Garrett County, Maryland Farms & Foods
Find farms & farm products
  • Home
  • Farms A-Z
  • Farm Foods
  • Farm Products and Services
  • Visit Farms
  • News
  • Links
  • Contact

Latest Mt. Top Ag Newsletter

1/4/2017

0 Comments

 
Check out the latest edition of the Mountain Top Ag News here! 
0 Comments

Appalachia Grows - Beginning & Small Farms Conference Agenda Posted

12/23/2014

0 Comments

 

New Website: www.AppGrows.com

The Appalachia Grows: Beginning & Small Farms Conference for Ag-Entrepreneurs is coming up next month!  Early registration is due January 15.  Check out the website for the latest agenda!

Click to download the Brochure & Registration Form
Picture
0 Comments

USDA Agriculture Marketing Webinars Scheduled

11/13/2014

0 Comments

 
Picture
Webinar Series:  Learn The Language of Produce

The fruit and vegetable business has a language of its own.  Learn the language of produce to ensure that you receive the product and quality you expect. 

The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) invites you to take part in a series of free, interactive webinars that will provide practical information about how to buy, receive, and handle bulk fresh and fresh-cut produce safely and efficiently.  Each webinar will include a presentation from a USDA expert on a specific topic, introductions to our staff, and an interactive question and answer session. 

If you purchase or receive shipments of fruits and vegetables for a school, hospital, other institution, food hub, or farmers market, these webinars are for you. 

Registration is required and space is limited.  More information.       

Understanding Fruit and Vegetable Quality and Condition Defects 
November 20, 2014
2:00 pm Eastern Time
To register: http://bit.ly/1pphJP8

How to Use Fruit and Vegetable Market News
December 18, 2014
2:00 pm Eastern Time
To register: http://bit.ly/1paiVB2

If you miss a webinar, just visit our Webinar Archive to watch it or any other AMS Series offering online. 

Register today to learn the language of produce.  We'll see you online!     

If you have any questions about our webinar series or USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service, please contact Christopher Purdy at (202) 720-3209 or christopher.purdy@ams.usda.gov. 
0 Comments

Appalachia Grows: Beginning & Small Farms Conference for Ag-Entrepreneurs set for January 23-24, 2015 in Frostburg, MD

11/10/2014

2 Comments

 
Join us in January for the first "Appalachia Grows - Beginning & Small Farms Conference for Ag-Entrepreneurs!  More info to come - save the date!
Picture
2 Comments

Commissioner Candidate Forum to Focus on Ag and Land Use Issues June 13

6/4/2014

0 Comments

 
The primary election is June 24 - do you know what the commissioner candidates feel about landowner issues, such as property rights?  Come to the Candidate Forum 2014, on June 13, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.  Get some yummy ice cream and chat with the candidates!  More details are in the flyer below or Click Here.
0 Comments

WV Small Farms Conference starts tomorrow! 

2/25/2014

0 Comments

 
Picture
Picture
  

Visit http://smallfarmcenter.ext.wvu.edu/conference for details!
0 Comments

Mountain Top Fruit & Vegetable Conference Feb. 22

2/9/2014

0 Comments

 
Join us Saturday, February 22, 2014 at Garrett College, Continuing Education Building, 687 Mosser Road, McHenry, MD 21541
0 Comments

2014 Western Maryland Agronomy Meeting Feb 21 at Garrett College

2/6/2014

1 Comment

 
Have you signed up yet?  There are some wonderful speakers from the region.
1 Comment

2014 Maryland Buyer-Grower Expo January 22

12/9/2013

1 Comment

 
The Maryland Department of Agriculture would like to invite you to the 2014 Maryland Buyer-Grower Expo on January 22 at the Navy-Marine Corps. Stadium – “N” Room in Annapolis, MD. The purpose of this expo is to connect MD growers, producers, and processors with buyers from grocery retailers, restaurants, schools, and other venues.

The event is set up as a trade show, where growers, producers, and processors are each provided a table to display their business information and products. Products from past events have ranged from fruits and vegetables to dairy, meats, specialty foods, seafood, and wine.

Registration is available through the below links. Please be sure to select the link that applies to your organization.

The registration deadline is January 7, 2014 to be included in the directory. Over 500 copies of the Buyer-Grower Expo directory will be printed and distributed, as well as a PDF version being placed on our web site.

Link to Registration for Growers, Producers, & Processors

(Please note there is a fee for growers, producers and processors to exhibit. Early registration by 12/23 is $20. After 12/23 the fee will be $40.)

Link to Registration for Buyers

Link to Registration for Other Organizations 

Additional information on the event will be posted at www.marylandsbest.net

Please contact Stone Slade at 410-841-5779 or stone.slade@maryland.gov with any questions.

1 Comment

High Tunnel Workshop Scheduled

10/11/2013

0 Comments

 
Picture
Hands-On High Tunnel Construction Workshop

Frostburg Grows and University of Maryland Extension are offering a two session hands-on high tunnel construction workshop on Friday, October 25th and Saturday October 26th.  The Friday session will run from 6pm to 9pm on the Frostburg State University Campus in room 237 of the Compton Science Center.  The first session will cover the different types of high tunnels, construction methods and modifications made to high tunnels.  On Saturday, participants will travel to the Frostburg Grows site to assist with the construction of a basic high tunnel.

In addition to assisting with the construction of a typical high tunnel, participants will be able to see first hand many modifications that are being used at the Frostburg Grows site.  Frostburg Grows is a unique and innovative five acre food and native plant nursery production, demonstration and teaching facility.  The facility currently has a 30’ X 120’ high tunnel in production with tomatoes, peppers and raspberries and a nursery shade house growing native plants from seeds and cuttings.  A second 30’ X 120’ high tunnel is nearing completion and will be used for fall and early winter food production with crops such as broccoli, lettuce and other greens. 

The Frostburg Grows facility is unique in that it is being constructed on a reclaimed strip mine site.  Some of the unique features of the site include:

  • All water for the plants is collected from the tunnels via gutters and stored in large tanks constructed from recycled state highway sign materials
  • Electricity for the site is provided by solar panels and the site uses 12 volt pumps for irrigation.
  • All plants are being grown in containers or raised beds.
  • A solar thermal heating system is being added to one high tunnel to further extend the growing season. 
  • An onsite composting facility will eventually produce the growing media for the plants. 

Initial funding for Frostburg Grows was provided through a Potomac Highlands Implementation Grant provided by American Rivers and the EPA.  Western Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Council and Frostburg State University have partnered to manage the Frostburg Grows project. 

To register for the workshop, contact the Garrett County office of the University of Maryland Extension at 301-334-6960.  There will be a $25 fee for the workshop which can be paid at the time of the workshop.  For more information contact Willie Lantz at 301-334-6960.   

The University of Maryland Extension programs are open to any person and will not discriminate against anyone because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, political affiliation, and gender identity or expression.




0 Comments
<<Previous

    Categories

    All
    Events
    Food & Farm Guide
    Heritage
    Local Farms
    Workshops

    Archives

    February 2021
    December 2020
    April 2020
    February 2020
    November 2019
    September 2019
    February 2019
    November 2018
    May 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    February 2017
    January 2017
    August 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    November 2015
    October 2015
    August 2015
    April 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    February 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013

    RSS Feed

This site was made possible in part by a USDA and MDA Specialty Crop Grant

Copyright GarrettFarms.org, all rights reserved.  No portion of this website can be copied or shared without express permission from the owners. 

Contact us with the icons or phone at right.
Phone: 
Each farm's phone is listed on their page (if they choose to list one).  




Web/Technical Issues:
240-321-9258
Picture
Picture
Picture