Free workshop next week on Marcellus Shale drilling

VILLA MARIA, Pa.

Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA), in collaboration with the Sisters of the Humility of Mary, Penn Environment and the Mountain Watershed Association, will have a workshop from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. next Thursday at Villa Maria Community Center, 225 Villa Maria Road, on advocacy on issues related to the drilling of the Marcellus Shale.

PASA received a grant from the Colcom Foundation to develop action-oriented training in western Pennsylvania to help farmers, rural land owners and other citizens make informed decisions, understand legal issues and engage in environmental monitoring and local organizing efforts related to Marcellus Shale issues in their communities.

The session is free but registration is required online at www.pasafarming.org/marcellusshalechoices.

For information, contact Leah Smith, PASA member services manager, 412-365-2985 or at leah@pasafarming.org.