From Harford County government: The Harford County Farm Bureau, in cooperation with the Harford County Executive’s Division of Agriculture, will hold its annual Farm Visitation Day on Sunday, June 27 from 2pm to 5pm. This year’s event will be held at two locations: Hawks Hill Creamery and North Harford High School’s Ag Program. Both locations […]
Paff: “Political Maneuvering Set to Hurt Harford’s Farmers”
From John Paff, Jr., Candidate Maryland House of Delegates 34A: On February 18th, Senate Bill 198 & Senate Bill 199 both passed the Senate on the third reading with a unanimous vote of 47-0. Now, Del. Riley, as a bartering chip, is holding them hostage in the house for two of his bills. Del. Riley […]
Bel Air’s Saturday Farmers’ Market Opens April 10
New hours for Tuesday market, CSA deadlines approaching From Harford County government: (Bel Air, MD – April 2, 2010) – – The first of Harford County’s Farmers’ Markets to open for the 2010 season will be Bel Air’s Saturday market. It will kick off on April 10 from 7am – 11am in the Mary Risteau […]
Harford County Farmers Commemorate National Ag Week
From Harford County government: (Bel Air, MD – March 15, 2010) – – The week of March 14th through the 20th is National Ag Week, and Harford County farmers are again marking the occasion by visiting classrooms to educate students about agriculture. This year, members of Harford’s agricultural community will be visiting a total of […]
Sen. Glassman’s Farmer’s Market Bill Clear Maryland Senate
From the office of Sen. Barry Glassman: Annapolis, MD – Northern Harford County State Senator Barry Glassman spent a good deal of time over the summer meeting with representatives of local farmer’s markets, market producers, and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH), and the Maryland Department of Agriculture to streamline some of the […]
The Boy With Two Turtles
As a kid my mom would ask me when I wandered the fields of our farm and the big stream that went through it, to look for snakes and bring them to her. She loved snakes, all kinds, and I did too. Mostly mean-assed water snakes, and every now and then a stinky garter snake, […]
Buy Local This Christmas with a Tree from a Harford County Farm
From Harford County government: (Bel Air, MD – November 25, 2009) – – Harford County Executive David R. Craig and the Division of Agriculture are reminding Harford’s families that “Buying Local” this holiday season starts with a visit to one of the county’s Christmas tree farms. Harford County tree farms offer many varieties of high-quality […]
County Executive Craig Urges Residents to Visit Local Farms this Fall
From Harford County government: (Bel Air, MD – October 7, 2009) – – Now that the leaves have started to turn, and with Halloween right around the corner, Harford County Executive David R. Craig and the Division of Agriculture are urging all county residents to visit local farms this autumn season. “Fall is the best […]
