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November 17, 2022 - York, PA

Agriculture Secretary Shops Local in York for a PA Preferred® Thanksgiving Celebration

Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and First Lady of Agriculture Nina Redding shopped local at York Central Market House for a PA Preferred® family Thanksgiving celebration.

"Shopping locally and looking for the PA Preferred checkmark directly supports Pennsylvania family farms and supports jobs and the economy right where you live," said Secretary Redding. "As we spend time with our loved ones, giving thanks for the season and harvest, we share our gratitude to the farmers and agricultural workers who fill our dinner tables this holiday season and every day."

PA Preferred encourages shoppers to "check for the check" to ensure they are taking home trusted products that were grown or produced in Pennsylvania. The program's new website, launched earlier this fall, enables users to easily search for PA Preferred vendors in their neighborhoods, learning the stories of Pennsylvania farmers and agribusinesses and the products they offer.


Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and First Lady of Agriculture Nina Redding hold their PA Preferred® ingredients for their family Thanksgiving celebration at York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_001.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and First Lady of Agriculture Nina Redding smile together as they shop for PA Preferred® ingredients for their family Thanksgiving celebration at York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_002.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> PA Preferred® ingredients for the Redding family Thanksgiving celebration are pictured inside York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_003.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and First Lady of Agriculture Nina Redding purchase a wreath from Peggy Flickinger, of Orchard Valley Farm, inside York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022. Shopping locally and looking for the PA Preferred checkmark directly supports Pennsylvania family farms and supports jobs and the economy right where you live, said Secretary Redding. As we spend time with our loved ones, giving thanks for the season and harvest, we share our gratitude to the farmers and agricultural workers who fill our dinner tables this holiday season and every day.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_004.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and First Lady of Agriculture Nina Redding purchase locally made cheese from Mike DiGirolamo, owner of Bari Orchard, inside York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022. Shopping locally and looking for the PA Preferred checkmark directly supports Pennsylvania family farms and supports jobs and the economy right where you live, said Secretary Redding. As we spend time with our loved ones, giving thanks for the season and harvest, we share our gratitude to the farmers and agricultural workers who fill our dinner tables this holiday season and every day.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_005.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and First Lady of Agriculture Nina Redding smile together as they shop for PA Preferred® ingredients for their family Thanksgiving celebration at York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_006.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> James Cornwell, owner of Nine Pines Farm, at York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_007.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and First Lady of Agriculture Nina Redding hold their PA Preferred® ingredients for their family Thanksgiving celebration at York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_008.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Cindy Steele, chief operations officer with York Central Market, left, talks with Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and First Lady of Agriculture Nina Redding as they shop for PA Preferred® ingredients for a family Thanksgiving celebration at York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_009.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, left, talks with Dennis Fritz and his wife, Barb, inside York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_010.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and First Lady of Agriculture Nina Redding grab locally grown vegetables from Dennis Fitz Produce inside York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022. Shopping locally and looking for the PA Preferred checkmark directly supports Pennsylvania family farms and supports jobs and the economy right where you live, said Secretary Redding. As we spend time with our loved ones, giving thanks for the season and harvest, we share our gratitude to the farmers and agricultural workers who fill our dinner tables this holiday season and every day.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_011.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and First Lady of Agriculture Nina Redding smile together as they shop for PA Preferred® ingredients for their family Thanksgiving celebration at York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_012.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and First Lady of Agriculture Nina Redding talk with Candice Gasper, owner of Valley Mill Microgreens, as they shop for their PA Preferred® ingredients for their family Thanksgiving celebration at York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_013.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Locally gown vegetables are pictured at Dennis Fitz Produce inside York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_014.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and First Lady of Agriculture Nina Redding talk with Barb Fitz and her son, Isaac, at their produce stand, Dennis Fitz Produce, at York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022. Shopping locally and looking for the PA Preferred checkmark directly supports Pennsylvania family farms and supports jobs and the economy right where you live, said Secretary Redding. As we spend time with our loved ones, giving thanks for the season and harvest, we share our gratitude to the farmers and agricultural workers who fill our dinner tables this holiday season and every day.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_015.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and First Lady of Agriculture Nina Redding grab locally grown vegetables from Dennis Fitz Produce inside York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022. Shopping locally and looking for the PA Preferred checkmark directly supports Pennsylvania family farms and supports jobs and the economy right where you live, said Secretary Redding. As we spend time with our loved ones, giving thanks for the season and harvest, we share our gratitude to the farmers and agricultural workers who fill our dinner tables this holiday season and every day.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_016.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding purchases locally made cheese from Mike DiGirolamo, owner of Bari Orchard, inside York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022. Shopping locally and looking for the PA Preferred checkmark directly supports Pennsylvania family farms and supports jobs and the economy right where you live, said Secretary Redding. As we spend time with our loved ones, giving thanks for the season and harvest, we share our gratitude to the farmers and agricultural workers who fill our dinner tables this holiday season and every day.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_017.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, left, and First Lady of Agriculture Nina Redding, right, pose for a picture with Barb Fitz and her son, Isaac, at their produce stand, Dennis Fitz Produce, inside York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_018.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and First Lady of Agriculture Nina Redding smile together as they shop for PA Preferred® ingredients for their family Thanksgiving celebration at York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_019.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and First Lady of Agriculture Nina Redding talk with Barb Fitz and her son, Isaac, at their produce stand, Dennis Fitz Produce, at York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022. Shopping locally and looking for the PA Preferred checkmark directly supports Pennsylvania family farms and supports jobs and the economy right where you live, said Secretary Redding. As we spend time with our loved ones, giving thanks for the season and harvest, we share our gratitude to the farmers and agricultural workers who fill our dinner tables this holiday season and every day.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_020.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and First Lady of Agriculture Nina Redding load up their turkey as they shop for PA Preferred® ingredients for their family Thanksgiving celebration at York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_021.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and First Lady of Agriculture Nina Redding hold their PA Preferred® ingredients for their family Thanksgiving celebration at York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_022.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and First Lady of Agriculture Nina Redding hold their PA Preferred® ingredients for their family Thanksgiving celebration at York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_023.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, left, talks with Dennis Fritz and his son, Isaac, inside York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_024.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and First Lady of Agriculture Nina Redding talk with Isaac Fitz, of Dennis Fitz Produce, inside York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022. Shopping locally and looking for the PA Preferred checkmark directly supports Pennsylvania family farms and supports jobs and the economy right where you live, said Secretary Redding. As we spend time with our loved ones, giving thanks for the season and harvest, we share our gratitude to the farmers and agricultural workers who fill our dinner tables this holiday season and every day.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_025.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and First Lady of Agriculture Nina Redding talk with James Cornwell, owner of Nine Pines Farm, at York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_026.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Cindy Steele, chief operations officer with York Central Market, left, talks with Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and First Lady of Agriculture Nina Redding as they shop for PA Preferred® ingredients for a family Thanksgiving celebration at York Central Market House on Thursday, November 17, 2022.<br><a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22347_AG_Thanksgiving_Shopping_NK_027.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a>