Blogs
September 2, 2020; Elyse ErdmanOther contributors: Nina Rovner and Lori Lidle Late summer and early fall in Pennsylvania mean carnival rides, funnel cakes, and farm animal exhibits. This year, however, all county fairs have been cancelled across Pennsylvania. Growers in…
September 24, 2020; Elyse Erdman We have set up a COVID-19 friendly fundraiser for members of the community to support our day program for adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and Autism. The Drive Thru Chicken Bar-B-Que will be held…
October 28, 2020; Elyse Erdman and Jim Gainer Thank you to everyone who made our first Drive Thru Chicken Bar-B-Que a success! Most of our fundraisers this year were cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions, so this one was essential to…
November 3, 2020; Elyse Erdman and Jim Gainer As we navigate through many challenges this year, we want to stop and thank our gracious and hardworking staff. After our initial COVID-19 closure in late March, 2020, staff continued to come…
November 11, 2020; Elyse Erdman Early into our initial Farm closure due to COVID-19, we realized that Zoom could be an effective tool in interacting with Growers. Weekly Zoom parties for Growers to interact with each other and Farm staff…
July 26, 2021; Elyse Erdman “Would you like to round up your total to support…” has never sounded so important to us here at Hope Springs Farm. We have been selected by CommunityAid Harrisburg for their RoundUp campaign. CommunityAid will…
December 21, 2021; Elyse Erdman In this week before Christmas, all of us at Hope Springs Farm can’t help but hum holiday tunes all day long. Things only get more jolly when Kristyn Beeman of WB Music Therapy comes to…