S u g a r l o a f C i t i z e n s ’ Ass o c i a t i o n
For nearly 45 years, Sugarloaf Citizens’ Association has worked
to protect and preserve the Agricultural Reserve—the 93,000 acres
of northern Montgomery County zoned in the 1980s for farming,
open space, land conservation, and rural life.
As a dedicated network of citizens, we monitor and take
action when new regulations or zoning, proposed development,
or questionable activities threaten the viability of farming or good
environmental stewardship in the Ag Reserve and its rural communi-
ties. As a result, SCA has established itself as a respected organiza-
tion with considerable political clout.
All county residents have a stake in protecting the Ag Reserve.
We are only as strong as our membership. Please join us. Become
a member! Volunteer your time. To learn more about how you can
help, contact us at [email protected]
We give thanks for
the land that sustains us.
Learn more about how we can work together to protect Montgomery
County’s 93,000-acre Agricultural and Open Space Reserve.
Montgomery Countryside Alliance
Mocoalliance.org
Special thanks to these fine sponsors of our
September 21, 2019 Farm to Fork Fundraiser.
Our current priorities include:
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Monitoring the power plant in Dickerson and the garbage incinera-
tor that occupies the same site. Both are polluters.
n Maintaining strict regulations to protect our streams, rivers, ground-
water, and air quality.
n Moving the county to a “zero waste” strategy including composting
food waste and recycling more paper and plastic.
n Fighting for solutions to I-270 and Beltway traffic congestion. Study
after study shows that a proposed additional bridge across the
Potomac River into the Ag Reserve would be a devastating blow.
n Protecting farmland and open space from development pressure and
non-agricultural businesses.
n Participating in the county’s advisory
committee on agri-tourism
n Developing a regenerative agriculture
demonstration project on Linden Farm to
enhance carbon capture in the soil and
grow more food for local consumption.
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Watershed Cafe
301-972-8755
MCA www.KingsburysOrchard.com
Thank you AD
Open daily from 9 am to 5 pm
with a large selection of
peaches, apples and pears
See how good fall can taste at Kingsbury’s Orchard!!
Offering our headquarters, the beautiful
historic Linden Farm, as a place for semi-
nars, celebrations and educational events
that promote agriculture in the county.
Linden Farm • Dickerson, MD • 301-349-4889
[email protected] • www.sugarloafcitizens.org
19415 Peach Tree Road • Dickerson, MD 20842