Earlier this week, I met an older farm neighbor in a local restaurant. We chatted about the winter weather (of course) and then he said, “You know down on the cove, we used to go skating nearly every year. Now it only freezes enough to walk on it once a decade...
It never has been easy to start a farm. Even those who were bequeathed a fully operational and successful farm had to know what they were doing, where to find the resources, which markets to pursue, etc. to survive the first few years of farm ownership. Today, many...
By Mindy Waite On January 28th, SMADC held a public forum for farmers and local insurance and Affordable Care Act (ACA) experts to discuss insurance implications for Maryland farmers. Panelists said that the Affordable Care Act goes into effect on January 1, 2014 and...
In need of exercise this weekend? Try a five, thirteen, twenty-nine, or sixty-two mile Crop Hop bicycle ride in rural St. Mary’s County! The idea came from Christie Balch, University Maryland Extension agent in Prince George’s County who grew up on a small farm...
