Chesapeake Harvest would like to welcome Aleya Fraser as the Food safety educator/consultant. Aleya co-founded and ran a natural vegetable farm for the last 5-6 years and was the Program Manager for Future Harvest: CASA. Under the tutelage of food safety expert, Lindsay Gilmour and Elizabeth Beggins, former Production Manager...
The Easton Planning and Zoning Commission is continuing its effort to comprehensive review and update the Town of Easton Zoning Ordinance. One of the principal objectives identified by the Commission in this effort is to strengthen the Ordinance with regards to how it encourages development in general in and around...
EASTON, Md. –Easton, Maryland has been designated as an accredited Main Street America™ program for meeting rigorous performance standards set by the National Main Street Center. Each year, the National Main Street Center and its partners announce the list of accredited Main Street America programs to recognize their exemplary commitment...
Chamber Luncheon Recognizes Outgoing Board Members, Welcomes New Chairman The Talbot County Chamber of Commerce Annual Chairman’s Luncheon welcomed incoming Board of Directors Chairman Debbie Walsworth, and expressed appreciation to immediate past chairman Tracy Berrigan and outgoing board members. New board members include Reza Jafari, e-Development International and Jim Normandin,...
USDA Rural Development State Director for Delaware and Maryland, Denise Lovelady, announced that the agency is now accepting applications for the Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program. Nationally, there is approximately $37 million available. Electronic applications must be submitted via Grants.gov by March 5, 2020 and paper applications must be received by March...
The business plan can be a huge stumbling block for potential small business owners. However, you do not leave on a road trip without a map. Why would you start or run a small business without a plan? SCORE Mid-Shore mentors suggest that the business plan be kept simple by...
Chesapeake Foodshed Network 2018 and 2019 Impact Report
On March 20, 2019, the Maryland General Assembly passed a new state minimum wage law. The law raises the state’s minimum wage for $10.10 to $15.00 by 2025. For employers with 15 or more employees, the wage rate will increase $0.75 each year until 2024 and increase $1.00 in 2025...
The labor market continues to be very tight; National unemployment, currently at 3.6%, is at its lowest rate since 1969. This tightened market has put pay growth on an upward trend. Strong growth continues in health care, social assistance and food services. Read More
The Rural Maryland Council published a special report, 2020 Rural Prosperity Investment Initiative: Building on the Past; Investing in the Future, establishing that Marylanders living in rural communities: Are achieving success in education and employment, Have access to quality and affordable health care and other vital services, and Live in an environment...
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