From America’s Farmers Grow Communities: The North Harford High School Agriculture Department has received a $2,500 donation from Harford County farmer Jarod Smith and America’s Farmers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund. The donation will help the organization implement an aquaculture and aquaponics learning station as part of their animal science, plant science and […]
Rural Legacy Program Preserves 335 Acres in Harford County
From the Maryland Department of Natural Resources: The State permanently preserved 335 acres of woodland and farmland, eliminating 25 development rights in Harford County through the Rural Legacy Program. Governor Martin O’Malley and the Board of Public Works approved funding for the two easements in the Deer Creek Rural Legacy area at today’s meeting in […]
Second Annual Harvest at Swan Harbor Farm Set for Oct. 25
From Harford County Parks and Rec: (Bel Air, MD) – – Harford County Department of Parks and Recreation teams up with the Maryland Wineries Association for the Second Annual Harvest at Swan Harbor Farm. The event will be held on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Swan Harbor Farm located at 401 Oakington Road in Havre […]
Harford County Joins the Maryland Rural Counties Coalition; Coalition Grows to 11 Counties Representing More than 1 Million Maryland Citizens
From the Maryland Rural Counties Coalition: This week Harford County Executive David Craig joined the Maryland Rural Counties Coalition as an Associate Member expanding the membership of the Coalition to now consist of 11 counties. The Coalition comprises Allegany, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Kent, Somerset, Washington and Wicomico Counties, representing nearly 1.2 million […]
Bel Air Farmers’ Market to Open April 12, Other Markets to open in May
From Harford County government: The Bel Air Farmers Market will open for the 2014 season on Saturday, April 12, continuing each Saturday through November from 7am to 11am. The market is located in the parking lot of the Risteau State Office Building on the corner of Bond and Thomas Streets in Bel Air. The Bel […]
26th Annual Harford County Farm Fair Scheduled for July 25 to July 28
From the Harford County Farm Fair Inc.: The 26th Annual Harford County Farm Fair will be held from Thursday, July 25 through Sunday, July 28, 2013. Since the first Harford County Farm Fair was held in 1988, this annual event has been held at the Harford County Equestrian Center, which is publicly owned by theHarford […]
Head, Heart, Hands, Health: Making the Best Better with Harford County 4-H
By Len Chapel Special to The Dagger In early 1958, I was living in Bel Air and completing the sixth-grade, and with but a few months remaining, we moved to the upper end of Harford County where I ended up finishing the school year at Jarrettsville Elementary. While living in Bel Air, I had been […]
Sen. Glassman Proposes Tax Credit for Devaluation of Maryland Farmland
From the office of Sen. Barry Glassman: With Maryland’s farmers reeling from two years of new regulatory burdens in Maryland, Northern Harford County Senator Barry Glassman, R-35, introduced Senate Bill 427 which would allow farmers a method to recoup lost value in their agricultural land. Last year’s Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Act, which was adopted […]