South Mountain Partnership Speakers Series: Save The Bounty Of Our Counties Aug. 16 In Gettysburg

The South Mountain Partnership will hold the second in its 2018 Speakers Series on August 16 on Save The Bounty Of Our Counties: Preserving Produce With The Gleaning Project Of South Central PA.

This program is presented In collaboration with the Gleaning Project of South Central PA which processes and preserves excess produce gleaned from local farms.

Keep your hands busy while learning about the work this nonprofit collaborative community solution is doing in South Central PA to reduce food loss on farms and improve regional food security.

All preserved produce will be distributed to food insecure community members through our South Central Community Action Programs Produce Stand.

The program will be held at the Adams County Arts Council, 125 South Washington Street in Gettysburg, Adams County starting at 6:00 p.m.

Upcoming Programs

The remaining programs in the Speakers Series include--

-- September 17: Twilight Of The Hemlocks & Beeches, Tim Palmer, in collaboration with the PA Parks & Forest Foundation, Shippensburg University, 7:00 p.m.

-- September 29: The Cradle Of Conservation: Hike At The Historic Pennsylvania State Forest Academy, Penn State Mont Alto Campus, 10:00 a.m.

-- October 2: The Economic Value of Protected Open Space: Cumberland County’s Return On Environment Report, Carlisle.

For more information on programs, initiatives and other upcoming events, visit the South Mountain Partnership website.
More information is available on landscape initiatives in other areas of the state by visiting DCNR’s Conservation Landscapes webpage.