Fresh farms join Great Frederick Fair market crowd
South Mountain Creamery of Middletown and Truck Patch Vegetables of New Windsor join the Great Frederick Fair Hucmere Market at 797 East Patrick St Frederick. Market runs Saturdays 6 am to 2 pm with items including milk cheese yogurt greens meats baked goods herbs and handmade goods. Transit Services Frederick County serves the market on blue and flex routes. Call 401-603-5895 or visit www.thegreatfrederickfair.com for details.
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South Mountain Creamery
Middletown
New Windsor
Thegreat
Gourd Birdhouse or Feeder Workshop for Adults
Learn to make a dried gourd birdhouse or feeder at Piney Run Nature Center on Marts Road in Sykesville. Ages 14 and up welcome. preregistration required. Fees are 12 dollars per person. Call 410-795-6043 for details and to register.
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Piney Ran
Marts Road
Sykesville
Ice Candle Workshop at Pinsy Run Nature Center
A nature center workshop invites participation from 4:20 to 5 30 pm on Wednesday January 9 at Pinsy Run Nature Center in Sykesville. Cost is four dollars with a per cent ce required. Participants will craft an ice candle using ice from Pinsy Run Lake and a quart size carton. suitable for ages 0 and up.
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Pinsy Run Nature Center
Sykesville
Pinsy Run
For more information or to register call four
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Audubon Society Meeting on Native Plants in Mount Airy
The Audubon Society of Central Maryland will meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday January 16 at Mount Airy Library Ridge Road. Free and open to the public Joe Barley owner of Clear Ridge Nursery will discuss selecting native plants and their benefits. Plants will be available for purchase at the society native plant sale in April. For more information call 410 833 5255.
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Audubon Society of
Central Maryland
Mount Airy
Ridge Road
Joe Barley
Clear Ridge Nursery
College Offers Winter Courses at Montgomery Germantown
Montgomery College Germantown campus provides hosti cultural winter courses for horseowners and landscapers. Plant Materials 11 teaches evergreen and spring plants. classes run Jan 23 at Brookside Gardens and Jan 24 in Germantown with fees 74 dollars per credit for in county residents. For details contact Stephen Dubik.
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Montgomery College
Germantown
Brookside Gardens
Wheaton
Stephen Dubik
Sdubikeecme
Cc.mius
Warwmantgomeryeallege
Calendar of Greenhouse Society Meetings and Workshops
January events include Predenck Acea Landscape Contractors meeting at Dan-Dice Country Inn Predenck at 6:20 PM on Jan 11, Gould Birdhouse Workshop at Piney Run Nature Center in Sykesville, Tee Candle Workshop at Piney Run Nature Center, Audubon Society Native Plant talk at Mount Airy Library Jan 16, Pest Management Conference Ariana Fire Hall Jan 30. February features Maryland Christmas Tree Association Winter Meeting at Western Maryland College Westminster and Landscape Contractors Association MD-DC-VA Winter Workshop at Marriott Bethesda Feb 2022.
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Dan-Dice Country Inn
Predenck
Gould Birdhouse
Piney Ran
Marty Road
Sykesville
Piney Run
Martz Road
Audubon Society of Central
Maryland Christmas Tree Association
Western Maryland College
Westminster
Landscape Contractors Association
Md-Dc-Va
Marriott
Bethesda
Gardening and the Time Gardeners Move Within
The essay argues time in the garden is a real dimension shaping labor and art. Gardeners live by earth time, watching seasons and sun angles, waiting for seeds, sprouts, and mature forms. Patience, hope, and the belief that time itself lengthens as days grow longer define the gardener’s year and a hopeful new year.
ChesSIE Education Clearinghouse Links Bay Resources Online
The Chesapeake Bay Program launches ChesSIE a Web listed clearinghouse to help teachers connect students with bay related resources across the Internet. The site www.bayeducation.net offers access to 59 web sites detailing restoration and ecological importance guiding educators from Binghamton to Norfolk. The program partners include District of Columbia Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia EPA and regional commissions.
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Chesapeake Bay
ChesSli
Chessie
Chesapeake Science
Bayeducation
Chessle
Binghamton
N.Y
Norfolk
ChesSi
Bay
Chesapeake
Chesapeakebay.net
District of Columbia
State of Maryland
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth of Virginia
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Chesapeake Bay Commission
Michigan to Market Deer and Elk Under New Program
Michigan producers approve the Michigan Deer and Elk Marketing program with annual head fees of 4 dollars for elk and red deer and 2 dollars for exotic fallow deer plus 20 dollars per animal sold or slaughtered. Cheboygan Meats will run a cooperative market offering venison processing and sales to farms mail order and specialty outlets.
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Mich
Michigan Deer
Michigan
Cheboygan Meats
Richard Gahn
Great Lakes Slaughter
Alex Draper
Michigan Deer Breeders Sociation
Violets and Johnny Jump Ups Thriving Year Round
The feature touts violets and Johnny jump ups as vigorous year round flowers. It notes Alyssum and chrysanthemums contrasting, explains Johnny jump ups self propagate and spread, prefers humus rich soil with some shade, and mentions their self pollination and seed dispersal. It suggests expanding to wild violets and other varieties like labrador and sweet violet.
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Alyssuma
Europe
Labrador
South
Pesticide gaps spark debate over foreign produce labels
In California the state reports pesticide residues appear 3 1/2 times higher on Mexican produce than California crops. Experts weigh country of origin labeling as Congress mulls a farm bill while industry reps stress overall safety and standard differences between Mexico and the United States.
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Calif
Chile
Mexico
Hungary
Brazil
California
Charles Benbrook
Consumers Union
Washington
Hank Gidas
Western Grow
Galles
Richard Wiles
Glenn Brank
Choosing trees for a long lasting, well placed yard
Expert guidance from Rico Montenegro Dan Gannon and Bernie Shakman on selecting and planting trees for shade, blossoms, and color. They stress site planning root spread under ground and above all avoid shallow rooted varieties near sidewalks and utilities. Fall planting builds strong roots for summer.
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McConnell Arboretum
Turtle Bay
Redding
Calif
Dan Gannon
Cannon
Montenegro
Bernie Shakman
Wyntour Gardens
Sirokynan
Muntenegm
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