trust

09/02/2026

Introducing LFT vlogs!🥹🎥

You might see us around on social media a lot, but what does it actually look like to work at LFT? Spend the summer behind the scenes at LFT by checking out our first vlog! See what it’s like to prepare for exciting events, harvest with the Farm to Pantry volunteers, or teach kiddos at Saturday Seedlings🌱

Click the link below to visit our YouTube channel to check it out now!!

https://youtu.be/7A0YV_J9yvQ?si=LE7utnVCh74bar19

09/01/2026

Good news, folks, we have more Saturday Seedlings fun coming up!🚜🩵👩‍🌾

Teach your kiddos about farms on a real working farm with LFT and the Wittel Farm! Join us on September 12th to learn all about harvests, how farmers gather the food we eat, and how summer harvests are part of the bigger seasonal cycle. Plus, enjoy the benefits of the harvest season by making farm-fresh pickles with your kiddos!🥒

This is a shared experience for families to learn and get their hands dirty together. Sessions are designed for children aged 5-8, but we welcome all children to explore, create, and participate at their own comfort level. Click the link below to register now:

https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/jsbwzp5

We want to thank our Saturday Seedlings sponsor, American Dairy Association North East, for making these sessions possible!

08/28/2026

Jeff is on the air once again, folks!🤩🎙️

Hear LFT President and CEO Jeff Swinehart talk about preservation advocacy in this exciting episode of Clean Water Conversations with Lancaster Clean Water Partners! We want to thank hosts Allyson Gibson and Kenn Bennett for having Jeff, supporting LFT, and spreading the word about clean water and agriculture! Click the link below to listen on Spotify🎵

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6uCTLkv91HOH0zKFQ9IjZI?si=fgPeGrGiQ0CHGnVT3eLlQw

Clean Water Conversations · Episode

08/27/2026

Everyone knows one of the BEST parts of Lancaster is the farmstands and markets you can visit for delicious, seasonal food! So, today we’re asking LFT staff (aka professional farmstand enthusiasts) for their favorite stands and markets for you to visit on your next Lancaster County shopping trip🫶🍓

📍Smucker’s Farm Market: 2110 Rockvale Rd, Lancaster, PA 17602
📍Kissel Hill Farm Market: 2101 Kissel Hill Rd, Lititz, PA 17543
📍Sunset Acres Produce: 1651 Hunsecker Rd, Bird in Hand, PA 17505
📍Lapp’s Farm Market: 1406 Lampeter Rd, Lancaster, PA 17602
📍Fisher’s Homestead: 133 A Buckwalter Rd, Lancaster, PA 17602
📍Campus Ridge Farm Market: 1241 Campus Rd, Elizabethtown, PA 17022
📍Harvest Lane Farm: 851 E Oregon Rd, Lititz, PA 17543

Support local farmers, folks!🥰

08/19/2026

As the summertime winds down, so do the harvests it yields. From tomatoes to cucumbers, many of our favorite summertime goodies will be gone for another fall and winter🥒🍅

But what if you want to preserve those end-of-season harvests? Pickling veggies (and other farm-fresh ingredients) is a staple in Lancaster County culture, and you can pickle much more than your usual cucumber! So, we’ve gathered some of our favorite recipes, from staff and the internet, for your pickling pleasure.

Click the link below to check out this week's blog and learn how you can pickle summer favorites before the end of the season!🫙😍

https://lancasterfarmlandtrust.org/blog/brine-time-in-lancaster/

08/16/2026

Happy World Honeybee Day, everyone!🐝💛

Honeybees play a huge role in agriculture, and without these little pollinators, we could no longer enjoy so much of what makes Lancaster, Lancaster! To celebrate our buzzing friends, we're resharing one of our favorite honeybee blogs, detailing the ways bees are essential in farming and how we can support them! Click the link below to give it a read now😊

https://lancasterfarmlandtrust.org/blog/the-role-of-bees-in-agriculture/

08/12/2026

Every two months, Mr. King spread another layer of "farmer's gold" on his fields — manure from his 50 dairy cows. But without the right storage, that gold sometimes ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time, putting nearby streams at risk. 🌾💧

That's where LFT stepped in. From new manure storage to riparian buffers and streambank fencing, we work with farmers like Mr. King to protect both the land and the water running through it. Because protecting farmland IS protecting water! Click the link below to learn more about how preservation, conservation, and stewardship work together to keep Lancaster's streams clean and farms healthy!

https://lancasterfarmlandtrust.org/blog/saving-farms-water-and-the-heart-of-lancaster/

Every two months, Mr. King found himself in the same routine—back in his family’s fields spreading another layer of “farmer’s gold”: manure from his 50 dairy cows. Manure is one […]

08/11/2026

Saving farms by eating pizza? Sign us up🍕😱

We are so excited to announce that for all of August, you can save farms by enjoying Pizzeria Luca's Pizza of the Month, the Bianco Rosso! This pizza features crema, mozzarella, savory tomato sauce, garlic, pecorino & grana padana cheeses. When you order the Pizza of the Month, 10% of all Bianco Rosso sales will be generously donated to LFT. It's an easy - not to mention delicious - way to support farmland preservation with your friends and family! Grab your loved ones and head to Pizzeria Luca this month😍

08/06/2026

Lately, our social media has been flooded with one question: What happens to preserved farms when eminent domain comes into play? 🤔

Eminent domain can be a tricky thing to understand, especially when conservation easements are involved. So, on today's blog, we're breaking down what eminent domain actually means, how it works, and what it means for farms preserved by LFT! Click the link below to give it a read now😊

https://lancasterfarmlandtrust.org/blog/preservation-and-eminent-domain/