Plent y
autumn harvest Season • 2024
FEATURES
4 The Beauty of Our Ongoing Story Nurturing a culture of reciprocity in the Ag Reserve by christine rai and peter brooks
10 The Good Gift : Part II Being good stewards of our sole source aquifer by caroline taylor and kristina bostick
18 Overnight Stays in the Ag Reserve Moving forward in ways that continue to protect and promote farming
by steven findlay
31 Woodbourne Creamery : For the Love of Cows
by melane kinney hoffmann
35 Stone Silo Brewery Stunning farmland views and brews
by wib middleton
43 Deere Valley Farm A new way forward
by wib middleton
DEPARTMENTS
14 Wild Thing Nature ’ s Busiest Landscape Architect
by ellen gordon
22 Rustic Roads & Waterways Lesser Known Treasures of the C & O Canal
by heidi schlag
27 Out in Nature Rolling Along the River by catie deluca
38 Food for Thought Understanding the True Cost of Food : Community FarmShare Helps with New Initiative
by jennifer freeman
48 From the Ground Up Learning to Love and Learn from the Land at Butler Montessori
by don vogel publisher i managing editor & design Jane Perini publisher i staff writer & photography Wib Middleton
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