The fast growing organic food company recently announced that it is raising wages (to more than double the Pennsylvania standard), and setting aside 30 percent of the company for its workers. It's all part of the founders' mission to address poverty in Lancaster City.
The State has taken a first step towards modernizing its liquor laws with a new measure that will allow wine sales in grocery stores for the first time since Prohibition. But don't pop a cork just yet.
Every year, this four-acre plot in Southwest Philadelphia produces 12,000 pounds of food, welcomes 10,000 school kids, employs 22 high school interns, hosts 45 families in a community garden, distributes 80,000 seedlings, supplies 50 farmstands and welcomes 1500 volunteers. And that's only the beginning.
This beloved annual event (running August 19-27) is the largest encampment in the country and a big economic boon to the region. Families wait for years to earn one of the fair's coveted tent spots. Now, thanks to a new equestrian center, the fun lasts all year long.
A labor of love by two brothers has turned a dilapidated industrial center into a modern-day brewpub, breathing new life into this Union County town.
Outdoor drinking venues are popping up all over Philadelphia. We've got a full report from three of the city's most spectacular beer gardens: one in the clouds, one that recalls our industrial past and one always stays on the move.
This evolving neighborhood has been drawing in young professionals, artists and historic preservation fanatics since at least the 1970s. In recent years, the number of entertainment and culinary options -- from breweries to art galleries to coffee shops -- has boomed, while the boundaries of the neighborhood have pushed ever outwards.
This Boyertown orchard is producing fine hard ciders and becoming a major player in Pennsylvania's booming cider industry. Now to keep growing, they just need an assist from lawmakers in Harrisburg.
In East Liberty, a team of artists educate and satiate via the cuisines of nations where the United States is in conflict.
This Allentown beer-lover turned his favorite hobby into a thriving business.