09-02-2010 FNP Picking our pockets – to pay for PATH (letter to the editor)
September 2, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Electricity, Mount Airy, Reading Material, Share your Opinion on Policy, Testify, Urbana
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Take the Wind Survey!
September 1, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Electricity, Reading Material, Share your Opinion on Policy, Spread the Word!, Wind Energy on Farms
Through a public survey and information on wind power we hope to help individuals, farms, businesses and municipalities make good decisions about investing in the appropriate small and medium-sized wind energy systems for their sites. We can also share this information with legislators so that your desires may be better understood. Share and Enjoy:
FoFC Citizens Join to File Lawsuit Against Frederick City over Thatcher and Crum Annexations
June 22, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Crumland Farm, Frederick City, Frederick, Municipal Growth: addressing the hidden costs of sprawl in New Market, Police, Fire and Rescue, Preserving Farms and Open Space, Press and Media, Public Meetings and Workshops, Reading Material, Roads, Schools, Share your Opinion on Policy, Spread the Word!, Thatcher Farm, Frederick City, Water and Sewer
On June 21 Friends of Frederick County announced that it would sue the city over the Crum and Thatcher annexations. Share and Enjoy:
‘Green’ Hotel Proves Saving Energy Makes Money
June 16, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Press and Media, Protecting Waterways, Reading Material, Urban Revitalization and Infill
Proximity Hotel’s restaurant offers an uncommon view in the heart of a busy Greensboro business and shopping district. Just below the outdoor terrace, a restored stream winds through an expanse of tall grass. A colony of turtles and the occasional heron make their homes in this quiet retreat. It’s not what you expect just a [...]
Aquatic Life Declines at Early Stages of Urban Development
June 10, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Municipal Growth: addressing the hidden costs of sprawl in New Market, OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable, Reading Material
The number of native fish and aquatic insects, especially those that are pollution sensitive, declines in urban and suburban streams at low levels of development — levels often considered protective for stream communities, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey. Share and Enjoy:
Planning needed to save farming, county says
May 13, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Municipal Growth: addressing the hidden costs of sprawl in New Market, Preserving Farms and Open Space, Reading Material
May 13, 2010 article in the Washington Post about Montgomery County agriculture. Share and Enjoy:
EPA Agrees to Mandatory Pollution Reductions
May 12, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Protecting Waterways, Reading Material, Spread the Word!
After months of intense negotiations, EPA has agreed to a legally binding settlement that requires mandatory, not voluntary, pollution reductions. Share and Enjoy:
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 Share and Enjoy:
Garden City movement inspires student documentary
May 10, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Reading Material, Spread the Word!, Urban Revitalization and Infill
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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] Share and Enjoy:
