Beginning in 2012, Growing Food Connections conducted a national scan and identified 299 local governments across the United States that are developing and implementing a range of innovative plans, public programs, regulations, laws, financial investments and other policies to strengthen the food system. GFC conducted exploratory telephone interviews with 20 of these urban and rural […]
Forestry, Sustainable Agriculture Gregory Bowen Land Stewardship Solutions, Joseph Tassone Maryland Department of Planning, James Baird American Farmland Trust In June 2014, The Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology, affiliated with the University of Maryland, commissioned the authors to study possible sustainable futures for Maryland farming and forestry over the coming decades. Of particular interest […]
Forestry, Sustainable Agriculture Gregory Bowen Land Stewardship Solutions, Joseph Tassone Maryland Department of Planning, James Baird American Farmland Trust In June 2014, The Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology, affiliated with the University of Maryland, commissioned the authors to study possible sustainable futures for Maryland farming and forestry over the coming decades. Of particular interest […]
Aquaculture, Farming, Fisheries & Seafood, Food Access, Food Justice, Food Systems, Land Use, Local and Regional Food Systems, Mapping What does a food system look like? How are various entities connected? Where are there gaps in the system? What does a food desert look like? The Maryland Food Systems Map, a project of The Johns Hopkins Center for […]
November 5, 2018 12:00am to November 8, 2018 12:00am Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel The Choose Food Project aims to help producers and consumers make ethical food choices by giving them access to easy to use, high-quality information about food. The Project is developing a novel framework for ethical assessment of the food system, as well as […]
November 5, 2018 12:00am to November 8, 2018 12:00am Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel The Choose Food Project aims to help producers and consumers make ethical food choices by giving them access to easy to use, high-quality information about food. The Project is developing a novel framework for ethical assessment of the food system, as well as […]
July 27, 2018 12:00am to July 28, 2018 12:00am https://www.eventbrite.com/e/biodynamics-for-vineyards-workshop-maryland… This two-day workshop includes lectures and field work that will focus on overall soil health and a balanced farm system, which can be achieved through the following areas: cover cropping, compost, biodiversity, and Biodynamic field sprays. You’ll come away with practical information to incorporate one, or all, […]
July 27, 2018 12:00am to July 28, 2018 12:00am https://www.eventbrite.com/e/biodynamics-for-vineyards-workshop-maryland… This two-day workshop includes lectures and field work that will focus on overall soil health and a balanced farm system, which can be achieved through the following areas: cover cropping, compost, biodiversity, and Biodynamic field sprays. You’ll come away with practical information to incorporate one, or all, […]
Statewide – see website for specifics Open Farm Day is an annual family adventure in which farms throughout the State of Maine open their gates to offer the public an opportunity to learn about the business of agriculture. Many farms will have demonstrations, displays, farm-raised products for sale and animals and crops to experience. Activities […]
Statewide – see website for specifics Open Farm Day is an annual family adventure in which farms throughout the State of Maine open their gates to offer the public an opportunity to learn about the business of agriculture. Many farms will have demonstrations, displays, farm-raised products for sale and animals and crops to experience. Activities […]
October 14, 2016 8:30am to 6:30pm Bates College, 2 Andrews Rd, Lewiston, ME 04240 Join us for the 5th Annual Maine Farm to School Conference on October 14, 2016 on the beautiful Bates College campus in Lewiston. This conference will provide networking opportunities; hands-on workshops to support the three farm to school pillars (local food procurement, […]
October 14, 2016 8:30am to 6:30pm Bates College, 2 Andrews Rd, Lewiston, ME 04240 Join us for the 5th Annual Maine Farm to School Conference on October 14, 2016 on the beautiful Bates College campus in Lewiston. This conference will provide networking opportunities; hands-on workshops to support the three farm to school pillars (local food procurement, […]
March 8, 2017 9:00am to 4:00pm Hutchinson Center – Belfast, Maine Summit Program Registration 8:30 Welcome 9:00 Panel: Knitting Community, Maine & New England Food Systems Together 9:20 Amanda Beal, Maine Farmland Trust, will speak about Food Solutions New England organizing Sandy Gilbreath, Maine Food Strategy Hannah Semler, Maine Gleaning Nework Community Food Charter, Good Food Councils Lewiston […]
March 8, 2017 9:00am to 4:00pm Hutchinson Center – Belfast, Maine Summit Program Registration 8:30 Welcome 9:00 Panel: Knitting Community, Maine & New England Food Systems Together 9:20 Amanda Beal, Maine Farmland Trust, will speak about Food Solutions New England organizing Sandy Gilbreath, Maine Food Strategy Hannah Semler, Maine Gleaning Nework Community Food Charter, Good Food Councils Lewiston […]
