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	<title>Montgomery Countryside Alliance</title>
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		<title>MET offers free Conservation Easement Course</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Conservation Easements are an important tool for land preservation, let the folks at Maryland Environmental Trust walk you through the process. See the press release below:
Maryland Environmental Trust presents a free informational course:
“Conservation Easements – Legal and Financial Aspects”
Monday, October 18, 2010 from 8:45 a.m. to 12 noon
What you will learn:  In this course you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mocoalliance.org/2010/07/met-offers-free-conservation-easement-course/</link>
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		<title>Frederick Court decision regarding Global Mission Church</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Frederick Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the Frederick County Planning Commission&#8217;s (FCPC)decision to deny GMC&#8217;s Water and Sewer (W+S) Plan Amendment. Full court decision here.
Why does this Matter?
This case affirms that GMC must work within the 5,000 gpd septic capacity. With the size of their buildings and congregation, this seems impossible without seriously scaling [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mocoalliance.org/2010/07/frederick-court-decision-regarding-global-mission-church/</link>
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		<title>Barnesville Oaks: Results of July 22 Hearing</title>
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Despite clear evidence that the subdivision plan that provides for large, suburban clusters of non-ag homes would conflict with the master plan and that maximum density is not guaranteed density&#8230;the Board, with dissent from Commissioner Amy Presley, approved the plan. Gazette Coverage of the Meeting.
This issue is by no means over, we have a few reasons [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mocoalliance.org/2010/07/barnesville-oaks-public-hearing-on-july-22-7pm/</link>
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		<title>Mobile Slaughter, a Solution for Small Farmers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Post recently ran an article on Mobile Slaughter Units (sometimes called Mobile Processing Units). As the business of farming becomes more consolidated, small scale farmers must drive their livestock great distances for processing. Mobile units come to the farmer, reducing animal stress and other complications.  In the Ag Reserve, the closest slaughter option is in Mt Airy, a 2 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mocoalliance.org/2010/06/mobile-slaughter-a-solution-for-small-farmers/</link>
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		<title>A farm in Silver Spring (really!) makes SilverDocs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When Carlie Koiner was growing up, MoCo was all farms. Charlie is now 83 and the 1 acre plot he farms behind his house in downtown Silver Spring is the only MoCo  farm below the beltway. This tenacious farmer has caught the attention of local documentary film makers and his story &#8216;Corner Plot&#8217; will be featured next week [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mocoalliance.org/2010/06/a-farm-in-silver-spring-really-makes-silverdocs/</link>
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		<title>Protect Sugarloaf Country!</title>
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Breaking News!
 Act now to protect treasured Sugarloaf Country!
 
Frederick County Planning Commission&#8217;s important proposal for a &#8220;Reserve&#8221; aimed at protecting the Sugarloaf Mountain Region is now in the hands of the FredCo Board of County Commissioners.  We ask that you write in support of this initiative before June 20th. 
Why This Matters:


Despite decisive action to protect farmland by the BOCC and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mocoalliance.org/2010/06/protect-sugarloaf-country/</link>
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		<title>Maryland&#8217;s Dairy Farmers Take a Hit</title>
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Read Gazette Coverage on the downturn for area dairy farmers.
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		<link>http://mocoalliance.org/2010/06/marylands-dairy-farmers-take-a-hit/</link>
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		<title>This Summer &#8220;Go Wild&#8221; in Montgomery</title>
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Looking for summer fun for the family?
Click here for the County&#8217;s Go Wild site!
Get out and explore the Reserve this summer!
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		<link>http://mocoalliance.org/2010/06/this-summer-go-wild-in-montgomery/</link>
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		<title>Put Your Land in Easement &#8211; MET to meet with landowners in June</title>
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Maryland Environmental Trust
will brief landowners and visit properties in the Ag Reserve in June!
Please email info@mocoalliance.org if you would like to be part of this outreach.  Click here for more information on the MET easement program.  Easements are an excellent tool for preservation of farmland and natural resources.
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		<link>http://mocoalliance.org/2010/06/put-your-land-in-easement-met-to-meet-with-landowners-in-june/</link>
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		<title>Frederick Planners Seek to Preserve Sugarloaf Region</title>
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The Frederick County Planning Commission is moving forward with plans to establish a special protection area in the Sugarloaf Mountain region in the southern portion of the county.  This will greatly add to the benefits already achieved with Montgomery&#8217;s Ag Reserve.  See Gazette coverage.
MCA has been happy to provide information to assist this initiative and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mocoalliance.org/2010/06/frederick-planners-seek-to-preserve-sugarloaf-region/</link>
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