Butterbee Farm, a 2-acre farm in Pikesville, MD, used their $3,200 grant to transition an acre of land adjacent to their current farm that was formerly part of a conventional farm into sustainable production by applying a cover crop, compost, soil amendments, and pollinator-friendly plants.
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The pollinating plants are still very small, but I look forward to seeing bees and butterflies all over the monarda, yarrow, and mock orange next year!β ~ Laura Beth Resnick, owner