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College PARK, Pa. — The subsequent internet-based mostly seminar in Penn State Extension’s land-use collection will look at The advantages of agriculture in communities and The biggest Method to prioritize agriculture in group land use.

Presenting the 75-minute internetinar at 1:15 p.m. on Oct. 20 Shall be Christi Poproperly, extension educator, and Darlene Livingston and Marlene Kaltenbach, each with PA Farm Hyperlink.

Many communities choose to prioritize agriculture in group land use, Livingston famous. As starting farmers search land alternatives — each conventional transition from older farmers As properly as to “inventive farming alternatives” — The tactic Is important to the success of communities. 

Pennsylvania Farm Hyperlink, a 501c nonprofit group devoted to connecting farmers and landowners in Pennsylvania, Might assist, she added.

“Our group and the land/farmer on-line database are ‘devices’ To assist potential new farmers in municipalities,” Livingston said. “The database provides alternatives for landowners and/or people Looking for farmland — by way of buying for or renting — To Seek out a quantity of listings from throughout the state. The database is A very Useful gizmo for municipal planners to Research and use inventively withInside their municipalities.”

This internetinar will discover the agricultural facet of land-use choice-making by introducing planners to PA Farm Hyperlink. As properly as, particular persons will get an infacet Take A look On the PA Farm Hyperlink land-linking database.

“So, You’d like Agriculture in Your Community — Have you ever Heard of PA Farm Hyperlink?” is the fourth internetinar Inside the Penn State Extension Summer time/Fall Land-Use Webinar collection that runs by way of November. The internetinar collection assists municipal elected and appointed officers, planners, landowners, farmers, and group groups To be informed about land-use factors and selections Inside their communities.

Completely different issues and dates Inside the internetinar collection embrace:

• July 21: “Intergenerational Community Engagement and Planning — Values and Practices” 
• Aug. 18: “Making Buffers Work In your Community, Consumers and Refacetnts” 
• Sept. 15: “Brief-Time period Rental Tendencies And the method to Craft an Ordinance to Deal with” 
• Nov. 17: “Advancing Racial Equity by way of Land-Use Planning”

All these packages have been or Shall be recorded and out there for viewing.

The worth of the internetinar collection is $50 for all 5 durations, or $95 for all 5 durations For A lot of who Want to acquire AICP certification-upkeep credit from the American Planning Affiliation. The worth May even be $95 for all 5 durations for expert engineers needing PDH credit. As properly as, registered panorama architects can acquire persevering with-education credit for a payment of $65.

For anyone Considering A few particular matter(s) from the collection, particular person session registration Is out there for a payment of $15 per session.

For extra information, contact Peter Wulfhorst at 570-296-3400 or by e-mail at [email protected] To register for the internetinars, go to the Penn State Extension internet website.