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...
Written by Susan McQuilkin On a grey rainy afternoon in January the sunny colors of Wegmans’ produce department at the recently opened Columbia store were a welcome relief. SMADC staff along with other industry representatives and producers from around Maryland had...
Those who have read Joel Salatin’s books, especially Everything I Want to Do is Illegal, are well aware that he has a strong aversion to government regulation of food production. However, in his most recent tome, Folks, This Ain’t Normal he reluctantly acknowledged...
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...
On NPR’s Morning Edition today, I was assured by Mayan expert David Stuart that the world will not end tomorrow. Therefore, I have proceeded with the preparation of this week’s blog. According to a survey by the Huffington Post earlier this year, one in...
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...
