Advocating for Urban and Rural Agriculture

Wayne Campbell and Barb Gross, Pennsylvania State Grange

Pennsylvania’s oldest agriculture organization is the Pennsylvania State Grange. Host Candace Kelley talks with the Grange President Wayne Campbell and Member Barb Gross about what the organization is and what it does, with groups like 4-H and FFA, as well as explaining the Heritage Quilt Trail. Recorded at the PA Farm Show, the nation's largest indoor agricultural event, at The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center, Harrisburg, PA. pagrange.org

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Feb 02, 2020

Hosted by: Candace Kelley

Produced by: Keystone Newsmakers Team

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