Jamison Farm News Today

(Editor’s note: To mark Westmoreland County’s 250th birthday this year, we’ve come up with a list of 250 things — 10 things in 25 communities — that we consider to be important to the makeup of our area. This series will appear each week through December. If you have a

For more than 40 years, John and Sukey Jamison of Unity have raised lambs destined for fine dining tables across the country. They’ve also hosted an annual dinner fundraiser for the Latrobe Art Center — a longstanding and eagerly anticipated tradition, according to executive director Michael Tusay. Guests gathered for

Hempfield farmer Neil Palmer says that for 50 years his operation has been focused on growing fresh produce, which is sold at his own farm market. “This year, we have a little more than 20 acres of fresh vegetables,” said Palmer, a fourth-generation farmer. “For the most part, it’s been

Mired in frozen doldrums in January 2021, I dreamt of carefree culinary adventures such as the one I took with my pals Alex and Beth to Anthony’s Italiano PM Dining Critic Hal B. Klein’s month-by-month reflection highlights his favorite bites of the past year.

Restaurants foster connection and conversation, furnish an escape from the day-to-day routine and, from hamburger to haute cuisine, transform sustenance into bliss. Restaurants are economic drivers, too. In 2017, labor analytics research firm Emsi noted that more people in the region worked in restaurants than in any other field; that’s not counting the other spokes in the wheel, such as farmers, janitorial staff and laundry services, that make the industry run. This list is dedicated to ever...

Jeff Himler | Tribune-Review John Jamison surveys some of his flock of 150 sheep on Friday at his farm in Unity. Jeff Himler | Tribune-Review John Jamison pets Mirk as a reward after the 5-year-old border collie rounded up some of Jamison’s flock of 150 sheep on Friday at his farm in Unity. Jeff Himler | Tribune-Review Some of the flock of 150 sheep gather on Friday in a field at John and Sukey Jamison’s farm in Unity.   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you ...

After the 10-day event was canceled, the Grand Prix partners rallied together to collect donations for autism. December 20, 2020 PHOTOS COURTESY PITTSBURGH VINTAGE GRAND PRIX The 2020 Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix, a 10-day event filled with car shows, races and motorsport parties, was canceled in May due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event is the largest fundraiser for autism in the state, and, after its cancellation, the Grand Prix organizers encouraged its car club partners to find a way ...