On January 25-27th, dozens of young farmers braved cold temperatures and fresh breezes in Southern Maryland to participate in a farm tour which was part of the Maryland Farm Bureau Young Farmers’ Leadership Conference. I was fortunate to join them when they...
This year holds some real opportunities for Maryland farmers who are growing, or thinking of growing, locally-sourced food. A few workshops scheduled in January lay out the path to some of those opportunities. I mentioned in an earlier post, What is the growth...
This Christmas eve, NBC once again showed Frank Capra’s 1946 movie It’s a Wonderful Life. It blew away the competition with the largest audience in years. For the few who haven’t seen it, the movie setting is the 1920’s through the 1940’s and it is about a fictional...
When I was growing up on our family farm, I marveled at how my father knew when the land was too wet to till, when the crop was ready to be harvested, and what to do when the tractor would not start. “Experience is the best teacher” is a phrase we often hear. We can...
Written By Mindy Waite With the recent elections and the upcoming development of the Affordable Care Act in 2014, the topic of health insurance has been at the forefront of the national discussion. However, little to no conversation has been initiated about the unique...
The United States has had a long history of supporting entrepreneurial efforts that create jobs and enable evolving industries to thrive. The construction of the national rail system, the interstate highway system, the electric utility lines and broadband internet are...
