Plenty
spring sowing Season • 2023
FEATURES
4 No Farmer Left Behind Nurturing diverse next generation farmers in Montgomery County
by caroline taylor
7 Making a Way out of No Way Shining light on a farm journey by nia nyamweya
12 Getting in Sync with the Seasons Your local CSA will show you how by ilene white freedman
20 Tracks of Montgomery County ’ s Agricultural History
The Metropolitan Branch of the B & O Railroad celebrates its 150th Anniversary by susan cooke soderberg
28 Echoes from the Park Emory Grove was once the loudest place in the County by paul tukey
41 Shepherd ’ s Hey Farm Raising sheep — an exercise in gratitude , connection and mindfulness by lee langstaff
DEPARTMENTS
10 Wild Things Message from the Great Blue Heron by julie littell
16 Artist Spotlight The Wheels Just Keep on Turning by wib middleton
24 Food for Thought It ’ s Not Just Dirt by pete walton
33 From the Ground Up
The Agricultural Reserve Takes Center Stage at Barnesville School by lauren lowe and sarah irvin
37 Roots of History Montevideo ~ A Seneca Landmark
by knight kiplinger
47 Out in Nature Summer Jobs in Nature Can and Do Change Lives by david ritter
50 Shop the Reserve publisher i managing editor & design Jane Perini publisher i staff writer & photography Wib Middleton
PLENTY , Spring Sowing Issue 2023 . 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 . © 2023 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