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Prince George's County October 2018
Your Monthly News & Updates
Dear Kim
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Are you interested in learning about all of the Extension programs available in Prince George'sCounty and throughout the state? Do you have some great ideas you would like to share withour educators to perhaps inspire programs for the future? We are in the process of reorganizing the Extension Advisory Council for Prince George'sCounty! We have several continuing members and would love to have some additional peoplewho are interested in food, agriculture, youth development, our environment, personal financeand everything connected to these topics! Individuals as well as representatives from agencies,faith based groups, community organizations and similar groups are welcome! Please send me a note expressing interest. I look forward to hearing from you!
Best wishes,
Karol DysonCapital Area Extension DirectorUniversity of MD Extension
@UMEPGC
Upcoming Events
Woodsy Wonders Forested Tours (Through November)Come out and explore the garden with us!Accokeek Foundation: Guided Tours (Saturdays and Sundays)Spend the weekend this fall with the Accokeek Foundation!Underspace! The Science of Soil (November 10)Join the Accokeek Foundation as they explore the wonders andscience of soil!
Classes, Workshops & More Beginner Hands-On Bonsai Class (November 3)Want to learn more about the Bonsai? Check out this courseat Behnke's
Prince George's County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting(November 8, RSVP by November 2)Join PGCFB for their Annual MeetingInstitute of Applied Agriculture Open House (November 12)Check us out and get ready to launch your AG career!
Dine & Learn Cooking Class (November 14)Come out and learn new skills, and try new things in this FREE program! Fascinating Fall Fun
Secrets of 1770 (November)
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Spend weekends experiencing the 18th century withfamily and friends!
Friday Night Hoot with JustUs Acoustic MusicDuo (November 2)Enjoy an evening of wine, music and more!
23rd Annual Jug Bay 10K/5K Run for Wildlife and 3KFun Walk (November 3)Join M-NCPPC as they raise money for projects,research, conservation and education in the PatuxentRiver Watershed.Senor Besos Release and Jackson Dean Live!(November 3)Enjoy an evening with friends, drinks and music
Running Club with Calvert Brewing Company (November 8 & 22)Get your walk or run on with Calvert Brewing Company!!
Parents' Night Out at the Vineyard (November 9)Spend an evening without the kids, enjoy wine, food, music and fund raisingVeteran's Day Celebration at Robin Hill (November 10)Spend the day celebrating our Veteran's at Robin HillBeginners & Power Yoga (November 17)Relax with Tripple Springs with good vibes, yoga and friends
Holiday Head StartWinter Festival of Lights (Through January 1)
Bring a little twinkle to your holidays at this spectaculardrive-through event (via Visit Prince George's County)
Sip, Snack & Shop - Holiday Vendor Fair (November 4)Enjoy an afternoon of shopping, music, food and more
Snowman! Brandywine, Janemark Winery with Artist KatieDetrich! (November 11)
Spend the afternoon with friends, paint and wine
6th Annual Winter Festival of Lights Trot for a Turkey (November 17)Looking for ways to give back in your community? Check out this opportunity with PG Parks!
Linden Hill Christmas Tree Season (November 18)Check out this seasons trees!
19th Annual Gingerbread House Contest and Show (November 23 - 25)For a sweet treat, come and view an amazing display of edible gingerbread houses. No nibblingallowed! (via Visit Prince George's County)
Behnke Christmas Open House (November 24)Kick the holidays into gear with the Behnke Open House! Come our for music, workshops, shoppingand MORE!
Make an Easy Fresh Green Christmas Arrangement (November 24) Start your holiday decorating with this workshop at Behnke's!!
Small Business Saturday's at Robin Hill (November 24)Support small businesses and get some shopping done for the holidays
Small Business Saturday's at Janemark (November 24)Enjoy an afternoon of music, shopping, wine and more! Looking for more farm and local food events in Prince George's County? If so check out ourFresh. Local. Fun. PGC events page. Interested in local food and farm issues and events in Prince George's County? Join our newFacebook community, Fresh. Local. Fun. PGC Farm & Food Community!
Looking for more events in Prince George's County? If so check out the Visit Prince George'sCounty events page. Find the full list of county farmers markets here. Download and print our 2018 FarmersMarket Guide. You can also pick one up at your local farmers market or community center.
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FSNE Celebrates Farm to School Month! October is National Farm to School Month! This is a time for our students to learn about andexperience the link between local foods and their school community. At the end of September,Maryland celebrated its Home Grown School Lunch Week. At lunchtime during this week, students inPrince George's County were able to enjoy apples from Baugher's Orchard in Westminster, MD, aswell as kale, cabbage, watermelon, and peppers from the County's own Miller Farms in Clinton, MD. In addition, students across PrinceGeorge's county are continuing to learnabout local foods through the FoodSupplement Nutrition Education (FSNE)program. In celebration of Farm to Schoolmonth, students will learn about how eatingfoods that are grown locally and in seasoncan often taste better. Students will samplelocally grown apples and compare them toapples purchased at the store. Somestudents will read How Did That Get in MyLunchbox? by Christine Butterworth. Listento the story as a family to learn about howour lunch travels from farms around theworld to our plates by clicking here.
Did You Know Did you know...4-H out-of-school programming, in-school enrichmentprograms, clubs and camps offer a wide variety of STEM opportunities?These opportunities range from agricultural and animal sciences to rocketry,robotics, environmental protection and computer science. Find a youth club tojoin on our interactive map or contact our office 301-868-9636. Did you know...The National Do Not Call Registry gives you a choiceabout whether to receive telemarketing calls at home? Most telemarketers
should not call your number once it has been on the registry for 31 days. If they do, you can file acomplaint at www.donotcall.gov. Please contact Priscilla Graves, Family and Consumer SciencesExtension Educator if you have any questions email [email protected] or call 301-868-9410. Did you know...November is American Diabetes Month, a timewhen communities across the country team up to bringattention to diabetes and its impact on millions ofAmericans? According to the American Diabetes Association(ADA), 1 in 11 Americans has diabetes. Therefore, thisNovember raise awareness about diabetes risk factors andencourage people to make healthy changes. For moreinformation on diabetes and risk factors, please click here.
Did you know...The University of Maryland Extension (UME) hasnew resources related farm stress management? The page is based onresources pulled together by UME's Jinhee Kim and Jesse Ketterman with FCS(Family and Consumer Science), and Mayhah Suri, Dale Johnson, and PaulGoeringer with Ag, along with the hard work of Laura Wormuth pulling thecontent together online. To view these resources, click here.
Did you know...The Darnall's Chance House Museum hosts and annualgingerbread house competition? If you would like to put in an entry as a 4-H
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group, contact Alex Chan ([email protected]) for more info. 4-H Cooking volunteer KatrenaRobinson will be working with interested youth to make their best gingerbread designs better! Do you...Enjoy a happy, healthy Thanksgiving dinner with all your holiday favorites?Grandma's Stuffing is packed with flavor from the apples, celery, and onions. Whole wheat breadgives this recipe a lot of crunch and boost of fiber. Whole wheat bread is an excellent source ofvitamin B, which helps your body release energy. For more recipes, check out USDA SNAP-EdConnection's Healthy, Thrifty Holiday Menus.
Visit Fresh. Local. Fun. PGC for more information about farms, food events, and farmers markets ingorgeous Prince George's! Minutes from the Nation's Capitol, Prince George's County offers avariety of food and farming events every month!
This newsletter is brought to you by University of MarylandExtension, Prince George's County. University of MarylandExtension (UME) is a statewide non-formal education systemfunded by federal, state, and local governments within theUniversity of Maryland - College Park and the University ofMaryland - Eastern Shore. Our mission is to supportMaryland's agricultural industry; protect its valuable naturalresources; enhance the well-being of families and individuals,both young and old; and foster the development of strong,stable communities. The Prince George's County office,
partially supported by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, serves thecommunity from two locations including the main Extension office in Clinton and the Center forEducational Partnership in Riverdale. University of Maryland Extension programs are open to all citizens without regard to race, color,gender, disability, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, or national origin. The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Offers Equal Access Programs.La Universidad de Maryland es una institución con Igualdad de Oportunidades de Empleo y conIgualdad de Acceso a Programas.
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