When the Farmer Mini-Grant program was first being developed, the SMADC Staff and Board wanted to ensure that this opportunity would be beneficial for both beginning and existing farmers looking to expand or diversify their operations. Youth as young as 16 years old...
Holiday Memories Farm is a family-owned and operated Christmas Tree farm located in Southern Anne Arundel County. In order to bring revenue into the farm sooner than the Christmas trees, they have expanded to offer flowers, fresh produce, eggs, chicks and now...
Our usual work day here at SMADC consists of meetings, proofreading and deadlines. But today we got to shuck corn! Seems a little weird, right? Well SMADC is excited to be featured in one of the chosen recipes, Slow-Roasted Goat Tacos with Sweet Corn Succotash, at the...
Guest Post by Rich Dolesh This article originally appeared first in the Black Swamp Creek Land Trust Newsletter Long taken for granted, pollinators perform a valuable service for agriculture, horticulture, and ecosystem health. But there is growing concern across the...
The desire for local meat processing in Southern Maryland has been a priority for SMADC and livestock producers for over a decade. A Request for Proposal (RFP) for such a facility with generous financial incentives was released last September. Unfortunately, the RFP...
Owl’s Nest Farm is a diversified vegetable farm on four acres in Prince George’s County, just twenty miles from Washington, D.C. Established in 2016, the farm is Certified Naturally Grown and they currently sell their products through a CSA, Farmer’s...
