Green Pages Directory
Agriculture
The Washington County Department of Planning and Zoning
is responsible for establishing and implementing short and long term land use planning goals that help maintain a balanced and diversified land base for our community. Some of the activities carried out by the department are continual analysis and maintenance of land use and infrastructure planning documents such as the Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision Ordinance, and Forest Conservation Ordinance; contains GIS Mapping Support and Data Services; and administers several Federal, State, and local Land Preservation programs. In addition, the Department serves as support staff for the Planning Commission.
Address:
747 Northern Ave Hagerstown, Maryland 21742
The REED Center is a Maryland-based nonprofit that seeks to repair the holistic connection of humans and their environment through research, engaging communities in farm programming, developing self-perpetuating ecosystems, and designing natural landscapes on residential and commercial scales.
Address:
1932 Mountain Church Road Middletown, Maryland 21769
The Washington County Soil Conservation District's mission is to provide effective leadership in addressing the conservation of soil, water, and related natural resources, through delivery of programs focusing on education, information, financial incentives, and technical assistance to landowners and land users of Washington County.
Address:
1260 Maryland Avenue, Suite 101 Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
SilvoCulture's goal is to help plant one million nut trees. Started in 2019 as a response to a world of rapidly changing climates and vulnerable economies, we promote activities that provide stable ecologies and financial security for future generations. Tree crops, especially nuts, can be a stable backbone for building perennial economies, soil health, clean water, habitats, dependable employment, and niche market opportunities. To do this, we partner with property owners seeking a long-term investment, farmers seeking access to land, investors seeking new economic growth opportunities, orcharding systems, mixed timber investors, perennial food markets and product development, and value-added real estate planners. We have specific programs to 1) support nut tree establishment, maintenance, and harvesting, and 2) set up infrastructure such as nurseries and cooperatives for processing and marketing nut tree products.
Address:
10017 Baltimore National Pike Myersville, Maryland 21773
The Agricultural Land Preservation office administers a variety of local, state, and federal land preservation programs focused on protecting agricultural lands. The preservation programs offered through Frederick County, the State of Maryland, and the federal government, provide many opportunities to the farmers of Frederick County to protect the future of their farmlands and promote natural resource industries.
Address:
30 N. Market Street, 3rd Floor Frederick, Maryland 21701
Maryland Environmental Trust works with landowners, local communities, and non-profit land trusts to conserve and maintain Maryland's natural, agricultural, scenic, and cultural resources as a legacy for future generations. We see to inspire the public to take responsibility for the care of these natural resources that sustain all Marylanders.
Address:
100 Community Place, Third Floor Crownsville, Maryland 21032
The farms, forests, streams, Civil War sites and heritage of The Middletown Valley and Catoctin Watershed are critically important and under constant pressure to be developed. Our mission is to preserve them before before it's too late.
We also are working to create a trail system across and down the Middletown Valley to connect the Appalachian and Catoctin Trails, with the towns of Middletown, Myersville, Burkittsville and Brunswick to provide safe and healthy outdoor places for residents and visitors alike to experience our rich agriculture heritage and civil war history.
Address:
9232 Harmony Road Middletown, Maryland 21769
