Sustainability Issues
School Composting and Waste Sorting Data
Joe Richardson of Bar-T Mountainside Ranch (a directory member!) and member of the @Frederick Compost Workgroup recently presented data from a number of waste sorts and composting efforts he coordinated at schools in Frederick County. He presented the data to the...
read more“There’s a new ‘JOHN’ in town”
If you poop, add a scoop. If you pee, let it be. Months later, top-dress the brown spots in your lawn. I interviewed David Myers of Build-Rite Construction LLC/Myers Barn Shop, and RN, a customer of his, about the Sun-Mar Composting Toilet. And the statements above...
read moreNew City Leaf Policy – Storms of Change
Some people eren’t happy about the City of Frederick’s new “leaf collection policy” when it was put in place last fall. Interestingly, it’s just another example of the indirect impact of impact climate change on our everyday lives. In an attempt to soften the change...
read moreUrban Gardening and Help for Hungry People/Food Deserts
A Hood College grant program was celebrated recently for tackling the problem of hunger -- also called "food insecurity" -- in Frederick County. The program, in its first year and housed under the Center for Coastal & Watershed Studies -- seeks to link sponsors...
read moreEmmitsburg Nuns Prioritize People AND the Planet
Three cheers to the North County Daughters of Charity! They combined their order’s mission of serving the disadvantaged with their goal of stewardship of the earth—all in one project, the Seton Center. The Seton Center, a community center providing job training and...
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McClintocks Distilling: Sustainable Spirits
When Braeden Bumpers and Tyler Hegamyer went into business in downtown Frederick, becoming successful at distilling spirits made from organic feedstock was their primary focus. They have become green champions in Frederick County and the State of Maryland along the...
read moreFarm to Table? Not So Easy! Help To Work for More Local Food in Schools and Hungry Bellies
I’ll bet you may not have known: *That more of our farm production in Frederick County goes to commodity crops than produce and local restaurants and consumers? *That 90% of the food consumed in our county comes from outside Frederick County? *That Frederick County...
read moreEnvironment-& Health-Benefits of Electric Bikes Comes to Frederick
Cycling is an activity that has been established as good for both the environment and your health. Yet some of us find our cycling potential cut back for various reasons: an injury or disability, the aches and pains of aging, or just plain hills whose difficulty make...
read moreNatural and Local Source of Mosquito Repellent
As summer draws to an end, you may be tired of fighting mosquitoes, and wondering about the off-the-shelf products your family is using. A Frederick shop, Savage Soaps, has come up with a product that deters mosquitoes naturally, and they call it Power Shield™. Misti...
read moreMid-Atlantic Tiny House Expo Headed to Central MD in October!
Are you curious about tiny houses? Do you have an in-law that may be needing an accessory dwelling soon? There’s lots of local action coming up on this type of dwelling, which provides more affordable housing, but also encourages simpler living with a smaller carbon...
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