Southern Maryland Agricultural Commission (SMADC) Invites Farmers and Watermen to Regional Listening Sessions The Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission (SMADC), a division of the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, is extending an invitation to Farmers and Watermen to participate in
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Household Hazardous Waste Acceptance Site
Effective April 15, due to ongoing construction, the Household Hazardous Waste (HHW), and other associated lots at the Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill, 11611 White House Road in Upper Marlboro, will temporarily close to the public until further notice. Residents
Food, Farming, Community Health Partners to Host County’s First soilShop Event
The Capital Market of 20743 and Prince George’s Soil Conservation District will co-host Prince George’s County’s first soilSHOP event on October 29, 12-3pm at Creative Suitland SUITLAND, MD (October 23, 2023) – Along with sponsoring partners, CDC’s Agency for Toxic
Prince George’s Soil Conservation District: Who We Are and How We Got Here
The great dust bowl in the mid 1930’s resulted in tremendous loss of life and millions of tons of topsoil in the Mid-West. It was obvious that extraordinary efforts were needed to turn around the devastating damage caused by this
Maryland Food Ventures Online Course
In this University of Maryland Extension course, you will learn important information regarding starting or expanding a value-added food business in Maryland. Course topics include Product Development, Food Safety & Licensing, as well as Financing. If you are starting a
The Honeybee – Native Pollinators
The Honeybee With the arrival of Pollinator Week, we aim to celebrate and share the importance of the pollinators that support and stabilize our entire ecosystem. For this post, we’d like to spotlight the honeybee! One of the most
The Monarch Butterfly – Native Pollinators
The Monarch Butterfly With the arrival of Pollinator Week, we aim to celebrate and share the importance of the pollinators that support and stabilize our entire ecosystem. For this post, we’d like to spotlight the monarch butterfly! Monarch butterflies
PGSCD Cooperator Bonnetta Adeeb Featured in The Guardian Article
The Guardian has featured one of our Cooperators, Ms. Bonnetta Adeeb, in featured in a news article on her founding of the Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance (UCFA) and Ujamaa Seeds! The Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance is a BIPOC non-profit organization
Our 2021 Annual Report is Now Available
We are proud to announce that our 2021 Annual Report is now available! The Annual Report provides updates on all our programs and accomplishments in urban agriculture, agricultural conservation, and land preservation. It also includes information on soil health,
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Visits ECO City Farms in Prince George’s County
The Prince George’s Soil Conservation District is excited to share that one of our partners, ECO City Farms, received a visit from USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack! ECO City Farms—which is a non-profit urban teaching and learning farm