Healthy Chesapeake Bay

The event will be held at the Queen Anne’s County 4-H Park on Route 18 (https://www.qacfair.com/directions) to kick-off the spring planting season.
General attendance is free, doors open at 7:30 am and programming will begin at 8:00 am. It's a great opportunity to network with other farmers and ag businesses. Credits for Nutrient Management, Pesticide Recertification and Certified Crop Advisors will be offered. Lunch will be provided.

As in past years, we are seeking sponsorships to help offset the cost of lunch for attendees. Sponsors will be given display space as well as space in the program to inform attendees of any new products and/or services. See Eventbrite page for sponsorship opportunities.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Caroline Welch at University of Maryland Extension - Queen Anne's County at 410-758-0166 or cwelch13@umd.edu by February 13, 2026.

You can join us in-person at the Central Maryland Research and Education Center in Clarksville, or online via Zoom!

Join your fellow MGs for a fun night of festive watercolor! Signature Member of the Baltimore Watercolor Society and fellow MG Betty Walke will guide us through creating a beautiful watercolor holly branch.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Stephanie Pully at pully@umd.edu or (301) 226-7616 by December 4, 2025.

This year’s program features presentations covering nutrient management updates, precision planting, irrigation strategies, and other key agronomic topics relevant to Maryland producers.

Individual tickets to the event are $10.

Sponsorship for the event is $150 and includes 2 tickets to the event. If you would like, you may bring a door prize with your name on it. We will recognize you in the program.

The morning of the breakfast, we will be accepting monetary donations for the Maryland Food Bank - Eastern Shore.

Notice of Filming and Photography - When you attend this event, you enter an area where photography, audio, and video recording may occur. By attending this event, you consent to such recording media and its release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction.

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 this event, please contact Caroline Welch at University of Maryland Extension - Queen Anne's County at 410-758-0166 or cwelch13@umd.edu by October 31, 2025.

Session 2 topic discussion includes the MDA’s Leaders in Environmentally Engaged Farming (LEEF), Maryland Department of Natural Resources leasing programs, and the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement.
Date: November 19, 2025
Time: 4pm to 5:30pm EST
Location: Zoom or at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School
Reception with refreshments to follow
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Pruning is an important maintenance practice that helps keep our trees healthy for years. Join UME Extension Specialist, Dr. Andrew Ritsvey for an interactive discussion on winter pruning.

For further information or to request a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event please call or email the University of Maryland Extension Queen Anne's County Master Gardener Coordinator, Rachel J. Rhodes, at 410-758-0166 or rjrhodes@umd.edu by November 6, 2025

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.

Stop by the library with all your questions about gardening, garden pests, plant problems, and insects. Master Gardeners will be on hand to give tips and tricks to make your home garden flourish, help troubleshoot tricky growing situations and offer encouragement on creating the perfect garden for your space. This month’s topic is “Holiday Houseplants”.

Learn about selecting native plant species for the growing environment, how native seeds have adapted to different growing conditions, and engage in sowing seeds for the winter. Each participant will bring home 2-3 four-inch pots with native seeds. This class will involve a short walk to the Kent Island Community Garden, where participants can collect native seeds as well!

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this activity, please contact your local University of Maryland Extension Office, Rachel Rhodes (410) 758-0166 or rjrhodes@umd.edu by October 27, 2025

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.

Visit the Fall Home & Garden Show during one of the afternoons to attend our free presentations about Native Plants (10/17 at 2pm), Putting Your Garden to Bed (10/18 at 2pm), Winter Sowing (10/18 at 3pm), Compost (10/19 at 2pm), and Growing Herbs Indoors (10/19 at 3pm). Winter sowing demonstrations 10/18 at the 15th minute of each hour. Find us at booth 809 to learn the tips and techniques for this easy, cheap and reliable way of growing native plants and early season vegetables.

Visit the Baltimore County Master Gardeners' Demonstration Gardens to learn about the strategies to increase deer resistance in your landscape. Free to attend, no registration required.