Rodale Institute — Attraction in Maxatawny Township

The mission of Rodale Institute to learn and educate individuals and the agricultural community about sustainable farming is exemplary. I recommend a visit to their website to see the breadth of their commitment.

After a leisurely self-guided tour and picnic lunch on the property, I offer a slight critique and an enthusiastic appreciation. It would be interesting and helpful to visitors if more explanatory signage were exhibited throughout the farm. The positive is that the staff is the most genuinely welcoming and engaging of any place I can recall. We saw dozens of staff, interns and volunteers. Every one of them greeted us -- and they were working hard on a...

My wife and I had the absolute perfect wedding day at Rodale! Shawn was wonderful to work with and she made beautiful flower arrangements. Love that we got to pick flowers from the farm a few days before the wedding Brandy was phenomenal! She helped Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The day was so easy with her there. Everyone needs a Brandy for their wedding. We also loved the fact that we had Friday to setup and Sunday to clean up. Less stress on our actual wedding day. Everyone was wonderful to work with and flexible when needed. Will definitely recommend this venue to anyone who wants a gorgeous...

It seems for a million years I have read and deliberated over gardening info that has come from Rodale Institute. To have stumbled on this Rodale Experimental Farm was a serendipitous piece of kismet that I could not have passed up.

I stopped to eat lunch and walk the small gardens around the store and visitor's center. I ambled about the store soaking in the newness of the work they continue - built on aeons and foundations of countless others.

Come see this place. Walk the dirt, view the gardens, pick up an herb or book of wisdom. It is a way of life at Rodale. What is your commitment...