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Maryland Organic Food and Farming Association to Hold Winter Meeting in Annapolis
MOFFA, the Maryland Organic Food and Farming Association, announces its 28th Annual Winter Meeting on Saturday February 23, 2019 from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm at the Maryland Department of Agriculture Building, 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway in Annapolis. The … Continue reading
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MOFFA 2018 Summer Social Clagett Farm
Join us for a Farm Tour and Potluck Lunch at Clagett Farm August 5, 2018 10:30 AM-1:30 PM Clagett Farm 11904 Old Marlboro Pike Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 Clagett Farm produces over 60,000 pounds of vegetables (and some fruit) each year. The … Continue reading
MOFFA WINTER MEETING 2018
The Maryland Organic Food and Farming Association Winter Meeting 2018 Will be held on February 17, 2018 8:00 AM-5:00 PM. The Snow Date is February 24. It will be held at Maryland Dept. of Agriculture, 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, … Continue reading
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Representing Organics Not Always Easy
MOFFA founding member, Nick Maravell recently attended his last official meeting as a member of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) in Stowe, Vermont, as his five-year term comes to an end. Originally appointed by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Nick … Continue reading
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Tagged hydroponics, national list, National Organic Standards Board, Nick Maravell, NOSB, Sunset materials, synthetics
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MOFFA Summer Social Farm Tour & Potluck Supper
Sunday, August 24 2:00 – 6:00 PM Summer Creek Farm 15209 Mud College Road Thurmont, Maryland 21788 Rick Hood, of Summer Creek Farm in Thurmont, has graciously offered to host this year’s Summer Social. Rick established Summer Creek Farm in … Continue reading
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American Chestnut Land Trust is hiring a Farm Manager for the Double Oak Farm CSA
The American Chestnut Land Trust (ACLT) Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program: ACLT operates a sustainable agriculture program that provides fresh, locally grown produce for up to 25 paid shareholders and 5 work shareholders over a 25-week growing season. The produce … Continue reading
A Call for Food Transparency
Regarding the March 11th hearings on GMO labeling legislation, Marylanders should contact their legislators to support bills SB0778 and HB1191. As a farmer and consumer, I believe we should have the right to know if genetically modified organisms are in … Continue reading
Who Is Making Our Farming Choices?
Many farmers in Maryland and across the country are using genetically modified organisms—also know as GMOs. Most of the corn and soybeans, growth hormones and vaccines sold by Monsanto, Elanco, Syngenta, Dow, Dupont, Bayer and BASF are produced with gene … Continue reading
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Tagged bio-tech, choice, genetically modified organisms, GMO, GMO labeling laws, Maryland, need to know, pesticides, right to know, superweeds
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Cow Share and Raw Milk Legislation in Maryland
Liz Retzig will be presenting an update on cow share and raw milk legislation in Maryland at the 2014 MOFFA Winter Meeting. In Maryland it is illegal to sell raw milk (as in unpasteurized, fresh-from-the-cow milk). It is not illegal … Continue reading
Exploring Low Tech Food Dehydration to Increase Profits on Small Farms
Tanya Tolchin will be Exploring Low Tech Food Dehydration to Increase Profits on Small Farms at the MOFFA Winter Meeting on February 15, 2014. Tanya says, “One of the challenges we face on our farm is that we often grow … Continue reading
