At the Institute of Applied Agriculture

Sustainable Agriculture Tuesdays At the Institute of Applied Agriculture 6:00 PM in Jull Hall 1123

 February 11: Sustainable Agriculture’s Role in Saving the Chesapeake Bay o Rob Schnabel, Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Maryland Grazers Network

 February 18: Challenges and Opportunities for Beginning Farmers o Andrea Rice, Beginning Farmer Success, University of Maryland Extension o Cathy Tipper, Beginner Farmer Training Program, Future Harvest CASA

 February 25: Screening and Discussion of King Corn

 March 4: What Does Organic Certification Look Like? o Carrie Vaughn, Clagett Farm

 March 11: The Maryland Food System Map: Health & Policy Implications of the Local Food System o Amanda Behrens, Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future

 March 25: Climate Change & Agriculture: Meeting the Challenges o Dr. Charles Walthall, USDA Agricultural Research Service

 April 1: The Art of Seed Saving o Paul Blundell, Southern Exposure Seed Exchange

 April 8: Bees in Decline: Causes and Consequences o Dr. Dennis vanEngelsdorp, Department of Entomology

 April 22: Farmers Markets and Federal Nutrition Programs o Amy Crone, Maryland Farmers Market Association o Stephanie Grutzmacher, University of Maryland, Food Supplement Nutrition Education

 April 29: “Certified Humane” Labeling o Adele Douglass, Humane Farm Animal Care

 May 6: Foraging and Edible Weeds o Eric Kelly, Foragers of Baltimore Sustainable Agriculture Tuesdays are part of the campus-wide Sustainable Tuesdays lecture series, co-sponsored by the Institute of Applied Agriculture, the School of Architecture, and the Office of Sustainability