On June 30, the Supreme Court sided with coal companies and their allies, limiting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from setting the kind of highly-effective standards we need to combat climate change. While floods, wildfires and habitat destruction are some impacts of climate change that we are already seeing, the biggest impact will be on …
Take Action today and contact your county officials to request federal recovery funds be used to support new and expanded regional agricultural food hubs and processing capacity. If you had a blank check how would you spend it on improving our food system? The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) is that blank check. But, we …
Written by Casey Willson, Waterkeepers Chesapeake Intern June is pollinator month for the Clear Choices Clean Water Campaign at Waterkeepers Chesapeake and we can’t wait to share all the amazing things that our native pollinators do for us and our ecosystems! A pollinator is any insect or animal that spreads pollen from plant to plant, …
Take Action to establish the Urban Agriculture Grant Program (SB673/HB269)! Sponsored by Sen. Gallion and Del. Wells, this meaningful bill would establish an Urban Agriculture Grant Program and Fund housed within the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA). It will be up to MDA to establish and define the program, but the bill is a necessary first …
The Food Donation Pilot Program was originally established in 2017 thanks to the advocacy of Fair Farms consumers and farmers like you. This initial iteration of the program gave farmers in Southern Maryland and Montgomery County a tax credit, up to $5,000 per farm, for food that is donated to eligible food pantries. Due to …
Take Action to fund the Maryland Healthy Soils Program (HB8)! This important bill, sponsored by Del. Krimm, would allow Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) funds to be used for the currently-unfunded Maryland Healthy Soils Program, encouraging and supporting farmers in their journey to build soil health. Benefits of healthy soils on Maryland’s farmland: Increases farm …