Taste the Gifts of Our Region
Pennsylvania’s rich soil, abundant natural resources and early settlers, who distinguished themselves as capable farmers, shaped an agrarian lifestyle that’s been handed down through generations. Pennsylvania still is one of the America’s leading food processors, supplying the nation with creamy chocolate, oven-baked pretzels, sun-ripened vegetables, sweet fruits, and robust wines.
Capital RC&D hopes to help preserve the heritage of South Central Pennsylvania, not only through conservation of land and water resources, but by working with regional organizations, restaurants, farmers, and consumers to strengthen our local food system. Education, promotion, and partnerships are the keys to ensuring that our region honors and continues its agricultural traditions.
Capital RC&D hopes to help preserve the heritage of South Central Pennsylvania, not only through conservation of land and water resources, but by working with regional organizations, restaurants, farmers, and consumers to strengthen our local food system. Education, promotion, and partnerships are the keys to ensuring that our region honors and continues its agricultural traditions.
How you can "Taste the Gifts of our Region"
- Check out one of the many tools available to find local "tastes"
- Visit your local farm market
- Get outside! Geocache, hike, canoe, pick-your-own berries!
- Volunteer in your local community
- Community garden
- Food bank
- Shelter or mission
- Local watershed group clean-up
- Spread the word!
Along with introducing the public to new local experiences, "Taste the Gifts of our Region" was also created to stimulate the local agriculture industry for the benefit of producers. Thus, far the "Taste the Gifts of our Region" initiative has helped to increased profits in each of 7 counties it serves.
If you would like the Capital RC&D to consider a community project,
please fill out the attached form and send it to the RC&D office for consideration.
Project Proposal Form
Project FAQ
please fill out the attached form and send it to the RC&D office for consideration.
Project Proposal Form
Project FAQ
