The proof is in the pudding! Janna Howley, Ag Marketing Specialist, University of Maryland Extension, Prince George’s County, began last Thursday’s farmland leasing workshop (one of three in the last month) with two concrete examples of the growth of the...
On the evening of November 22nd, I was grateful to be one of four panelists in a room of 40+ young farmers. As I understand it, this was the first time that the Southern Maryland Farm Bureau Young Farmer groups had been invited to a regional mixer and all five...
When you meet Heinz Thomet, his Swiss accent tells you right away that he is a transplant from elsewhere, but after you spend some time with him, you learn that he comes with a deep appreciation for soil science and pride for his Charles County farm. Heinz did not...
Nestled within the large grain farms on the Eastern Shore is Princess Anne, home to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. And within this attractive rural school is the Small Farm Institute, a collaborative of the University and the USDA-Office of Advocacy and...
In the last decade, Maryland has made progress in the locally-sourced food movement. Farmers markets have been popping up everywhere. The number of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms has been growing. Livestock producers have started selling locally. Wine...
Recently, I had a member of Maryland FarmLINK call me to protest about the price of farmland that she thought I was posting. She said bluntly, “How do you expect farmers to pay those prices and make a living?” I responded that I don’t post properties...
