Millennials try their hand at farming with the help of a mentor and a farm owner
What a joy to visit with Ross Margulies, Leah Putkammer, and Rebecca Cecere Seward on a Mentor...
When the consumer wins and the farmer wins!
A 2014 National Grocery Association consumer survey pretty much tells it all. "More locally grown...
Where is a Farmers’ Market that accepts WIC and Senior checks? There’s an App for That!
By Cia Morey, Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission On St. Patrick’s Day last...
Young Farmer Fundraiser draws a crowd!
The Calvert County Farm Bureau decided to celebrate this year's National Agriculture Week by...
Lively discussion and stories at the Southern Maryland Leasing Workshop
At the workshop on March 16th, roughly 2/3rds of the 36 attendees were leasing land or have land...
Young Farmers ponder creating a chapter of the NYFC in our region
The National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC) has only been around for a few years, but it has...
New local food processing and marketing options – food incubators
Many of us were surprised that the growth in the number of farmers markets was appearing to...
At the MOFFA Winter Meeting – soil health tops the agenda
Face it. Most humans treat soil like. . .well dirt. At USDA's Natural Resources Conservation...
CSAs — new data and two workshops
In its report to congress this month, the USDA noted that farms that are selling food directly for...