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For the love of Paw Paws! [Offsite]

The Judd Homestead 8955 Indian Springs Rd, Frederick, MD, United States

America’s largest native fruit grows abundantly throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and is easily cultivated in the home landscape for prime fruit harvests. Join edible landscape author and designer Michael Judd on a colorful and fruitful journey from seed to table.  We will sample select cultivars, try homemade pawpaw ice cream, and tour the Judd’s pawpaw […]

$35.00

Freezing to Preserve Produce; Homesteading is a Spectrum Series

The Common Market 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, United States

In this class we will discuss the benefits of freezing to preserve summer produce, what items freeze most successfully, and why freezing produce could benefit you and your dinner routine.  Whether you're new to preserving produce or are a produce freezing pro, you're sure to learn something in this class with Don Ludke!

$5.00 – $10.00

Frederick News-Post Community Garden Tour [Free; RSVP]

Frederick News-Post Community Garden 351 Ballenger Center Drive, Frederick

We hope you can join us for a fall tour of the Frederick News-Post Community garden, composed of 100 vegetable plots leased by 80 families containing both annual and perennial vegetables, and 35 plots dedicated to producing produce for the Frederick Food Security Network.  We will also get to explore a 3,000 square foot pollinator […]

Free

Putting Your Garden to Bed and Preparing for Spring!; Homesteading is a Spectrum Series

The Common Market 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, United States

Join us as we learn how to wind down our gardens for the winter and learn how to get ahead and increase your spring growing success in the fall months!  In this class we will explore methods like row covers and cover crops, and discuss general/seasonal garden maintenance and how and why you might build […]

$5.00 – $10.00