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by Caroline Taylor  USDA has recently awarded grants aimed at studies/initiatives that will address the impact of climate change on domestic agriculture production. In the D.C. metro region we have been advised by the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin that our water resources will be diminished on annual average by 35% by the year 2040.
See USDA press release. by Caroline Taylor Check out this great video on Maryland Congregations putting faith into practice to steward local water resources. Thanks to the Choose Clean Water Coalition for passing this along.
by Kristina Bostick  Lets get down to it- Local Food just tastes better and supporting your local farmer has benefits to our whole community. However, we each have our favorite foods. This page will attempt to help you find those (peaches, tomatoes, etc) at the peak of their season.
First, the when... check out the calendar at pickyourown.org. For those who really want to support local food and farms- consider joining a Community Supported Agriculture farm. Next, find your local farmers market, or search by food item at Maryland's Best. Check out their recipes section as well. To see just Montgomery County Specific Markets, check out MoCo's Department of Agriculture. Another great resource is Local Harvest. What do you do with all that great stuff once you buy local? One Acre Farm has a great collection of recipes. by Kristina Bostick Wildfires, Drought, whatever inane summer blockbusters coming soon to our theaters- the news from California has not been good. But in all seriousness, some fear that the droughts in the state that grows most of our country's food are more of a "new normal" than just a bad spring.  by Kristina Bostick  We started our Lind Link program in response to the number one challenge facing new and expanding farmers- finding reasonably priced land.
Once you've found your farmer or landowner, you might think the hard part is over, but a successful land match depends on putting agreements in writing. We've found a few great online resources for Farmers and Landowners: Ag Lease 101 Drake University Ag Law Center Visit our Land Link page to see other resources and check out the land and farmers looking to link in MoCo and beyond. |
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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. |
