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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi
neighbors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>I’ve
been volunteering for a local non-profit called </span><span
class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>Engaged
Community Offshoots (ECO), which is doing some really great work in Prince
George’s County. Some of you are likely already aware of their work with
the recent Sowing Seeds Urban Ag Summit and their veggie sales at the Farmers’
Market. Their website is </span></span><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";
color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.ecoffshoots.org/">http://www.ecoffshoots.org/</a></span><span
style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";
color:#1F497D'>I wanted to share that ECO is partnering with the Prince
George's Community College to teach a six week course called "Commercial
Urban Agriculture", where students will learn the basics of business plan
development, composting at multiple scales, hoop house construction, and marketing
and selling urban farm products. </span></span><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";
color:#1F497D'>Classes are either Tuesday nights from 5pm to 8pm, or Saturday
from 10am to 1pm, starting after Labor Day. All classes will be on the
Engaged Community Offshoots urban farms in Edmonston and College Park, MD. For
more information on this course, please visit: <a
href="http://www.ecoffshoots.org/projects-2/urban-farmer-training/">http://www.ecoffshoots.org/projects-2/urban-farmer-training/</a></span><span
style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>I’d
also like to encourage those who are interested to come and check out ECO’s
unbelievable urban farm, just down Kenilworth Rd in Edmonston. They’re
having an open house this Saturday, Aug. Aug 21<sup>st</sup>, with free food,
games and tours from 10am to noon. Or, if you can’t make it this weekend,
visit them during one of their farm volunteer days to see what they’re doing,
learn how they’re doing it, and meet some great people. Drop by any
time – Mondays and Thursdays from 8am to noon, and Saturdays from 9am to
3pm. The farm is located at 4913 Crittenden Street, Edmonston, MD. For
more information on volunteering, please visit: <a
href="http://www.ecoffshoots.org/projects-2/volunteer-with-us/">http://www.ecoffshoots.org/projects-2/volunteer-with-us/</a></span><span
style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>Hope
to see you there! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>Zach
Feris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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