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Join Sarah and Ashley from University of Maryland Extension to answer any Western Maryland garden-related questions during this live Zoom session.

Need a plant identified? Want advice on starting a garden? Want to add a native plant to your landscape in 2024? Are you encountering pests? Insects? Plant Diseases?

If you have a gardening question that you want us to answer live, please send photos and questions to abachtel@umd.edu or post on the event details in the comments section.

We will be discussing some of the common garden tasks for your garden and a timeline of what you should be seeding now?

Session will be recorded and posted after the event.

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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. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in any event or activity, please contact University of Maryland Extension @ 301-334-6960 before March 7, 2024.

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.

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!

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.

Attend the next installment of MomentUMD Live: AGNR Conversations Around Grand Challenges, featuring Gene Kelly, Professor of Pedology and Director of the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station. Dr. Kelly is leading a national effort to set priorities for the USDA's climate change research over the next decade. 

Registration is open for this event taking place on Tuesday, April 16 from 10am - noon in the Atrium of Stamp.

The evening aims to welcome you into the AGNR community and answer any questions you may have about becoming a Terp or deciding your future path.

Tickets are free for students admitted to the University and up to two guests (additional tickets available for $10). We will be providing food, beverages, and a special Terp-sundae!

The event takes place on Thursday, April 11, 2024 from 6:00-8:00 pm (doors open at 5:30 pm) at Rocky Point Creamery, owned and operated our very own alumni.

It's the Year of Heirloom Tomatoes.  Join us to learn about this fantastic fruit!

Learn:

• what Heirloom tomatoes are and why they are important
• how to choose the right variety of Heirloom tomatoes for your needs
• how to plant successfully
• plant care
• disease prevention
• harvesting tips

 Participants will receive a free Heirloom seedling!!!

Join Robin Way of Rumbleway Farm for an educational experience and demonstration of proper food handling.

Learn:

• the difference between layer birds and meat birds
• proper feed rationing
• best practices for a healthy, grass-fed flock