September 21-28: We hosted Johns Hopkins University Applied Sustainabilities students under the care of Professor Paul Kazyak. This group stayed over in our homestead house for eight days. During this time, they were going on all sorts of educational field trips, learning about green building, pervious pavements, landfills, solar energy, composting, Leave No Trace, and Read More »
In this second week of September… We farm got busy all week with an enormous farm-wide cleaning project! We rolled up our sleeves, donned our gloves, and ordered the dumpster. And boy, was this an exciting project! So many of the back corners, basements, and storage rooms got a good tidying. It was so rewarding Read More »
In this first week of September… September 1st: We started the month strong with a big produce donation to the Frederick Rescue Mission! Our garden bounty is plentiful and we love to share! September 6th: We were delighted to host the Judy Center staff at the lodge and farm. They spent their indoor time building Read More »
In this third week of August… August 21st: In our lodge, Middletown Middle School had a 90-person staff training, complete with guest speakers, full group activities, and department meetings. Meanwhile on the farm, Advanced Behavioral Health made wildflower and nontraditional bouquets from all sorts of nature items around the farm. We, of course, also made Read More »
In this second week of August… August 12: Our community liaison, Clare, organized a second Mushroom Walk and Talk with fungi expert John Beutler. The event filled up immediately and was a great success overall. We’ve been so delighted to share our farm with the public during our monthly community event series! August 14 and Read More »
On July 24th, we welcomed back Advanced Behavioral Health, this time with four cohorts from their mentorship program! We decided to do a bit of adventure art – searching the property for wildflowers and repurposing old glass bottles as vases. The youth enjoyed the challenge and artistic element to this program. We finished up our Read More »
On Monday the 17th, we once again invited volunteers from FCPS. We have one especially dedicated volunteer who has been coming all summer – we are grateful for their enthusiastic care of the farm. On Tuesday the 18th, the middle school aged Boys and Girls Club members came back for a second round of visits. Read More »
On Saturday, July 1st, we held our community Forest Therapy Walk in the bright early summer morning. We had a wonderful little group of ladies who came ready to engage with the forest and their senses. Their gentle presence at the farm was nourishing. We hope to do another community forest therapy walks again soon! Read More »
For more information, please contact Katie Guth, Program Director
301.271.2823 x104 • [email protected]
