Plenty
autumn harvest Season • 2022
FEATURES
4 An Afternoon Gathering of Diverse Local Producers Uplifts and Inspires
by gabe albornoz
7 Building Community through Healthy Food Tope Fajingbesi ’ s vision for the future of farming in Montgomery County by amanda cather
14 Resurrecting the Old Family Farmstead The joy and rewards of farming and rehabilitating the land by alejandro lopez
21 The Farm that Grows Farmers Welcome to Red Wiggler , a care farm in the Agricultural Reserve by peter hartwig
26 Ten Mile Creek at another Crossroad The quest to protect MoCo ’ s last best creek
by sylvia tognetti and rg steinman
46 Landmade ’ s Farm Brewery The name says it all
by wib middleton
publisher i managing editor & design Jane Perini publisher i staff writer & photography Wib Middleton
DEPARTMENTS
11 Wild Things The Black Vulture by julie super
19 Recipe Box The Picky Eater Solution by kristina bostick
30 An Eye for Beauty Flights of Fancy with michael redmond
32 Honoring Our Heritage A History Worth Saving
by sarah rogers
35 Forest Stories by ginny barnes , françoise andre and amanda farber
38 From the Ground Up What 45 Years on the Land Taught Me
by mark israel
43 Out in Nature Healing and Renewal in the Agricultural Reserve by jane o . smith
50 Shop the Reserve
PLENTY , autumn harvest Issue 2022 . Plenty is published three times a year by Thunder Mountain Publishing LLC . It is distributed free of charge in many Montgomery County , MD locations as well as locations in Frederick . © 2022 by Thunder Mountain Publishing LLC . All rights reserved . Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited . • www . plenty-agmag . com • 301.527.2295