Celebration Will Honor Preservation Of Beloved Montco Farm

PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — An upcoming celebratory event will honor the preservation of a beloved Montgomery County farm.

Plymouth Meeting's 26-acre Maple Acres Farm, the last working farm in the area, was recently protected in perpetuity thanks to a nearly $1 million project. It's the result of a partnership between authorities at the municipal, county, and state level.

The event will take place on Oct. 1 at 8:45 a.m. at the farm. Numerous local leaders will be on hand, including all three Montgomery County Commissioners, Plymouth Township councilwoman Karen Bramblett, Maple Farms owner Gary McKeown, and Pennsylvania Bureau of Farmland Preservation director Douglas Wolfgang.

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The farm, which has been in the McKeown family for over a century, has become a "favorite landmark" in the area.

"The farm is a robust operation full of flowers, vegetables, hayrides, ponies, and a lot of smiling faces," as the Planning Commission describes it.

The farm, once at risk for development, will now form a significant chunk of open space when combined with the neighboring 67 acres of preserved land at Harriet Wetherhill Park.

Maple Acres is located on 2656 Narcissa Road.