Thursday October 9th, 2025 * 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM

Join us for a PVGA-sponsored event to learn about operations at Twin Springs Fruit Farm.

The sun will be setting earlier then, so this meeting will be held from 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM.

The meeting will start out in one of Twin Springs’ vegetable production greenhouses, where Tom Childs, one of the farm’s managers, will talk to us about how Twin Springs grows greens successfully year-round.

Then we will move out to the field where most of the time will be spent discussing methods used for growing plasticulture strawberries with dormant plants as the planting stock.

This is especially timely considering current disease issues in parts of the strawberry plug plant supply.

Jesse King, Twin Springs co-owner, will show us Twin Springs’ bramble varieties and trellising methods, and Kathy Demchak will cover blueberry establishment practices, nutrition, and current disease issues.

Refreshments (provided at no charge) will be served by The Cow to end the evening.

Growers are welcome to stay and continue conversations informally afterwards.

The address for the meeting is: Twin Springs Fruit Farm, 936 Orchard Rd. Orrtanna, Pennsylvania 17353.

Please enter Rodney Lee Drive via the Orchard Road entrance only.

Online registration is appreciated to help with planning, but is not required at: https://extension.psu.edu/greenhouse-and-berry-crops-field-walk

Walk-ins will also be accepted.