2023 NATIONAL AGRICULTURE DAY
ESSAY & VIDEO CONTEST Winners
Time to Join or renew your Dues for 2023!!!
Are you interested in becoming more involved and helping to make a positive impact in the future of Berks County Agriculture? Join our board of directors! We are currently working to fill positions and looking for passionate farmers, producers, Ag advocates and educators that want to have an active role in shaping the local Ag "landscape." Email b.a.r.n.berks@gmail.com if you are interested in joining our team or want to learn more.
The Berks Agricultural Resource Network (B.A.R.N.) is a non-profit organization formed in 2008 to serve the Berks County Agricultural and related food industries and rural communities.
VISION: Cultivate opportunities for farmers, businesses, and consumers to grow everyone’s prosperity.
MISSION: Collaborate, celebrate, and educate to strengthen agriculture in Berks County and Southeastern PA.
VALUES: By embracing a core set of values, an organization defines what types of behaviors are expected and required of its board members, leaders, employees, volunteers, and members.
- Commitment: Everyone is dedicated to B.A.R.N.’s vision and mission and all members actively offer their time and effort to support the organization.
- Integrity: Operating with honesty, decency, and a genuine sense of fairness.
- Passion: Demonstrating strong enthusiasm for B.A.R.N., for agriculture, and the people that work in the industry.
- Teamwork: Working together as a collective group and not relying on a few to accomplish the goals of many.
- Diversity: Celebrating and respecting the value and strength that different perspectives bring to B.A.R.N. by embracing all kinds of differences: race; language; sexual orientation; religion; country of origin; type of farming (traditional, organic, biodynamic, aquaponic, etc.); size of farm; role in the agricultural community (farmer, processor, retailer, consumer); full-time, part-time, and hobby farmers; and landowners.
Past Events & Meetings:Sunday, November 1, 2020
B.A.R.N. Celebrates Frontline Farmers :Bountiful Berks Celebration & Excellence in Agriculture Awards 2:30 pm @ Leesport Farmers Market 
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More about B.A.R.N.The Berks Agricultural Resource Network (B.A.R.N) serves Berks County agricultural and related food industries in many ways. Through its membership and on-going projects, B.A.R.N. supports economic development efforts, marketing, policy development, and education. The organization recognizes that agriculture represents the entire food industry chain from farmer to consumer.
B.A.R.N. serves as an over-arching coordinator between farm organization and advocacy groups within Berks County, working to improve the economic viability of agriculture. Most have become members during the past five years. Through its bi-monthly meetings, B.A.R.N. provides opportunities for the exchange of information and marketing opportunities. Tours and workshops are offered throughout the year, along with individual technical assistance. B.A.R.N. works closely with local media to help inform the general public about agriculture and the food industries, and the current events affecting these businesses. It helps to sponsor research and studies such as recycling agricultural plastics, and publishes resource information such as the local farm market map. B.A.R.N. assists local governments with information that will help guide their efforts to support and preserve agriculture and its related economic infrastructure in their communities. Recently it provided vital information to the Berks County Commissioners on the Clean and Green program and its importance to the farming community. B.A.R.N. works with agricultural organizations, local, state and national government officials, many who have become members of the organization. B.A.R.N. encourages and supports the development of individual and regional networks that share an interest in the past, present and future viability of our agricultural community. |
Address for checks and Financial documents: 469 Adams Hotel Road, Shoemakersville, PA 19555
Phone:
Jodi Gauker, Marketing Committee Chair 724-454-3674
Lolly Lesher, President 484-239-3305
Email: b.a.r.n.berks@gmail.com or berksagresourcenetwork@gmail.com
Phone:
Jodi Gauker, Marketing Committee Chair 724-454-3674
Lolly Lesher, President 484-239-3305
Email: b.a.r.n.berks@gmail.com or berksagresourcenetwork@gmail.com