Plenty
summer growing Season • 2023
FEATURES
4 Farmers Always Came First The legacy of a champion for Montgomery County ’ s agricultural community by staff of the office of agriculture
7 Refuge in the Reserve Spotlight on the good works of three compassionate animal rescue operations by melane kinney hoffman
12 A Beautiful Day at the Races Help Families of the Fallen The Annual Potomac Hunt Races : Steeplechasing in the Ag Reserve by wib middleton
19 The Birth of a Cidery Two Story Chimnney Ciderworks by wib middleton
36 Evolution of a Local Farm Market The enterprising history of the Bethesda Women ’ s Farm Market by claudia kousoulas
45 Helping Care for Our Waterways Butler Montessori School campus-wide stormwater management by linda wilson and natasha soderberg
DEPARTMENTS
15 Wild Things What ’ s in a Name ? by ellen gordon
22 Planting Seeds Gardening to Beat the Blues by maura daly
26 Out in Nature Whitewater Kayaking ... Just Picture Yourself Here ! by ashley mcewan
29 Recipe Box Good Food , Family , and la Bella Vita !
by chef emy
30 Eye for Beauty The Call of Nature
by wib middleton
32 From the Ground Up Maine ’ s Common Ground Fair by albert presgraves
41 Food for Thought An Homage to the Earth by alejandro lopez
50 Shop the Reserve publisher i managing editor & design Jane Perini publisher i staff writer & photography Wib Middleton
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