Welcome to AGNR! We invite you to join Student Ambassadors for a brief tour of our 4.5-acre on-campus farm. Led by current students enrolled in the Animal Sciences program, this experience will showcase our resident farm animals and highlight the incredible hands-on opportunities available both in and out of the classroom. If you are considering an undergraduate degree in Animal Sciences at the University of Maryland, this is the perfect chance to see your future campus in action!

Welcome to AGNR! We invite you to join Student Ambassadors for a brief tour of our 4.5-acre on-campus farm. Led by current students enrolled in the Animal Sciences program, this experience will showcase our resident farm animals and highlight the incredible hands-on opportunities available both in and out of the classroom. If you are considering an undergraduate degree in Animal Sciences at the University of Maryland, this is the perfect chance to see your future campus in action!

Welcome to AGNR! We invite you to join Student Ambassadors for a brief tour of our 4.5-acre on-campus farm. Led by current students enrolled in the Animal Sciences program, this experience will showcase our resident farm animals and highlight the incredible hands-on opportunities available both in and out of the classroom. If you are considering an undergraduate degree in Animal Sciences at the University of Maryland, this is the perfect chance to see your future campus in action!

Welcome to AGNR! We invite you to join Student Ambassadors for a brief tour of our 4.5-acre on-campus farm. Led by current students enrolled in the Animal Sciences program, this experience will showcase our resident farm animals and highlight the incredible hands-on opportunities available both in and out of the classroom. If you are considering an undergraduate degree in Animal Sciences at the University of Maryland, this is the perfect chance to see your future campus in action!

Welcome to AGNR! We invite you to join Student Ambassadors for a brief tour of our 4.5-acre on-campus farm. Led by current students enrolled in the Animal Sciences program, this experience will showcase our resident farm animals and highlight the incredible hands-on opportunities available both in and out of the classroom. If you are considering an undergraduate degree in Animal Sciences at the University of Maryland, this is the perfect chance to see your future campus in action!

Welcome to AGNR! We invite you to join Student Ambassadors for a brief tour of our 4.5-acre on-campus farm. Led by current students enrolled in the Animal Sciences program, this experience will showcase our resident farm animals and highlight the incredible hands-on opportunities available both in and out of the classroom. If you are considering an undergraduate degree in Animal Sciences at the University of Maryland, this is the perfect chance to see your future campus in action!

Welcome to AGNR! We invite you to join Student Ambassadors for a brief tour of our 4.5-acre on-campus farm. Led by current students enrolled in the Animal Sciences program, this experience will showcase our resident farm animals and highlight the incredible hands-on opportunities available both in and out of the classroom. If you are considering an undergraduate degree in Animal Sciences at the University of Maryland, this is the perfect chance to see your future campus in action!

Fall 2026 Wednesday’s from Noon – 1pm. Virtual

• • 9/30 - Farm Business Entities with Paul Goeringer, UMD, ALEI
• • 10/7 - Business Planning with Neith Little, UME
• • 10/14 - Budgets and Financial Record Keeping with Dr. Xuan Wei, UME
• • 10/21 & 10/28 - No lecture
• • 11/4 -  Intro to On-Farm Insurance for Produce Farms with Samantha Capaldo, UMES, ALEI
• • 11/11 - Intro to Farm Taxes with Nicole Cook, UMES, ALEI
• • 11/18 - How to Accept Supplemental Nutrition Benefit Payments with Megan Todd, UMD, ALEI
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• Sessions are independent of each other. Sign up once to attend one or all. Registration at https://go.umd.edu/BFFBLL26 or call Emily Zobel at 410-228-8800.
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• If you need reasonable accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Emily Zobel at 410-228-8800 or ezobel@umd.edu by September 13, 2026. 
  This program is offered in Spanish upon request.
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• 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 SNE25-005.
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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.

Harvesting your own seeds saves you money and gives you more variety in your garden. Master Gardeners Molly Moore and Darcy White will teach you the difference between shakers, beaks, coneheads, and more, and will guide you in cleaning and packaging seeds to take home. We welcome beginners as well as experienced seed collectors.

After the presentation, samples of native plant seeds will be available for practicing your new skills!

Register to receive a reminder email; walk-ins welcome as space allows.

This program is made possible with support from University of Maryland Extension Master Gardener Program and the LMPP Community Garden. This workshop may qualify for continuing education hours for Master Gardeners, Master Naturalists and other University of Maryland Extension programs.

Master Naturalist and Master Gardener Molly Moore will guide us through exercises that will sharpen our observational skills and expand our personal experiences with birds, pollinators, trees, or flowers in the tranquil setting of Lexington Manor Passive Park. Sketchbook, pencil, pen, and colored pencils will be provided.

A nature journal is a personal record of what you see, hear, and feel outdoors. It can be a list of bird sightings, quick sketches, notes, or even doodles. This is not about perfect drawings. The goal is to slow down, observe, and create a record you can look back on with joy.

We will meet in the parking lot of the Lexington Manor Passive Park Community Gardens, 21741 South Coral Drive, Lexington Park. Across from Tulagi Place and Three Notch Theatre, just past the US Post Office on South Coral Drive. Then we will take a 5–10 minute walk to an outdoor seating area to make our observations.

We will be sitting outside—bring a comfy chair or blanket if you’d like. A few blankets and a wooden bench will be available. Please dress for the weather!

In the event of inclement weather, this class will be held at the Lexington Park Library. Register to receive notice of change in venue.