Fruit and vegetable producers need to weigh in now on FDA’s Food Safety Regs
Despite their orneriness, farmers tend to be an optimistic crew. That is why they plant crops each...
Is leased land the future for most beginning farmers? Is that a bad thing?
At a recent Future Harvest event in Baltimore County, Marilyn Anthony, Executive Director of...
Feeding body, mind and soul at Serenity Farm
In my lifetime, most families in America have lost their connection with the land, even those of...
Incubator farms are needed and some may be coming!
At the Rural Coalition workshop Transitioning to Organics held on September 24th, Patuxent...
Want access to farmland? It is time to be creative!
Beginning farmers usually don't get into the business to get rich and most tend not to be...
START Farmers’ Network visits ‘grass’ farmer Yates Clagett
Last month, the newly formed START Farmers' Network leadership decided it was time to visit farms....
Beginning farmer workshop features options and successes
For most new Maryland farmers today, farming is a choice, not an expectation as it was in...
Trends in farm size–does it matter in Maryland?
We Americans are used to seeing larger businesses outperform and consume smaller businesses. That...
The Organic Vegetable Twilight Tour focused on weed management, tillage, beneficials, etc.
It is rare for August to serve up days as pretty as  the 15th. The Twilight Tour  was a great...