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...
Howard Buffett, son of billionaire Warren Buffett, measures ‘chances’ as growing seasons. In his book “40 Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World.”, he says that most of us have about 40 chances to accomplish our goals in life. The Buffett family is not your typical...
It is rare for August to serve up days as pretty as the 15th. The Twilight Tour was a great chance to pass the time outdoors and learn about the latest organic farming research being conducted at the Central Maryland Research and Education Center in Upper Marlboro....
The St. Mary’s County Twilight Vegetable Tour proved to be a horticultural and cultural learning experience. Growing up in Calvert County, my opportunities to spend time with the Mennonite and Amish communities had been limited–there were none in Calvert;...
For farmers, heavy rains can be worse than severe droughts. They can prevent seed germination, destroy fragile seedlings, drown crops, and prevent harvest. After the soil dries, the soil can crust over, creating further problems during a following dry spell. In the...
