Bring One - Take One! Join us for our annual Plant Swap! Bring plants in containers labeled with plant name, care instructions, and growing conditions. Plants should be pest/disease free and have a good root system.
Learn simple steps to create a colorful pollinator-friendly landscape around your home. Learn about pollination and its importance, the many different pollinators, and the colors that attract pollinators.
Join the Environmental Science & Policy program for their annual symposium featuring esteemed guest speakers.
Presenter: Shane Kunkleman, Vice President Agribusiness
Location: University of Delaware - Carvel Research & Education Center Building
Room 3, 16483 County Seat Hwy., Georgetown, DE 19947
Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Cost: Free and lunch will be provided if pre-registered
Register: https://tinyurl.com/GLBinsurance
**If you need special assistance, please let us know by April 20, 2024,
by emailing Sheila at soscar@umd.edu.
This food preservation series is intended to provide a hands-on learning experience for beginners and advanced canners. Each workshop begins with a class lecture then participants go into the kitchen to make their own canned produce to take home. Fee includes instruction, recipe, and all the equipment and produce to process your own preserved jar.
Drying Herbs & Fruits - May 11; Canning Pickled Peppers - August 17; Canning Cranberry Orange Chutney - November 16
Register for 1, 2 or all 3!
Learn the health benefits of cooking with herbs and spices, the best practices for storing them safely and how to flavor meals like a pro!
With planting season upon us , it is a great time to refresh your pest identification and management skills. Join the University of Maryland Extension for a one-day review class about integrated pest management. Whether you have need a refresh or this is your first time hear about IPM and want a basic overview this class is for you. During this class we will review the principle of integrated pest management and how to use it to reduce plant diseases, insect damage, and weeds on the farm. We will also go over basic skills for identifying common insect pests and weeds in Maryland.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in any event or activity, please contact Emily Zobel at 410-228-8800 by April 11, 2024.
Disponible en español a pedido. 410-228-8800.
University programs, activities, and facilities are available to all without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, religion, protected veteran status, genetic information, personal appearance, or any other legally protected class.
This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, through the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under subaward number SNE22-005-MD.
The 7th-grade students of Queen Anne’s County Public Schools are invited to participate in a once-in-a-lifetime educational experience to learn about Maryland’s number one industry, agriculture. As our population continues to grow, agriculture is crucial for our survival; therefore, a coalition of agricultural educators and professionals join together to host an educational experience for all 7th-grade students across our county.
FOR THE KIDS*
9:30-11am – Crafts and a scavenger hunt for children of all ages
11am – Story Time in the children’s garden for pre-schoolers
Noon – Rock painting, making bee & butterfly baths, for older kids and adults
All day – 4-H members will be displaying their extensive insect collections
GARDENING TOPICS & ADVICE OFFERED ALL DAY
Designing a successful pollinator garden.
Creating and maintaining a landscape that protects local waterways and the Chesapeake.
Examples of innovative gardening practices and unusual crops in our Demonstration Gardens.
EXHIBITS from
• UMD Master Gardeners
• Frederick County Beekeepers Association
• Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
• Master Naturalists
• Frederick Bird Club
• Sierra Club Catoctin Group
• Audubon Habitat Advisors
• 4H
• Frederick County Public Library
Attend an event about Accessible Public Spaces and Gardens with Michelle Nelson, Wen Huang, and Chin-Fang Chen from the Maryland National Capital Parks and Planning.
This carefully curated schedule of events is solely dedicated to topics related to sustainability and the role of agriculture in environmental, social, and economic issues, with a heavy emphasis on the food we consume in our everyday lives. The series is part of our strategic initiative, Establish a Healthy Food System and Ensure Global Food and Nutritional Security. This year's theme is Mental and Physical Health.
