Table of Contents
Features
The legacy of a champion for Montgomery County’s agricultural community
BY STAFF OF THE OFFICE OF AGRICULTURE
Spotlight on the good works of three compassionate animal rescue operations
BY MELANE KINNEY HOFFMAN
12 A Beautiful Day at the Races Help Families of the Fallen
The Annual Potomac Hunt Races: Steeplechasing in the Ag Reserve
BY WIB MIDDLETON
Two Chimney Ciderworks
BY WIB MIDDLETON
36 Evolution of a Local Farm Market
The enterprising history of the Bethesda Women’s Farm Market
BY CLAUDIA KOUSOULAS
45 Helping Care for our Waterways
Butler Montessori School campus-wide stormwater management
BY LEINDA WILSON AND NATASHA SODERBERG
Departments
What’s in a Name?
BY ELLEN GORDON
Gardening to Beat the Blues
BY MAURA DALY
Whitewater Kayaking... Just Picture Yourself Here!
BY ASHLEY MCEWAN
Good Food, Family, and la Bella Vita!
BY CHEF EMY
The Call of Nature
BY WIB MIDDLETON
Maine’s Common Ground Fair
BY ALBERT PRESGRAVES
An Homage to the Earth
BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ