The Prince George’s Soil Conservation District, along with Bloomin’ PGC partners and local urban farming advocates, invite you to participate in our Monthly Urban Farmers & Growers Open Mic Night! Held on Zoom, this event is a platform for the urban farmer community to collaborate and share useful information amongst each other. Any urban farming related topics—land leases, equipment and supplies, staffing and volunteering, resource-sharing, grants, and mental health—are all welcome to discuss.

Growers are invited to share their enterprises, as well as discuss challenges and opportunities they face in growing for-profit and donation in Prince George’s County. Join our monthly meet-ups to ask and answer questions, share your signature growing tips, discuss the latest news in the urban Ag industry, or even blow off some steam.(We know that pesky groundhog is driving you nuts!).

In addition this is a great time for you to share recommended tips, resources, and upcoming events.

*** THIS MONTH ***

FACILITATION & DISCUSSION LEAD BY URBAN FARMERS – JAMILAH CASSAGNOL, LINDA JONES, STEPHANIE YOUNG & LARRY SCHAEFER

We invite you to join us on Tuesday, August 17th at 7:00 PM. This month’s discussion will include coordinated feedback for UMD Extension’s workgroup for urban agriculture in Prince George’s and Anne Arundel Counties as well as conversation around coordinating sales at a local farmers market and other marketing outlets. Finally, Larry Schaefer of Schaeffer Global Management will speak about a variety of aquaponics set-ups. Of course you are welcome to submit additional questions for discussion via the Eventbrite registration.

The District encourages urban farmers and other growers of all skill levels to attend. We look forward to working with the community to grow new and existing urban farms and community gardens in Prince George’s County!

For more information on the Bloomin’ PGC Urban Farm Initiative: https://www.pgscd.org/urban-agricultural-conservation/urban-farms/bloomin-pgc/

Bloomin’ PGC is an initiative launched by the Prince George’s County Food Equity Council in partnership with the Prince George’s Soil Conservation District, the University of Maryland Extension in Prince George’s County, ECO City Farms and the Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission to support the growing urban agriculture movement in Prince George’s County.