Montgomery County BIPOC Farmer GuideMontgomery Countryside Alliance (MCA) and the County’s Office of Agriculture (OAG) have partnered to produce an online guide for new and expanding Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) farmers.
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The guide seeks to marry Montgomery County's dual commitments to equality and agriculture by providing farmers of color with specific resources to get growing and sustain farm ventures in the County. The county is home to the Agricultural Reserve, an area of over 90,000 with special zoning set aside for open space and ag preservation 40 years ago.
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“We have a ways to go to achieve a just and equitable food system. Montgomery County has plenty of room for more farms, and we will all thrive with greater inclusiveness – it’s our hope that we will need to update this guide often with more and more success stories and opportunities,” ~ MCA Executive Director Caroline Taylor.
Have a resource to add? - [email protected] - our thanks to Allison Millman for her work on the guide, our partners at Office of Ag and the county's past, current and future BIPOC producers.
