Green thumbs for health
Gardening offers a thorough workout with up to 600 calories burned per hour and emotional benefits. It recommends a slow start, varied tasks, warm ups, and mindful body use to protect shoulders, back, hips, and knees while growing vegetables and plants.
Maryland Organic Food and Farm Day Association Holds Annual Meeting
The Maryland Organic Food and Farm Day Association MOFFA gathered over 65 attendees at the Maryland Department of Agriculture in Annapolis for its second annual meeting. New MOFFA board members include Nick Maravell Jack Jones Doug Britt and at large directors Eric and Marty Rice Christine Johnson Leroy Wilton Walt Ehrhardt Sylvia Ehrhardt and Patty Long Bradley. The group aims to double membership award standout contributors and promote organic farming while MDA negotiates an emergency clause to enable organic certification for growers handlers and retailers amid funding concerns.
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Maryland Organic Food and Farmday Association
MOFFA
Maryland
Frederick County
Christine Johnson
eWicomico County
Leroy Wilton
Prince George’s County
Walt
Sylvia Ehrhardt
Washington County
Patty Long Bradley
Calvert County
MDA
City gardeners embrace downsizing trend across America
City gardeners lead a downsizing movement with compact gardens averaging 200 square feet and diverse plantings. Edible and ornamental varieties mix for multi-purpose spaces, with xeriscaping gaining popularity as water use drops and maintenance shrinks. Containers rise from 10 to 14.8 percent of households as seed packs shrink and produce sizes shrink.
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America
National Gardening Association
Colorado State University Extension Service
Jim Feucht
National Gardening Market Research
Bruce Butterfield
Feucht
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