Senator Street Joins Secretary Redding to Announce Funding for Urban Farms & Community Gardens
PHILADELPHIA – July 25, 2019 – Senator Street will join PA Secretary Redding on Friday, July 26th at 3pm at Hansberry Garden located at 5150 Wayne Ave., Philadelphia, PA to announce the first comprehensive farm bill package to invest in agriculture across...Senate Democrats Spotlight Key Farm Issues, Introduce Elements of PA Farm Bill
HARRISBURG – May 7, 2019 – Senate Democrats introduced key pieces of the PA Farm Bill today, including measures to promote organic farming, exempt taxes for beginning farmers, increase tax credits and stimulate urban farming. The four-bill package is being sponsored...Senate Democratic Leader Costa Celebrates National Farmers Market Week
To participate in National Farmers Market Week, Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa (D-Pittsburgh) visited a local farmers market in Wilkinsburg.
Senate Democrats Propose Legislation to Bolster Farmers, Agriculture Production
Harrisburg – March 12, 2018 – Bolstering farms and farmers, promoting the use of locally produced food and significantly increasing a tax credit to spur job creation and investment in rural communities is the focus of a package of bills offered by three state Senate Democrats.