FoFC Sends Letter to Mayor McClement Expressing Concern about 1269 Acres City Could Annex for Development
July 18, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Frederick, Preserving Farms and Open Space, Public Meetings and Workshops, We Draw the Line: The Hidden Costs of Sprawl
In a letter dated June 29, 2010 Friends of Frederick County expresses the need for a cost and impact analysis on three proposals to the city for annexation on Tier 3 of the City’s growth plan:
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URGENT CALL TO ACTION: Write a Letter to Support Environmental Protection in South Frederick County
June 15, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Preserving Farms and Open Space, Stop the Global Mission "Mega" Church Development, Urbana, We Draw the Line: The Hidden Costs of Sprawl, Write a Letter
WRITE A LETTER
in support of an Environmental and Natural Resource Reserve in Southern Frederick County – that will protect agricultural land, fragile sole-source aquifer and area wells and prohibit large scale industrial development in that area.
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**NEW** Frederick Farmers Market downtown Frederick
June 10, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under For Locavores, Frederick, OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable, Urban Revitalization and Infill
Frederick Farmers Market
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Urbana Farmers Market Open Sundays through October 12-3pm
June 2, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under For Locavores, Urbana
Live acoustic music, a barbeque vendor and lots of local items – every Sunday
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05-19-2010 5-7 pm GREEN DRINKS in FREDERICK CITY: talk about wind power
May 16, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Discussion Forums, Distribution Material, Wind Energy on Farms
VENUE CHANGE for THIS Month!
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Planning needed to save farming, county says
May 13, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Preserving Farms and Open Space, Reading Material, We Draw the Line: The Hidden Costs of Sprawl
May 13, 2010 article in the Washington Post about Montgomery County agriculture.
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Maryland Assembly Supports Agricultural Growth, Buy Local and Waterway Protection
May 12, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under For Locavores, Preserving Farms and Open Space, Protecting Waterways, Reading Material
Read about it in Food Safety News.
BY DAN FLYNN | MAY 12, 2010
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05-19-2010 5-7pm Green Drinks and Potential Wind Energy in Frederick County
May 10, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Discussion Forums, Wind Energy on Farms
Frederick Green Drinks is a great success!
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True Value of Undeveloped Property and Farmland Not Recognized
May 9, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Preserving Farms and Open Space, Protecting Waterways, Roads, Schools, We Draw the Line: The Hidden Costs of Sprawl, Write a Letter
Not moved by Weinberg’s account
I read with interest Rand D. Weinberg’s opinion in The FNP about the recently approved Frederick County Comprehensive Plan. If I am left unconvinced by his argument, it is because of his own actions to organize and contrive a long series of property amendments that show much less concern for the [...]
Production Needed to Meet Local Food Demand in Frederick County
May 4, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Distribution Material, For Locavores, Preserving Farms and Open Space, Reading Material, Spread the Word!
At the March 2010 IMAGINE! Frederick showing of Fresh Colby Ferguson, Frederick County’s Agricultural Specialist with the Office of Economic Development, shared this information with us: Frederick_County_Ag_statistics_consumption_vs._production[1]
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