Read more about the article Your Chance to Explore Agritourism with UMES Extension’s Traveling Workshop
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Your Chance to Explore Agritourism with UMES Extension’s Traveling Workshop

UMES Extension brings you another opportunity to learn Agritourism in Maryland. UMES Extension is organizing an event Traveling Agritourism Workshop on Thursday, September 26, 2024. WHAT TO EXPECT Select stops include: BayBees Honey, an apiary in Whaleyville. Sugar Water Manor, a farm bed-and-breakfast in Westover. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Select topics include (but not limited to): What and why? Role in this field Business aspects of the operations including value addition, branding and marketing Handling/managing…

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August 8, 2024
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Grants Available for Local Gov to Fund Community Projects

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced the Grants Gateway application is open for local governments and organizations for Fiscal Year 2026, which begins July 1, 2025.  Through this process, funding is available for projects that restore local waterways, increase communities’ resilience to climate change and storm impacts, strengthen local economies, develop the next generation of environmental stewards, and foster sustainable development and use of Maryland waterways with projects that benefit the general boating public. The department’s Grants Gateway provides a…

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July 18, 2024
Read more about the article Chesapeake Dead Zone Projected to be Slightly Above Average
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Chesapeake Dead Zone Projected to be Slightly Above Average

The Chesapeake Bay Program projects that despite heavier rains and low winds, the Bay dead zone is expected to remain slightly above average.  Researchers from the Chesapeake Bay Program, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, University of Michigan and U.S. Geological Survey announced last week that they are predicting this year’s Chesapeake Bay dead zone to be just above the long-term average taken between 1985 and 2023, despite above-average rainfall in spring 2024 that led…

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June 26, 2024
Read more about the article USDA Focuses on Healthy Foods in Underserved Communities
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USDA Focuses on Healthy Foods in Underserved Communities

The USDA launched a new program focused on getting healthier foods into underserved communities.  The USDA and Reinvestment Fund recently launched a new program under the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) to increase access to healthy foods in communities underserved by grocery stores. The new Food Access and Retail Expansion Fund (FARE Fund) uses funds from the American Rescue Plan Act. Through the HFFI FARE Fund, USDA and the Reinvestment Fund are making available $60 million…

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June 25, 2024
Read more about the article Washington County Achieves Over 40,000 Acres of Preserved Land
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Washington County Achieves Over 40,000 Acres of Preserved Land

The Washington County Division of Planning & Zoning has announced that with funding from Washington County and the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation (MALPF), a 143.65-acre farm was preserved, adding to the more than 40,000 acres of permanently preserved land in the County.   The easement was procured through a Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Program (MALPP) easement that was sold on a dairy farm on Rinehart Road in Smithsburg. The property is a large farm with a historic…

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May 31, 2024
Read more about the article Maryland Reaches 30% State Land Conservation Goal 6 Years Ahead of Schedule
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Maryland Reaches 30% State Land Conservation Goal 6 Years Ahead of Schedule

Governor Moore recently announced Maryland has met its 30% state land conservation goal six years ahead of schedule. Governor Wes Moore recently announced that Maryland has achieved a milestone goal for land conservation required by state legislation six years ahead of schedule. The Maryland Department of Planning, in the latest update of the Maryland Protected Lands Dashboard, reports that Maryland has already met the 30% mark with more than 1.85 million acres of land conserved…

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May 16, 2024
Read more about the article Nutrition Assistance Available Through Child and Adult Care Food Program
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Nutrition Assistance Available Through Child and Adult Care Food Program

The federal Child and Adult Care Food Program supports free meals to children and adults in various placements, on an income-determined eligibility. The MSDE-administered program covers many Marylanders in day care facilities, child care homes, and other supportive placements. Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) administers the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). As the CACFP state administering agency, MSDE disperses federal funds for licensed or approved day…

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May 1, 2024
Read more about the article Rural Maryland Council Announces FY 2025 Grant Information Sessions
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Rural Maryland Council Announces FY 2025 Grant Information Sessions

The Rural Maryland Council is excited to host five Fiscal Year 2025 grant information sessions this spring. These information sessions are important opportunities for participants to meet RMC staff and learn about the Council's two grant programs - the Rural Maryland Prosperity Investment Fund (RMPIF) and the Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Fund (MAERDAF). See below for upcoming grant information sessions and visit the website for more details Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 12:00pm…

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April 22, 2024
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