Jan 20, 2021 -- Due to COVID-19 restrictions Montgomery County Master Gardeners are not able to hold our annual Spring Conference and Grow It Eat It event in person this year. Instead, the MCMG Speakers Group and...
Oct 19, 2020 -- 2021 Maryland Crop Production Meetings AnnouncedUniversity of Maryland Extension has announced dates for this year’s crop production meetings December through February. The meetings will be...
Jun 29, 2020 -- As the community outreach arm of the University of Maryland, we have been serving Maryland’s neighborhoods and residents for over 100 years, and despite the recent changes,...
Jun 8, 2020 -- Sixteen individuals will be inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame during a special ceremony to be held on Friday, October 2, 2020 at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase,...
Apr 27, 2020 -- Since the establishment of Extension services in 1914, agents have provided science-based education in Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS). The knowledge and advice FCS agents deliver to their...
Apr 20, 2020 -- Food shortages and social distancing in grocery stores have caused agriculture and local food sources to be at the forefront of the public’s mind. For over 100 years, Extension has...
Mar 26, 2020 -- The current COVID-19 pandemic has caused changes throughout the entire country. University of Maryland Extension (UME) is committed to maintaining the resources Maryland needs to continue thriving...
Jan 5, 2020 -- Event Date is February 22, 2020This year our conference focuses on helping you create and maintain sustainable gardens to enjoy now and for years to come. This day-long...
Dec 20, 2019 -- The FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Team (FTC Team 7393, electron Volts) which is run by the Montgomery County Gearbox 4-H Club, won 1st place at a competition Sunday, December 15.The kids...
Jan 4, 2019 -- Saturday, February 23, 2019 is the date of the this year's Montgomery County Master Gardeners Spring Gardening Conference. The day-long event is open to the public and offers...
Oct 14, 2018 -- College Park, MD – This winter, the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (AREC) is partnering with the Agriculture Law Education Initiative (ALEI), the...
Sep 21, 2018 -- NEW! Let’s Get Growing! Saturday, October 13th Visit the Silver Spring Library, where Montgomery County Master Gardener volunteers will answer questions, offer information, give...
Feb 21, 2018 -- ANNAPOLIS, MD (Feb. 20, 2017) – The Maryland Department of Agriculture today announced that farmers who planted small grains for harvest last fall may “top dress” these crops with commercial...
Jan 15, 2018 -- Saturday, February 24, 2018 is the date of the this year's Montgomery County Master Gardener Spring Gardening Conference. The day-long event is open to the public and offers multiple presentations...
Aug 24, 2017 -- NEW! Let’s Get Growing! Saturday, October 14th Visit the Silver Spring Library, where Montgomery County Master Gardener volunteers will answer questions, offer information, give...
Aug 8, 2017 -- The Montgomery County Master Gardener Spring Gardening Conference is scheduled for February 24, 2018. (Snow date is March 3, 2018). The conference will be held at University of...
Aug 8, 2017 -- Montgomery County Master Gardeners is hosting our 2018 Spring Grow It Eat It Open House on April 28, 2018.
Click here to view our event brochure from the 2017...
Jan 5, 2017 -- The Montgomery County Master Gardener Spring Gardening Conference is scheduled for February 25, 2017. The conference will be held at University of Maryland Extension Montgomery County Office,...
May 30, 2016 -- The Montgomery County Summer Grow It Eat It event will take place on Saturday, August 6, 2016 from 9 am to 1 pm (with some children's programs starting earlier.) We will have our traditional...
Mar 16, 2016 -- The Urban Gardening initiative of the Montgomery County Master Gardeners will host a Gardening Expo on Saturday April 30, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Silver Spring Civic Building at...
Mar 15, 2016 -- The Montgomery County Master Gardeners, part of University of Maryland Extension, will host a GIEI Spring Open House on Sunday, May 1, 2016, 12:00 pm–4:00 pm at the Montgomery County Extension,...
Nov 6, 2015 -- Dr. Craig Beyrouty officially started on November 1st as Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Maryland. In this role, he will also serve as...
Nov 2, 2015 -- Over the final 3 weeks in October we have welcomed more than 4,000 students, teachers and chaperones to the Close Encounters program.
Close Encounters with Agriculture is an award winning...
Aug 5, 2015 -- Youth participating in 4-H competitions during the upcoming 2015 Maryland State Fair in Timonium, Md. will have an extra incentive to put on a good...
Oct 31, 2014 -- USDA – Farm Service Agency University of Maryland’s Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (AREC), University of Maryland Extension (UME), Maryland Department of Agriculture...
Feb 4, 2014 -- FREDERICK COUNTY AGRICULTURE WEEK
The Frederick County Agriculture Week will be held on February 17-22, 2014 at the Francis Scott Key Mall in Frederick, Maryland with the...
Jan 16, 2014 -- The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Maryland is pleased to announce Dr. Stephen Wright as the new Associate Dean/Associate Director of University of Maryland...
Nov 6, 2013 -- We would like to take a moment to thank our volunteers for their teaching efforts with regard to Close Encounters with Agriculture. They are the key to the program as...
Aug 6, 2013 -- Sunday July 21st, twenty-two 4-H competitors from five counties competed in the 2013 Maryland State 4-H Aerospace Challenge, held at the Howard County Fairgrounds. The challenge determined the...
May 9, 2013 -- Marlene Orantes, EFNEP Educator in Montgomery County, presented a poster at the National EFNEP Conference in Washington, DC on March 12, 2013. The poster, entitled “Pilot Testing a New Model for...