John Hershey
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The Forgotten Nut Tree Pioneer Who Built One of North America’s Oldest Food Forests in Downingtown
One of North America’s oldest food forests stands tall in Chester County thanks to decades of agroforestry started by John W. Hershey in the early…
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Brandywine Valley’s Food Forest Home Plenty of History, and Hopes for the Future
John W. Hershey created a diverse rural portrait in the Brandywine Valley, known for its regal landscapes and art history, still offers rich rewards today,…
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With Over 100 Years of History, Downingtown Tree Crop Nursery Works to Protect Future of Plant Genetics
More than a hundred years after John Hershey started a tree crop nursery in Downingtown, its importance cannot be understated when thinking of the efforts…
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Saving Downingtown’s Food Forest and Resurrecting the ‘Vision of a Better Kind of American Farm’
Several activists and other stakeholders are attempting to save the trees planted by John Hershey and resurrect his urban farming utopia in Downingtown, writes Sandy…
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