from: readingeagle.com
“Erica Lavdanski lives in two worlds.
She has a house in West Reading and a job waiting tables. But during the day, Lavdanski is getting her hands dirty in the rich earth of Caernarvon Township in Lancaster County, raising heirloom vegetables for farm markets.
For three years, Lavdanski has commuted to her second job just outside Morgantown, building her farm business.
Lavdanski has been a regular at the weekly West Reading Farmers Market, trying to connect with consumers who want to buy local produce.
But Lavdanski also represents a larger trend of more women starting their own farms.
“It is a dream of mine,” she said. “This is what I wanted to do. It just seems very natural to me.”
Tags: Agriculture, beginning farmers, CSA, farmers markets, Organic food, women farmers, young farmers
