Do you know how to apply for the Food and Farm Worker Relief Payment? If you live or work in the northeastern U.S. or Washington, D.C., Pasa Sustainable Agriculture invites you to a webinar on how to fill out and submit the FFWR Application. This webinar will be recorded and posted on the website at www.farmworkers.com […]
Featuring Ivie Baker IV, Community Kitchen Program Manager at Crossroads Community Food Network. Register: https://agnr.umd.edu/sustainable-food-systems-lecture-series
Rooting DC has been the District’s central meeting ground for individuals and nonprofits looking to grow a healthier food system in the nation’s capital. This annual, day-long event started in 2007 as a small gathering of about 150 urban gardeners and has grown into an annual event with more than 1200 attendees from across the […]
Come join Silvoculture for an afternoon of pruning and discussion with Michael Judd and Matthew Jacobsen on our 60 year-old chestnut orchard! FREE EVENT Pruning is a time-honored technique to rejuvenate woody plants by creating new growth and increasing light and air flow. With a grant from NorthEast SARE, SilvoCulture is studying the effect of pruning on yield […]
“I want you to help me do better. I want to improve my soils.” This was farmer Carl Frase’s recent request of Million Acre Challenge staff. Join the conversation on March 8, 12-12:30 PM to learn alongside Carl during this month’s Soil Health to Go! Shawn Smith, District Manager for Talbot Soil Conservation District will […]
If you’re a farmer/grower or someone with a passion for the planet, then this event is for you! We’ll be exploring a diversity of topics including Soil Biology, No Till, Cover Crops, Compost, Rhizophagy, Reforestation, Permaculture, Nutrient Density, Deep Bed Farming, Animal & Human Health and many more… Meet some of the world’s most knowledgeable experts in […]
Virginia Cooperative Extension has partnered with various localities in the Shenandoah Valley to host another Shenandoah Valley Farm2Fork Affair. This local food tradeshow is an opportunity for Shenandoah Valley producers to connect with buyers from across the region. This event is taking place during the day on Tuesday, March 14 at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds in Harrisonburg. Prior […]
Sustainable Food Systems virtual lecture on Tuesday, March 14 at 6:00pm with Denzel Mitchell, Co-Executive Director of Education and Operations at Farm Alliance of Baltimore. Denzel will discuss "Building An Urban Ag Food Hub in Baltimore City." For more information & to register: http://bit.ly/SFSL23
The Maryland Department of Agriculture today announced that registration is now open for the 2023 Maryland Farmers Market Conference. The annual conference brings together local markets and farmers to share topics that will promote the success of farmers markets across the state. The conference will be held Wednesday, March 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 […]
These three on-farm field-days will focus on how to get more benefits out of a cover crop. Each event will include a tour of diversified cover crops fields on grain farming operations. The host farmer will discuss his experience planting and managing cover crops. University of Maryland Extension educators will discuss cover crop planning and […]
These three on-farm field-days will focus on how to get more benefits out of a cover crop. Each event will include a tour of diversified cover crops fields on grain farming operations. The host farmer will discuss his experience planting and managing cover crops. University of Maryland Extension educators will discuss cover crop planning and […]
Growers will receive hands-on instruction on the different propagation methods and when to use each. Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/plant-propagation-techniques-and-seed-saving-tickets-560754149757?aff=odcleoeventsincollection
The orchard or "food forest" will commemorate the tree foods that helped sustain self-liberators on their journey to freedom on the Underground Railroad. It will serve as an educational resource as well as producing marketable fruit and nut crops including chestnuts and paw paws for years to come. This project is being funded through a […]
These three on-farm field-days will focus on how to get more benefits out of a cover crop. Each event will include a tour of diversified cover crops fields on grain farming operations. The host farmer will discuss his experience planting and managing cover crops. University of Maryland Extension educators will discuss cover crop planning and […]
Building a sustainable foodshed from farm and fishery to table
Future Harvest offers a host of resources designed to help you navigate and contribute to a sustainable food economy in the Chesapeake.