According to a 2021 report by the Environmental Integrity Project, Maryland landfills release far more greenhouse gas emissions than previously thought. They account for 37% of the state’s methane emissions. A large portion of this methane comes from the decomposition of food waste, which makes up 17% of the waste dumped in Maryland landfills. Eliminating …
2022 Legislative Session Wrap-Up Fair Farms was proud to advocate in Annapolis for bills that enable sustainable farming, support farmers, and promote food security. The General Assembly debated and passed a number of groundbreaking bills this year, like the Climate Solutions Now Act, which included $500,000 for the Healthy Soils Program. While not all of …
This blog is a summary of a list curated by Patti Truant Anderson, MPH, PhD Senior Program Officer, Food System Policy Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future. In early March the federal government passed a bill to fund the government through September 2022. Below is a summary of where the money is going to …
In addition to the Urban Agriculture Grant Program bill (HB1216), Fair Farms was happy to see that there were several other bills related to urban agriculture that were drafted with input from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Maryland Farm Bureau, and urban farmers in Maryland. HB156: Local Governments- Urban Agricultural Incentive Zones – Authorization …
Thanks for joining us for our webinar discussing ARPA and how local governments could invest their State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF). You can view the recording here if you weren’t able to make it to the webinar! On March 11 President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) into law to aid …
With a new year comes new priorities for the Fair Farms campaign to focus on in the Maryland state legislature. With 2020 being particularly challenging, we hope that 2021 will give us the opportunity to pass legislation that can mitigate shortcomings in our food system that were brought to light last year. We hope that …