Development puts multi-generational farm at risk: investigating protection of preserved farmland

Описание: Farming, a cornerstone of Pennsylvania's economy, is facing a significant challenge as preserved farmland is not as protected from industrial and development projects as many believe.

One Pennsylvania family's centuries of harvesting and plowing could soon be replaced by paving and buildings for a second time.

The Darlington family, who lost a 300-year-old farm in Delaware County in the 1980s, now faces the potential loss of their second farm in Centre County due to the proposed State College Connector expressway.


Bonnie Darlington expressed her frustration, saying, "I feel my American dream has been taken from me now twice... wiped out."

Their farm is even home to our nation's symbol; the American Bald Eagle.

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