Pennypack Farms & Education Center

PFEC & You!

Pennypack Farm & Education Center is hosted by College Settlement Camp (CSC), another nonprofit organization. They provide the land that we farm, and we provide educational programming for their campers. CSC is reorganizing their camp structure and reviewing their land use this spring. As part of this process, CSC has started a Request for Proposals (RFP) process for the parcel of land that we now occupy. They are asking for proposals for an organic farm with a three-year lease, with the lease term beginning in January 2013.

Pennypack Farm is uniquely positioned to work together with CSC on this property. Since our founding ten years ago on this site, our farming operation has grown steadily. We are now serving 380 families in the community with the summer CSA program and 115 in the winter, providing three area food cupboards with over 4,000 pounds of fresh produce yearly, in addition to providing community service learning opportunities for teens and corporate groups as well as educational programming for our members and CSC.

We anticipate that the RFP will give us a well-defined contract with CSC for the next three years. As we currently have a year-to-year lease, we are excited to solidify our relationship with CSC by submitting a proposal. We hope this RFP process will give us greater security and a better ability to plan for Pennypack Farm’s future, as we have a long waiting list and we would love to expand and serve more CSA members in the community.

You Can Help!

What does Pennypack Farm & Education Center mean to you?  
How is Pennypack Farm a benefit to your community?

We need YOUR stories about Pennypack Farm for our proposal. Send us an email, a letter, a drawing, a photo, a poem. Ask your kids to draw a picture or write a note about programs you have attended.

Email your letters to: administrator@pennypackfarm.org
Or mail to: Pennypack Farm & Education Center, 685 Mann Road, Horsham, PA  19044