Madison Fields Care Farm Tour
On June 27th, 2023, Madison Fields hosted The Care Farming Network for a special farm (and soapery) tour! Madison Fields sits on 400 acres of beautiful farmland in the Agricultural Reserve of Montgomery County, Maryland. Madison Fields’ programs support their mission to strengthen their community by creating a safe, accessible, and inclusive agricultural environment where people […]
21 Roots Farm grows jobs — and hope — for people with developmental disabilities
This article highlights a pilot internship program at 21 Roots Farm, a nonprofit hobby farm that serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Six interns — all of whom had been regular attendees of programs at the farm — participated a 20-week work-experience program where they were “trained to be trainers”, attending the weekly training […]