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A Tale of two Land Use Plans: Virginia and Maryland

About the Agriculture Reserve

One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. 
~William Shakespeare
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Have you ever crossed the Potomac on White’s Ferry from Virginia to Maryland? If so, you were crossing into Montgomery County’s Agricultural Reserve. Has your family hiked to the summit of  Sugarloaf Mountain and marveled over the patchwork of red barns, farm fields and woodlands down below? You were gazing down on the Agricultural Reserve. Have you visited the historic community of Brookeville, where President James Madison spent the night when the British occupied Washington in 1814? It’s in the Ag Reserve.
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You may have driven through the countryside to Peach Tree Road near Barnesville for fresh peaches. The peach orchards along the road, with their pink blossoms and irresistible summer fruit, lie within the heart of the Reserve. You may also have visited the pumpkin patch, cut a live Christmas tree, or gone horseback riding on one of the rustic trails winding through the Reserve. And if you have stopped by one of the County’s many farmers markets on a Saturday morning for ripe tomatoes and summer squash, chances are those fresh vegetables were grown by farmers living and working within the Ag Reserve.

The Agricultural Reserve is a nationally acclaimed land-use plan that was established in 1980 in response to the rapid disappearance of Montgomery County farms.

​Map by Tina Thieme Brown- It would look great on your wall. 

History
Benefits
​Farm Facts

Threats
​Place with Purpose
ABOUT US
What We Do
A Brief History
Board & AC
Staff & Volunteers
Contact
​​Buy MCA Gear
ABOUT Ag RESERVE
History of the Ag
Benefits of the Ag
Farm Facts
Threats to the Ag
​A Place with Purpose
NEWS
EVENTS
Local Events
Ride for the Reserve
Royce Hanson Award
SUPPORT LOCAL
Ag Guide
Local Food Connection
Community Supported Agriculture
Restaurants & Retail
​Artists of the Reserve
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
​Land Link
Producer's Resources
Directory of Services
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Montgomery Countryside Alliance
P.O Box 24, Poolesville, MD  20837
301-461-9831  •  ​info@mocoalliance.org
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MCA is proud to announce that we have been recognized for a third time as one of the best small charities in the D.C. region by Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington. A panel of 110 expert reviewers from area foundations, corporate giving programs, and peer non-profit organizations evaluated 270 applications.

​MCA is known as an effective and innovative non-profit whose efforts to preserve and promote Montgomery County’s nationally recognized 93,000 acre Ag Reserve have brought increased public and governmental support of local food production and farmland and open space preservation. Most importantly, MCA’s efforts are putting more farmers on the ground and keeping them there.
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